The Aircraft Structures Mechanic repairs, replaces, and rebuilds aircraft structures, such as wings and fuselage using hand tools, power tools, machines, and equipment such as shears, sheetmetal brake, welding equipment, rivet gun, and drills. This worker reads and interprets manufacturers’ and airline’s maintenance manuals, service bulletins, technical data, engineering data, and other specifications to determine feasibility and method of repairing or replacing malfunctioning or damaged components.

 

The Aircraft Structures Mechanic maintains, repairs and modifies aircraft structures and structural components of varying degree of difficulty, applies technical knowledge of airframe components and applies comprehensive technical expertise to solve moderate to complex problems. The Aircraft Structures Mechanic is not required to be licensed by the FAA but an FAA Airframe and Powerplant (A&P) certification is desirable.

In addition to those items listed above, must possess a mimimum of 4  years of documented experience as an Aircraft Structures Mechanic and documented training and/or certification on a variety of aircraft models. This Senior Structures Mechanic applies professional technical expertise and guidance to solve complex problems by interpreting technical data such as blueprints or manufacturer’s manuals. Work typically requires a thoroughly comprehensive knowledge of aircraft unique tools such as tech equipment, torque wrenches, dial indicators, micrometers, cable tensiometers, sheetmetal brakes and sheers etc. is required.

 

The Senior Structures Mechanic must possess the experience and ability to provide technical support to structural/mechanical engineers and customers and must possess excellent organizational skills in providing guidance and technical expretise to lower level technicans throughout all aircraft modifications and/or repair efforts. An FAA A&P certification is recommended for Senior Structures Mechanics.