Air Force · 2A751

Aircraft Metals Technology: civilian jobs and transferable skills

Air Force 2A751 Aircraft Metals Technology experience builds transferable skills in machining, welding, fabrication, technical drawings, sheet metal, equipment operation, inspection, and maintenance documentation. CivLaunch currently matches 13 open civilian jobs to this specialty, including TIG Welder at NMG Aerospace, Machine Operator at Piper Aircraft, and CNC Machinist at AeroTEC.

About the 2A751 specialty

Fabricates, repairs, and modifies metal aircraft parts, tools, and support equipment. Interprets engineering drawings and blueprints, lays out and machines parts using lathes, mills, grinders, and precision measuring tools, performs welding, brazing, and soldering on a range of metals, forms and heat treats material, and inspects finished parts against dimensional and technical specifications. Journeyman (5-skill) level.

Transferable skills

  • Machining
  • Welding
  • Fabrication
  • Technical Drawings
  • Sheet Metal
  • Equipment Operation
  • Inspection
  • Maintenance Documentation

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13 jobs match 2A751 Aircraft Metals Technology

Ranked by how many of your skills each job uses. Strong matches share the most.

  1. TIG Welder

    NMG Aerospace · Stow, OH

    Strong Match
    • Aerospace Manufacturing
    • 3+ years

    TIG welder at NMG Aerospace in Stow, Ohio. Welds stainless, aluminum, and titanium pressure tanks and structural parts to print, torch-brazes joints, installs hardware, and checks welds and dimensions with gauges. Also runs shears, press brakes, and plasma cutters. Needs three to five years of TIG welding, blueprint reading, and passing company-supplied MIL-STD-1595 or AWS D17.1 testing.

    Why this matched

    Your experience maps to welding, fabrication, and technical drawings.

    Shares 5 of your 8 skills:

    • Welding
    • Fabrication
    • Technical Drawings
    • Sheet Metal
    • Inspection
    • Requires: MIL-STD-1595 / AWS D17.1 weld certification (company-supplied test)
    View Job On recruiting.ultipro.com · Added Sep 29
  2. Machine Operator

    Piper Aircraft · Vero Beach, FL

    Strong Match
    • $20.63–$24.97 an hour
    • Aerospace Manufacturing

    Machine operator on Piper Aircraft's Vero Beach, Florida production floor, hired at three levels. Forms and machines aircraft parts on brake presses, shears, punch presses, laser turrets, tube benders, lathes, and mills from Piper drawings and process specs, performs first-article and self inspections, and handles routine machine upkeep under FAA quality rules.

    Why this matched

    Your experience maps to machining, fabrication, and technical drawings.

    Shares 6 of your 8 skills:

    • Machining
    • Fabrication
    • Technical Drawings
    • Sheet Metal
    • Equipment Operation
    • Inspection
    View Job On irecruit-us.com · Added Sep 25
  3. CNC Machinist

    AeroTEC · Moses Lake, WA

    Good Match
    • Aerospace Manufacturing
    • 5+ years

    Contract CNC machinist at AeroTEC's flight test center in Moses Lake, Washington. Programs in G-code, sets up, and runs CNC mills to make tooling, test models, and parts for flight test programs, assembles aircraft parts, and welds shop fixtures. Needs a high school diploma, five years operating 3-, 4-, and 5-axis mills, and three years of CNC programming.

    Why this matched

    Your experience maps to machining, welding, and fabrication.

    Shares 5 of your 8 skills:

    • Machining
    • Welding
    • Fabrication
    • Technical Drawings
    • Equipment Operation
    View Job On paycomonline.net · Added Sep 25
  4. Forming Fabricator

    LMI Aerospace · St. Charles, MO

    Good Match
    • Aircraft Structures

    Second-shift sheet metal forming fabricator at Sonaca North America (formerly LMI Aerospace) in St. Charles, Missouri, working four ten-hour nights. Sets up and runs shears, saws, and forming equipment from planning and engineering data, checks first parts with gauges, mylars, and calipers, inspects every part, does minor machine upkeep, and records counts and nonconformances. High school diploma preferred.

    Why this matched

    Your experience maps to fabrication, technical drawings, and sheet metal.

    Shares 5 of your 8 skills:

    • Fabrication
    • Technical Drawings
    • Sheet Metal
    • Equipment Operation
    • Inspection
    View Job On sonaca.wd103.myworkdayjobs.com · Added Sep 25
  5. CNC Mill Machinist (1st Shift)

    Primus Aerospace · Lakewood, CO

    Good Match
    • $22–$42 an hour
    • Aerospace Manufacturing
    • Entry level

    CNC mill machinist at Primus Aerospace in Lakewood, Colorado, on a four-day first shift, hired as Machinist I, II, or setup machinist by experience. Runs mills from work orders, reads GD&T prints, sets up vises and work coordinates, checks dimensions with calipers and micrometers, meets cycle times, and completes job paperwork. $22 to $42 an hour.

    Why this matched

    Your experience maps to machining, technical drawings, and equipment operation.

    Shares 4 of your 8 skills:

    • Machining
    • Technical Drawings
    • Equipment Operation
    • Inspection
    View Job On primusaero.bamboohr.com · Added Oct 1
  6. Welder

    Lockheed Martin · Owego, NY

    Good Match
    • $41,900–$77,700 a year
    • Aerospace Manufacturing
    • 3+ years

    Production welder building aerospace parts and assemblies from aluminum, titanium, and other alloys with manual and robotic welding processes. Inspects welds, keeps traceability records, and helps train new welders to aerospace quality standards.

    Why this matched

    Your experience maps to welding, fabrication, and technical drawings.

    Shares 5 of your 8 skills:

    • Welding
    • Fabrication
    • Technical Drawings
    • Equipment Operation
    • Inspection
    View Job On lockheedmartin.eightfold.ai · Added Sep 24
  7. Sheet Metal Fabricator

    Lockheed Martin · Grand Prairie, TX

    Good Match
    • $24.55–$44.23 an hour
    • Aerospace Manufacturing

    Sheet metal fabricator and assembler laying out, fabricating, riveting, drilling, and assembling semi-complex missile parts and fixtures using brakes, rolls, routers, and hand tools.

    Why this matched

    Your experience maps to fabrication, technical drawings, and sheet metal.

    Shares 4 of your 8 skills:

    • Fabrication
    • Technical Drawings
    • Sheet Metal
    • Equipment Operation
    View Job On lockheedmartin.eightfold.ai · Added Sep 24
  8. Welder

    Essex Industries · St. Louis, MO

    Good Match
    • Aerospace Manufacturing
    • Entry level

    Production welder at Essex Industries in St. Louis, which builds aircraft components and oxygen and breathing equipment. TIG and MIG welds and finishes many metals and alloys for parts that must meet strength and pressure specs, works from blueprints and sketches, inspects finished welds, and completes paperwork. Needs one to three years of technical training and a year of welding.

    Why this matched

    Your experience maps to welding, fabrication, and technical drawings.

    Shares 4 of your 8 skills:

    • Welding
    • Fabrication
    • Technical Drawings
    • Inspection
    View Job On essexind.rec.pro.ukg.net · Added Sep 25
  9. Precision Grinder

    Héroux-Devtek · Livonia, MI

    Good Match
    • $27.16 an hour
    • Aerospace Manufacturing
    • 3+ years

    Precision grinder at Beaver Aerospace & Defense in Livonia, Michigan. Sets up grinding machines from blueprints, picks and mounts wheels, grinds inside and outside diameters and faces to tolerances as tight as fifty millionths of an inch, checks parts with micrometers and gauges, adjusts or stops machines when problems appear, and does routine upkeep. Pays $27.16 an hour.

    Why this matched

    Your experience maps to machining, technical drawings, and equipment operation.

    Shares 4 of your 8 skills:

    • Machining
    • Technical Drawings
    • Equipment Operation
    • Inspection
    View Job On recruiting.ultipro.ca · Added Sep 29
  10. Production Machinist

    LMI Aerospace · Fredonia, KS

    Good Match
    • Aerospace Manufacturing
    • Entry level

    Production machinist at Sonaca North America in Fredonia, Kansas. Loads and cycles CNC machining centers and manual machines, watches for worn or broken cutting tools, checks parts against blueprint dimensions with calipers and micrometers, deburrs finished parts, keeps fluids topped and chips cleared, and fills out production paperwork. Entry path: high school diploma or assessment; machining trade school preferred.

    Why this matched

    Your experience maps to machining, technical drawings, and equipment operation.

    Shares 4 of your 8 skills:

    • Machining
    • Technical Drawings
    • Equipment Operation
    • Inspection
    View Job On sonaca.wd103.myworkdayjobs.com · Added Sep 29
  11. CNC Machinist

    NMG Aerospace · Stow, OH

    Potential Match
    • Aerospace Manufacturing
    • 4+ years

    CNC machinist at NMG Aerospace in Stow, Ohio. Sets up tooling and fixtures on CNC lathes and mills, proves out first parts to the blueprint, runs production, inspects parts in process, and records SPC data and ERP transactions. Needs four to seven years of CNC machining in a regulated industry and a high school diploma; apprenticeship or journeyman card preferred.

    Why this matched

    Your experience maps to machining, technical drawings, and equipment operation.

    Shares 4 of your 8 skills:

    • Machining
    • Technical Drawings
    • Equipment Operation
    • Inspection
    View Job On recruiting.ultipro.com · Added Sep 25
  12. Sheet Metal Specialist

    Duncan Aviation · Provo, UT

    Potential Match
    • Aircraft Structures
    • Entry level

    Sheet metal specialist at Duncan Aviation in Provo. Repairs and alters metal and composite structures, fabricates and installs parts and antenna doublers per FAA-approved data, and handles corrosion control and interior removal. High school diploma required; structures experience preferred.

    Why this matched

    Your experience maps to fabrication, technical drawings, and sheet metal.

    Shares 4 of your 8 skills:

    • Fabrication
    • Technical Drawings
    • Sheet Metal
    • Maintenance Documentation
    View Job On duncanaviation.workgr8.com · Added Aug 27
  13. Sheet Metal Assembler

    LMI Aerospace · Cottonwood Falls, KS

    Potential Match
    • Aircraft Structures
    • Entry level

    Sheet metal assembler at Sonaca North America in Cottonwood Falls, Kansas. Reads blueprints, work orders, and engineering orders to plan the build, loads aluminum parts into fixtures, drills, reams, countersinks, and rivets, installs nutplates and studs, bonds parts, smooths and deburrs surfaces, and reworks rejected parts. Aircraft or sheet metal experience preferred; high school diploma or assessment.

    Why this matched

    Your experience maps to technical drawings, sheet metal, and inspection.

    Shares 3 of your 8 skills:

    • Technical Drawings
    • Sheet Metal
    • Inspection
    View Job On sonaca.wd103.myworkdayjobs.com · Added Sep 29