F-22 Low Observable Mechanic

Boeing Boeing · Aerospace · JB Elmendorf-Richardson, AK

Experienced F-22 Aircraft Mechanic responsible for performing maintenance, repair, and sustainment upgrades on F-22 systems and structures, utilizing technical orders, publications, blueprints, and drawings to perform maintenance actions on various aircraft systems.

What you'd actually do

  1. Maintains, repairs, and modifies aircraft coating and associated equipment of varying difficulty
  2. Maintains and repairs aircraft components including but not limited to flight controls, engines, hydraulics, pneumatics, fuel systems, and mechanical components
  3. Applies comprehensive technical expertise to solve moderate to complex problems by interpreting user documentation such as blueprints or manufactures' manuals
  4. Will be using system theory to troubleshoot various systems
  5. Working knowledge of technical publications.

Skills

Required

  • Minimum of 1 year of experience with F-22 Low Observable Coatings
  • Experience with Low observable processes
  • Aircraft mechanical component troubleshooting
  • Aircraft component repair
  • Aircraft component replacement
  • Aircraft unique tools
  • Test equipment
  • Torque wrenches
  • Dial indicators
  • Micrometers
  • Sheet metal brakes
  • Sheet metal sheers
  • Technical publications
  • Blueprint interpretation
  • Manufacturer manual interpretation

Nice to have

  • Experience repairing, and servicing military fighter aircraft F-15, F-16, F-18, F-22, F-35
  • 5+ years aircraft maintenance experience
  • Experience drilling, cutting, and fabricating aircraft structural components

What the JD emphasized

  • Must have a thorough knowledge of aircraft mechanical component troubleshooting, repair procedures and replacement of parts
  • Must have thorough knowledge of aircraft unique tools such as test equipment, torque wrenches, dial indicators, micrometers, sheet metal brakes and sheers.