Air Transportation: civilian jobs and transferable skills
Air Force 2T2X1 Air Transportation experience builds transferable skills in logistics, safety, inspection, regulatory compliance, equipment operation, warehouse operations, customer service, and technical documentation. CivLaunch currently matches 22 open civilian jobs to this specialty, including Driver and Material Handler at Essex Industries, Line Service Technician at Cutter Aviation, and Associate Logistics Technician at Moog.
About the 2T2X1 specialty
Moves cargo and passengers on military aircraft. Inspects cargo for correct documentation, packaging, and marking, plans loads within aircraft limits, loads and unloads aircraft with material handling equipment, handles hazardous materials under safety rules, and processes passengers at air terminals. About four weeks of technical training.
Ranked by how many of your skills each job uses. Strong matches share the most.
Driver and Material Handler
Essex Industries · Milford, CT
Strong Match
Logistics
Entry level
Driver and material handler at Essex Industries in Milford, Connecticut. Pulls, packs, weighs, and labels parts for shipment, stocks the warehouse, inspects stock for damage, runs a forklift and pallet jack, and drives the company truck or van for pickups and deliveries. Entry level; must be 21 with a valid driver license and able to lift 75 pounds.
Why this matched
Your experience maps to logistics, safety, and inspection.
Line service technician at the Cutter Aviation FBO in Georgetown, Texas. Fuels business aircraft from refueling trucks, tows and parks planes in and out of hangars, services aircraft systems, loads baggage, drives crews and passengers around the airfield and to hotels, follows FAA and TSA ramp rules, and logs services on work tickets. FBO experience preferred; $19 an hour.
Why this matched
Your experience maps to logistics, safety, and regulatory compliance.
Entry-level ramp technician at the Hill Aircraft FBO in Atlanta. Marshals, tows, and fuels business aircraft, runs daily fuel quality checks and fuel farm records, operates tugs, forklifts, and refuelers, and provides ground power, lavatory, and baggage service. Needs two years of customer service experience and a high school diploma; aviation experience preferred.
Why this matched
Your experience maps to safety, inspection, and regulatory compliance.
Associate logistics technician at Moog's Space and Defense plant in Orrville, Ohio, on first shift. Receives incoming material, packs and labels outgoing products to contract requirements, books truck pickups, keeps material traceable to vendor paperwork, drives parts to outside processors, runs forklifts and cranes, and helps in the stockroom. One year of manufacturing experience; $18 to $24 an hour.
Why this matched
Your experience maps to logistics, safety, and regulatory compliance.
Shares 5 of your 8 skills:
Logistics
Safety
Regulatory Compliance
Equipment Operation
Warehouse Operations
View JobOn moog.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com · Added Oct 1
Material Handler
Hartzell Engine Technologies · Montgomery, AL
Good Match
Logistics
Stockroom material handler at Hartzell Engine Technologies in Montgomery, Alabama. Receives purchased and manufactured parts into inventory, stocks and tracks locations, pulls kits for turbocharger assembly orders, processes scrap and nonconforming material, and audits storage of rubber parts to prevent corrosion and damage. High school diploma, GED, or six months of related experience; forklift certification must be obtainable.
Why this matched
Your experience maps to logistics, safety, and equipment operation.
Shipping and receiving clerk at NMG Aerospace in Stow, Ohio. Picks and packs orders, plans each day of shipments around customer needs, loads and unloads trucks, runs a forklift and overhead crane, pulls material from inventory for the machining centers, records moves in the MRP system, and may drive deliveries. High school diploma and a driver license required.
Why this matched
Your experience maps to logistics, safety, and equipment operation.
Parts runner for the Duncan Aviation campus in Lincoln, Nebraska. Moves parts and paperwork between hangars, shops, and off-site buildings on foot or by company vehicle, checks part numbers, quantities, serial numbers, and condition before each handoff, scans every item into the barcode tracking system, and helps with receiving, order picking, and packing.
Why this matched
Your experience maps to logistics, safety, and equipment operation.
View JobOn duncanaviation.workgr8.com · Added Oct 1
Logistics Technician (1st Shift)
Moog · Buffalo, NY
Good Match
$22–$25 an hour
Logistics
Entry level
Entry-level shipping and dispatch technician at Moog in Buffalo, New York, on first shift, handling flight-critical aircraft parts. Cleans, packs, labels, and documents shipments to contract rules, schedules trucking, receives incoming goods, stocks inventory, moves material between buildings, and keeps every part traceable to its paperwork. Shipping and receiving background preferred; $22 to $25 an hour.
Why this matched
Your experience maps to logistics, safety, and regulatory compliance.
Shares 4 of your 8 skills:
Logistics
Safety
Regulatory Compliance
Warehouse Operations
View JobOn moog.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com · Added Oct 1
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 safety, inspection, and regulatory compliance.
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 safety, inspection, and regulatory compliance.
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, regulatory compliance, and equipment operation.
Material handler and expeditor at NMG Aerospace in Tempe, Arizona. Keeps parts, tooling, and paperwork moving between work centers to hit production dates, rushes priority jobs, issues material and cuts stock to size on saws, runs forklifts, covers customer and vendor pickups, and reports material problems that threaten delivery. One to two years in manufacturing; driver license required.
Why this matched
Your experience maps to logistics, equipment operation, and warehouse operations.
Logistics specialist at the GKN Aerospace plant in Muncie, Indiana. Schedules and unloads inbound trucks, checks deliveries against purchase orders and logs them in the ERP, flags discrepancies for quality, keeps inventory records accurate, arranges outbound shipments and export paperwork, manages scrap pickups, and represents receiving in production meetings. Bachelor's or four years of logistics; US person (ITAR).
Why this matched
Your experience maps to logistics, regulatory compliance, and equipment operation.
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 inspection, regulatory compliance, and customer service.
View JobOn duncanaviation.workgr8.com · Added Oct 1
Quality Tester
Essex Industries · St. Louis, MO
Potential Match
Quality
Entry level
Entry-level quality tester at Essex Industries in St. Louis, Missouri. Tests lithium products and components on the assembly line and in the lab, sets up and watches test equipment by procedure, records results and trend data, separates good parts from defective ones, checks labeling and packaging, and reports major failures. High school reading and math; inspection experience a plus.
Why this matched
Your experience maps to inspection, equipment operation, and technical documentation.
Identity and access management administrator at Electroimpact, the aircraft assembly automation builder in Mukilteo, Washington. Sets up, changes, and removes user accounts and access levels as people join, move, or leave, issues and configures badges and door credentials, runs the visitor access system, reviews old permissions, and keeps approval records audit-ready. US citizen; $31 to $36 an hour.
Why this matched
Your experience maps to regulatory compliance, customer service, and technical documentation.
Ground equipment and facilities technician at the Cutter Aviation Phoenix FBO. Services and repairs tugs, power units, fuel trucks, and other line equipment, inspects buildings, lighting, gates, and pavement, keeps maintenance records, handles hazardous waste and OSHA compliance, schedules contractors, and backs up fueling and towing. Needs two years of heavy mechanical work and a driver license.
Why this matched
Your experience maps to safety, inspection, and regulatory compliance.
Material controller who receives, stores, and ships parts, materials, and tools; tracks tools through repair; supports production control; and operates forklifts, cranes, and tugs.
Why this matched
Your experience maps to logistics, equipment operation, and warehouse operations.
Second-shift aerospace painter at Primus Aerospace in Reisterstown, Maryland, working Monday-Thursday evenings. Cleans, sands, and masks machined parts, mixes and sprays primers, coatings, and topcoats to specification, inspects coverage and finish, and maintains spray equipment, wearing respirators and other PPE. Entry level; industrial, automotive, or aerospace painting experience preferred. U.S. citizenship required.
Why this matched
Your experience maps to safety, inspection, and equipment operation.
Customer service representative at the Cutter Aviation FBO in Prescott, Arizona. Assists aircraft owners, crews, and passengers, books reservations, sends fuel and catering orders to line service, bills for services, resolves complaints, drives crews around the airfield, and keeps radio contact with arriving aircraft under FAA and TSA rules. Needs one to three years of customer service. $19 an hour.
Why this matched
Your experience maps to safety, regulatory compliance, and customer service.
Powder coater at Innovative Aerosystems in Exton, Pennsylvania, finishing precision parts for avionics. Cleans, sands, and masks parts, sprays powder coatings with electrostatic guns, runs the curing ovens, inspects finishes for even coverage, and maintains booths and spray equipment under PPE rules. High school diploma; two years of powder coating or automotive or industrial finishing preferred.
Why this matched
Your experience maps to safety, inspection, and equipment operation.
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, regulatory compliance, and technical documentation.