Air Force · 2A773

Aircraft Structural Maintenance Craftsman: civilian jobs and transferable skills

Air Force 2A773 Aircraft Structural Maintenance Craftsman experience builds transferable skills in aircraft structures, sheet metal, composite materials, fabrication, aircraft maintenance, inspection, maintenance documentation, quality control, supervision, training, regulatory compliance, and technical drawings. CivLaunch currently matches 28 open civilian jobs to this specialty, including Sheet Metal Specialist at Duncan Aviation, Sheet Metal Technician at Cutter Aviation, and Composites Technician at Empire Airlines.

About the 2A773 specialty

Performs and supervises maintenance, repair, and modification of aircraft structures and components. Plans and directs sheet metal, composite, bonded, and honeycomb repairs, fabricates replacement parts from drawings and templates, manages corrosion prevention and control programs, inspects completed repairs for quality and technical compliance, trains junior technicians, and manages shop workload and documentation. Craftsman (7-skill) level.

Transferable skills

  • Aircraft Structures
  • Sheet Metal
  • Composite Materials
  • Fabrication
  • Aircraft Maintenance
  • Inspection
  • Maintenance Documentation
  • Quality Control
  • Supervision
  • Training
  • Regulatory Compliance
  • Technical Drawings

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28 jobs match 2A773 Aircraft Structural Maintenance Craftsman

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

  1. Sheet Metal Specialist

    Duncan Aviation · Provo, UT

    Strong 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 aircraft structures, sheet metal, and composite materials.

    Shares 8 of your 12 skills:

    • Aircraft Structures
    • Sheet Metal
    • Composite Materials
    • Fabrication
    • Aircraft Maintenance
    • Maintenance Documentation
    • Regulatory Compliance
    • Technical Drawings
    View Job On duncanaviation.workgr8.com · Added Aug 27
  2. Sheet Metal Technician

    Cutter Aviation · Phoenix, AZ

    Strong Match
    • $42–$46 an hour
    • Aircraft Structures
    • 3+ years

    Sheet metal and structures technician in Cutter Aviation's Phoenix Sky Harbor maintenance hangar. Repairs airframe structure on customer aircraft: riveting, patches, fiberglass work, corrosion treatment, priming, and paint, plus installing added equipment and logging each repair to FAA standards. Three to five years of aircraft structural repair experience preferred; high school diploma or GED required.

    Why this matched

    Your experience maps to aircraft structures, sheet metal, and composite materials.

    Shares 7 of your 12 skills:

    • Aircraft Structures
    • Sheet Metal
    • Composite Materials
    • Fabrication
    • Aircraft Maintenance
    • Maintenance Documentation
    • Regulatory Compliance
    View Job On cutteraviation.com · Added Sep 25
  3. Composites Technician

    Empire Airlines · Hayden, ID

    Strong Match
    • $31.67–$36.70 an hour
    • Aircraft Structures

    Composites technician at Empire Airlines' Hayden, Idaho repair station. Repairs composite aircraft parts and components following the repair station manual, manufacturer data, and FAA rules, tags and controls removed parts, and documents all work and training. Qualification is shown through experience, training, or practical tests; A&P certificates earn pay adders.

    Why this matched

    Your experience maps to aircraft structures, composite materials, and fabrication.

    Shares 6 of your 12 skills:

    • Aircraft Structures
    • Composite Materials
    • Fabrication
    • Aircraft Maintenance
    • Maintenance Documentation
    • Regulatory Compliance
    View Job On recruiting.paylocity.com · Added Sep 25
  4. Structures Technician

    Empire Airlines · Hayden, ID

    Good Match
    • $31.67–$36.70 an hour
    • Aircraft Structures
    • 2+ years

    Structural repair technician at Empire Airlines' MRO hangar in Hayden, Idaho. Repairs airline aircraft structures and components per work cards and the approved maintenance program, and keeps records accurate. Requires an FAA Airframe certificate and two years of commercial or military heavy-check structures experience; up to 25% travel. Starting total pay is $31.67 to $36.70 an hour.

    Why this matched

    Your experience maps to aircraft structures, sheet metal, and aircraft maintenance.

    Shares 5 of your 12 skills:

    • Aircraft Structures
    • Sheet Metal
    • Aircraft Maintenance
    • Maintenance Documentation
    • Regulatory Compliance
    • Requires: FAA Airframe certificate
    View Job On recruiting.paylocity.com · Added Sep 25
  5. Electronics Technician

    Triumph Group · West Hartford, CT

    Good Match
    • $36.94–$52.15 an hour
    • Avionics
    • 5+ years

    Lead electronics technician and FAA repairman at Triumph's West Hartford, Connecticut repair station. Inspects electronic parts to IPC-A-610, directs and trains repair staff, schedules work, updates repair procedures, writes estimates, oversees NDT, and returns parts to service. Needs five years as an aerospace technician and an A&P or repairman certificate. Pay $36.94 to $52.15 an hour.

    Why this matched

    Your experience maps to inspection, maintenance documentation, and supervision.

    Shares 6 of your 12 skills:

    • Inspection
    • Maintenance Documentation
    • Supervision
    • Training
    • Regulatory Compliance
    • Technical Drawings
    • Requires: FAA A&P or Repairman certificate
    View Job On careers.triumphgroup.com · Added Sep 25
  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 fabrication, inspection, and quality control.

    Shares 6 of your 12 skills:

    • Fabrication
    • Inspection
    • Quality Control
    • Training
    • Regulatory Compliance
    • Technical Drawings
    View Job On lockheedmartin.eightfold.ai · Added Sep 24
  7. Aircraft Sheet Metal Technician

    Banyan Air Service · Fort Lauderdale, FL

    Good Match
    • Aircraft Structures
    • 5+ years

    Sheet metal technician at the Banyan Air Service repair station in Fort Lauderdale, working on turbine aircraft from King Airs to Gulfstreams. Assesses structural damage, helps estimate labor and materials, works from blueprints, orders parts, and completes repairs to manufacturer and FAA standards. Needs five years of sheet metal work with a portfolio, an A&P license, and personal tools.

    Why this matched

    Your experience maps to aircraft structures, sheet metal, and aircraft maintenance.

    Shares 5 of your 12 skills:

    • Aircraft Structures
    • Sheet Metal
    • Aircraft Maintenance
    • Regulatory Compliance
    • Technical Drawings
    • FAA A&P certificate required
    View Job On banyanair.acquiretm.com · Added Sep 29
  8. Aircraft Upholstery Technician

    C&L Aviation Group · Bangor, ME

    Good Match
    • $22–$35 an hour
    • Aircraft Maintenance
    • 2+ years

    Upholstery technician in the C&L Aviation interior shop in Bangor, Maine. Works from drawings and aircraft specs to strip, clean, repair, and re-cover panels and seats in fabric, vinyl, and leather, cuts patterns and carpets, sews covers, installs headliners and sidewalls, and signs off work orders. Needs two years of industrial upholstery. Pays $22 to $35 an hour.

    Why this matched

    Your experience maps to composite materials, fabrication, and maintenance documentation.

    Shares 5 of your 12 skills:

    • Composite Materials
    • Fabrication
    • Maintenance Documentation
    • Quality Control
    • Technical Drawings
    View Job On careers.cla.aero · Added Sep 29
  9. Quality Inspector II

    NMG Aerospace · Tempe, AZ

    Good Match
    • Quality
    • 3+ years

    Senior quality inspector at NMG Aerospace in Tempe, Arizona. Performs final and in-process inspection of machined aerospace parts against prints, GD&T, and military and industry specs, runs the CMM and contour tracer, completes first article inspections and FAA 8130 paperwork, handles discrepant material reports, and oversees source inspectors. Needs three years of machining inspection; ASQ certification preferred.

    Why this matched

    Your experience maps to inspection, quality control, and supervision.

    Shares 5 of your 12 skills:

    • Inspection
    • Quality Control
    • Supervision
    • Regulatory Compliance
    • Technical Drawings
    View Job On recruiting.ultipro.com · Added Sep 29
  10. Quality Control Inspector

    Cutter Aviation · Addison, TX

    Potential Match
    • $45–$52 an hour
    • Aircraft Inspection

    Quality control inspector supporting the Chief Inspector at Cutter Aviation's Addison, TX repair station. Inspects completed repairs and discrepancy write-ups, checks paperwork and sign-offs, performs aircraft inspections, researches logbooks, and helps return aircraft to service. Requires an FAA A&P certificate, a high school diploma or GED, and solid knowledge of FAA repair station rules.

    Why this matched

    Your experience maps to aircraft maintenance, inspection, and maintenance documentation.

    Shares 5 of your 12 skills:

    • Aircraft Maintenance
    • Inspection
    • Maintenance Documentation
    • Quality Control
    • Regulatory Compliance
    • FAA A&P certificate required
    View Job On cutteraviation.com · Added Sep 25
  11. Aircraft Inspector

    C&L Aviation Group · Bangor, ME

    Potential Match
    • $35 an hour
    • Aircraft Inspection
    • 5+ years

    Required-inspection-item (RII) inspector on a shift at C&L Aviation's Bangor, Maine repair station. Reviews work order packages, reads drawings, manuals, and test procedures, and confirms inspections meet repair station, FAA, and customer requirements using precision measuring tools. Needs an A&P and about five to seven years of aviation experience; prior inspection or military experience is a plus.

    Why this matched

    Your experience maps to inspection, maintenance documentation, and quality control.

    Shares 5 of your 12 skills:

    • Inspection
    • Maintenance Documentation
    • Quality Control
    • Regulatory Compliance
    • Technical Drawings
    • FAA A&P certificate required
    View Job On careers.cla.aero · Added Sep 25
  12. Chief Inspector

    Airshare · Shelton, CT

    Potential Match
    • Aircraft Inspection
    • 5+ years

    Part 135 chief inspector for the Airshare managed jet operation in Shelton, Connecticut. Runs inspection, RII, and maintenance training programs, audits work packages, vendors, and aircraft, tracks ADs, tool calibration, MELs, and weight and balance, onboards managed aircraft, and files service difficulty reports. Needs an A&P and five years inspecting business jets, plus Part 135 and 145 and tracking-software experience.

    Why this matched

    Your experience maps to aircraft maintenance, maintenance documentation, and supervision.

    Shares 5 of your 12 skills:

    • Aircraft Maintenance
    • Maintenance Documentation
    • Supervision
    • Training
    • Regulatory Compliance
    • FAA A&P certificate required
    View Job On paycomonline.net · Added Sep 25
  13. Forming Fabricator

    LMI Aerospace · St. Charles, MO

    Potential 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 sheet metal, fabrication, and inspection.

    Shares 5 of your 12 skills:

    • Sheet Metal
    • Fabrication
    • Inspection
    • Quality Control
    • Technical Drawings
    View Job On sonaca.wd103.myworkdayjobs.com · Added Sep 25
  14. Return-to-Service Inspector

    Duncan Aviation · Battle Creek, MI

    Potential Match
    • Aircraft Inspection
    • 5+ years

    Return-to-service inspector at Duncan Aviation in Battle Creek, Michigan. Owns airworthiness paperwork for assigned business-jet projects from planning to delivery: researches airworthiness directives and logbook history, performs required inspections, reviews modification data packages and conformity sign-offs, answers customer and FAA questions, and mentors inspectors. Needs five years of aviation maintenance and an A&P or repairman certificate.

    Why this matched

    Your experience maps to aircraft maintenance, inspection, and maintenance documentation.

    Shares 5 of your 12 skills:

    • Aircraft Maintenance
    • Inspection
    • Maintenance Documentation
    • Training
    • Regulatory Compliance
    • Requires: FAA A&P or Repairman certificate; Quality Inspector; RII designation eligible
    View Job On duncanaviation.workgr8.com · Added Oct 1
  15. Structures Inspector

    Piper Aircraft · Vero Beach, FL

    Potential Match
    • Quality
    • 2+ years

    Structures inspector at Piper Aircraft in Vero Beach, Florida, checking parts, assemblies, and aircraft systems against drawings and process specs during production. Measures with precision gauges, and at higher levels a FARO arm and laser tracker, reviews build records, writes up nonconforming parts for corrective action, and supports first article and FAA audits. Two years of manufacturing experience to start.

    Why this matched

    Your experience maps to aircraft structures, inspection, and quality control.

    Shares 5 of your 12 skills:

    • Aircraft Structures
    • Inspection
    • Quality Control
    • Regulatory Compliance
    • Technical Drawings
    View Job On irecruit-us.com · Added Oct 1
  16. Modification Supervisor

    Empire Airlines · Hayden, ID

    Potential Match
    • $32–$47 an hour
    • MRO
    • 3+ years

    Modification supervisor at the Empire Airlines repair station in Hayden, Idaho. Runs the hangar lines doing structural and composite repairs and modifications, staffs and schedules technicians and leads, keeps projects on schedule and budget, coordinates parts and inspections, and updates customers. Needs an A&P with three years of experience and two years supervising; $32 to $47 an hour.

    Why this matched

    Your experience maps to aircraft structures, composite materials, and aircraft maintenance.

    Shares 5 of your 12 skills:

    • Aircraft Structures
    • Composite Materials
    • Aircraft Maintenance
    • Supervision
    • Regulatory Compliance
    • FAA A&P certificate required
    • Requires: FAA certificate under FAR Part 65; valid driver license
    View Job On recruiting.paylocity.com · Added Oct 1
  17. Machine Operator

    Piper Aircraft · Vero Beach, FL

    Potential 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 sheet metal, fabrication, and inspection.

    Shares 5 of your 12 skills:

    • Sheet Metal
    • Fabrication
    • Inspection
    • Quality Control
    • Technical Drawings
    View Job On irecruit-us.com · Added Sep 25
  18. Structures Inspector

    Piper Aircraft · Vero Beach, FL

    Potential Match
    • Quality

    Structures inspector at Piper Aircraft in Vero Beach, Florida, level I or II. Inspects detail parts, assemblies, and aircraft systems against drawings, specs, and FAA rules, checks travelers and records, performs first-article and conformity inspections, and writes up nonconforming material. High school diploma required; level I needs some manufacturing or inspection time, level II three to five years.

    Why this matched

    Your experience maps to aircraft structures, inspection, and quality control.

    Shares 5 of your 12 skills:

    • Aircraft Structures
    • Inspection
    • Quality Control
    • Regulatory Compliance
    • Technical Drawings
    View Job On irecruit-us.com · Added Sep 25
  19. Mechanical Team Lead

    General Dynamics · Point Mugu, CA

    Potential Match
    • Aircraft Maintenance
    • Clearance-eligible
    • 5+ years

    Working lead for Jet Aviation's aircraft maintenance team at Point Mugu. Plans mechanical tasks, reports test status, assigns technicians, runs engines, handles inspections and repairs, and checks records against repair station and FAA standards. Requires an FAA A&P and five years of heavy maintenance on mid-size or larger aircraft.

    Why this matched

    Your experience maps to aircraft structures, aircraft maintenance, and maintenance documentation.

    Shares 6 of your 12 skills:

    • Aircraft Structures
    • Aircraft Maintenance
    • Maintenance Documentation
    • Supervision
    • Training
    • Regulatory Compliance
    • FAA A&P certificate required
    View Job On jobs.jetaviation.com · Added Aug 26
  20. 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 aircraft structures, sheet metal, and inspection.

    Shares 4 of your 12 skills:

    • Aircraft Structures
    • Sheet Metal
    • Inspection
    • Technical Drawings
    View Job On sonaca.wd103.myworkdayjobs.com · Added Sep 29
  21. TIG Welder

    NMG Aerospace · Stow, OH

    Potential 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 sheet metal, fabrication, and inspection.

    Shares 4 of your 12 skills:

    • Sheet Metal
    • Fabrication
    • Inspection
    • Technical Drawings
    • Requires: MIL-STD-1595 / AWS D17.1 weld certification (company-supplied test)
    View Job On recruiting.ultipro.com · Added Sep 29
  22. Quality Inspector (3rd Shift)

    NMG Aerospace · Stow, OH

    Potential Match
    • Quality
    • 3+ years

    Third-shift quality inspector at NMG Aerospace in Stow, Ohio, working 11 pm to 7 am Sunday through Thursday. Inspects machined aerospace parts in process and at final against prints, GD&T, and military and industry specs, runs the CMM and contour tracer, completes first article inspections and FAA 8130 paperwork, and handles discrepant material reports. Three years of machining inspection.

    Why this matched

    Your experience maps to inspection, quality control, and regulatory compliance.

    Shares 4 of your 12 skills:

    • Inspection
    • Quality Control
    • Regulatory Compliance
    • Technical Drawings
    View Job On recruiting.ultipro.com · Added Oct 1
  23. Production Supervisor, Grinding

    Héroux-Devtek · Livonia, MI

    Potential Match
    • $85,000 a year
    • Aerospace Manufacturing
    • 5+ years

    Second-shift production supervisor for the grinding department at Beaver Aerospace & Defense in Livonia, Michigan. Leads machinists doing precision ID/OD, centerless, and thread grinding, schedules the work, reads drawings and sets methods and tooling, fixes grinder problems, checks parts with gauges and CMM, and coaches staff. Needs five years each of grinding and supervision. Pays $85,000 a year.

    Why this matched

    Your experience maps to inspection, quality control, and supervision.

    Shares 5 of your 12 skills:

    • Inspection
    • Quality Control
    • Supervision
    • Training
    • Technical Drawings
    View Job On recruiting.ultipro.ca · Added Sep 29
  24. Aircraft Maintenance Technician

    Empire Airlines · Great Falls, MT

    Potential Match
    • $38.67–$43.70 an hour
    • Aircraft Maintenance

    Line A&P mechanic for Empire Airlines at its Great Falls, Montana station. Inspects and repairs airframes, engines, and hydraulic, electrical, and structural systems, troubleshoots pilot write-ups, changes engines, and logs all work to FAA and program standards, with up to 25% field travel. Requires an A&P certificate and high school diploma.

    Why this matched

    Your experience maps to aircraft structures, aircraft maintenance, and maintenance documentation.

    Shares 5 of your 12 skills:

    • Aircraft Structures
    • Aircraft Maintenance
    • Maintenance Documentation
    • Regulatory Compliance
    • Technical Drawings
    • FAA A&P certificate required
    View Job On recruiting.paylocity.com · Added Sep 25
  25. Quality Control Inspector

    Electroimpact · Mukilteo, WA

    Potential Match
    • $27–$32 an hour
    • Quality

    Quality control inspector at Electroimpact, a Mukilteo, Washington builder of aircraft assembly automation, on day or night shift. Measures machined parts with calipers, micrometers, height gages, and indicators against drawings, records results, and coordinates outside calibration vendors, schedules, and certificates. High school diploma required; manufacturing or inspection experience preferred, with training provided. Pay $27 to $32 an hour.

    Why this matched

    Your experience maps to inspection, quality control, and regulatory compliance.

    Shares 4 of your 12 skills:

    • Inspection
    • Quality Control
    • Regulatory Compliance
    • Technical Drawings
    View Job On portal.dynamicsats.com · Added Sep 25
  26. Welder

    Essex Industries · St. Louis, MO

    Potential 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 fabrication, inspection, and quality control.

    Shares 4 of your 12 skills:

    • Fabrication
    • Inspection
    • Quality Control
    • Technical Drawings
    View Job On essexind.rec.pro.ukg.net · Added Sep 25
  27. Quality Control Inspector

    Airborne Systems · CA

    Potential Match
    • $18.75–$21 an hour
    • Quality
    • Entry level

    QC inspector at Airborne Systems' California parachute plant. Inspects sewn materials and assemblies during production with calipers and force gauges, reads drawings and revision levels, records inspection and traceability data, flags quality problems, inspects customer repairs, and trains new inspectors. Needs a high school diploma, a year or two of inspection, and U.S. person status.

    Why this matched

    Your experience maps to inspection, quality control, and training.

    Shares 4 of your 12 skills:

    • Inspection
    • Quality Control
    • Training
    • Technical Drawings
    View Job On airborne-sys.com · Added Sep 25
  28. Quality Inspector

    AeroTEC · Moses Lake, WA

    Potential Match
    • Quality
    • 5+ years

    Contract quality inspector at AeroTEC's manufacturing center in Moses Lake, Washington, supporting aircraft test programs. Runs and writes CMM programs, measures parts with hand gauges, performs first-piece and in-process checks, and completes first article packages. Needs five years of CMM inspection in aerospace or defense and U.S. person status; A&P and Part 145 experience a plus.

    Why this matched

    Your experience maps to inspection, quality control, and regulatory compliance.

    Shares 4 of your 12 skills:

    • Inspection
    • Quality Control
    • Regulatory Compliance
    • Technical Drawings
    View Job On paycomonline.net · Added Sep 25