Navy · AMS

Aviation Mechanic (Structural): civilian jobs and transferable skills

Navy AMS Aviation Mechanic (Structural) experience builds transferable skills in aircraft structures, sheet metal, fabrication, composite materials, aircraft maintenance, inspection, technical manuals, maintenance documentation, and technical drawings. CivLaunch currently matches 18 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 AMS specialty

Maintains, inspects, and repairs aircraft structures and structural components, including fuselage, wings, control surfaces, skin panels, frames, and composite and bonded assemblies. Fabricates and forms replacement parts from sheet metal and composite materials, performs riveting, bonding, and patch repairs to technical drawings and specifications, conducts corrosion prevention and control and structural inspections, and documents maintenance actions in aircraft logbooks and the maintenance information system.

Transferable skills

  • Aircraft Structures
  • Sheet Metal
  • Fabrication
  • Composite Materials
  • Aircraft Maintenance
  • Inspection
  • Technical Manuals
  • Maintenance Documentation
  • Technical Drawings

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18 jobs match AMS Aviation Mechanic (Structural)

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 fabrication.

    Shares 8 of your 9 skills:

    • Aircraft Structures
    • Sheet Metal
    • Fabrication
    • Composite Materials
    • Aircraft Maintenance
    • Technical Manuals
    • Maintenance Documentation
    • 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 fabrication.

    Shares 7 of your 9 skills:

    • Aircraft Structures
    • Sheet Metal
    • Fabrication
    • Composite Materials
    • Aircraft Maintenance
    • Technical Manuals
    • Maintenance Documentation
    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, fabrication, and composite materials.

    Shares 6 of your 9 skills:

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

    Empire Airlines · Hayden, ID

    Strong 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 9 skills:

    • Aircraft Structures
    • Sheet Metal
    • Aircraft Maintenance
    • Technical Manuals
    • Maintenance Documentation
    • Requires: FAA Airframe certificate
    View Job On recruiting.paylocity.com · Added Sep 25
  5. Composite Fabricator

    Lockheed Martin · Fort Worth, TX

    Good Match
    • $32.04–$53.84 an hour
    • Aerospace Manufacturing

    Composite fabricator hand-laying fiberglass and graphite prepreg into complex aircraft structures, guided by laser ply projection and digital work instructions, and preparing laminates for autoclave curing.

    Why this matched

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

    Shares 5 of your 9 skills:

    • Aircraft Structures
    • Fabrication
    • Composite Materials
    • Technical Manuals
    • Technical Drawings
    View Job On lockheedmartin.eightfold.ai · Added Sep 24
  6. Sheet Metal Assembler

    LMI Aerospace · Cottonwood Falls, KS

    Good 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 9 skills:

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

    NMG Aerospace · Stow, OH

    Good 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 9 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
  8. Aircraft Sheet Metal Technician

    Banyan Air Service · Fort Lauderdale, FL

    Potential 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 4 of your 9 skills:

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

    C&L Aviation Group · Bangor, ME

    Potential 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 fabrication, composite materials, and maintenance documentation.

    Shares 4 of your 9 skills:

    • Fabrication
    • Composite Materials
    • Maintenance Documentation
    • Technical Drawings
    View Job On careers.cla.aero · Added Sep 29
  10. 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 technical manuals.

    Shares 5 of your 9 skills:

    • Aircraft Structures
    • Aircraft Maintenance
    • Technical Manuals
    • Maintenance Documentation
    • Technical Drawings
    • FAA A&P certificate required
    View Job On recruiting.paylocity.com · Added Sep 25
  11. 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 technical manuals.

    Shares 4 of your 9 skills:

    • Aircraft Maintenance
    • Inspection
    • Technical Manuals
    • Maintenance Documentation
    • FAA A&P certificate required
    View Job On cutteraviation.com · Added Sep 25
  12. 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, technical manuals, and maintenance documentation.

    Shares 4 of your 9 skills:

    • Inspection
    • Technical Manuals
    • Maintenance Documentation
    • Technical Drawings
    • FAA A&P certificate required
    View Job On careers.cla.aero · Added Sep 25
  13. Turbine Engine Technician

    Cadorath · Broussard, LA

    Potential Match
    • Propulsion
    • 2+ years

    Helicopter turbine engine technician at Cadorath's Rolls-Royce authorized overhaul center in Broussard, Louisiana. Tears down, rebuilds, and troubleshoots M250 and RR300 engines and modules, measures parts against manual limits, and runs shop tooling and fixtures under FAA rules. Needs two years of M250 or RR300 overhaul experience; FAA powerplant certificate preferred. DOT drug testing applies.

    Why this matched

    Your experience maps to aircraft maintenance, inspection, and technical manuals.

    Shares 4 of your 9 skills:

    • Aircraft Maintenance
    • Inspection
    • Technical Manuals
    • Technical Drawings
    View Job On cadorath.com · Added Sep 25
  14. Sheet Metal Assembler (Paint Touch-Up)

    LMI Aerospace · Washington, MO

    Potential Match
    • Aircraft Structures
    • Entry level

    Sheet metal assembler and paint touch-up worker at Sonaca North America in Washington, Missouri. Reads blueprints and work orders to plan each build, loads aluminum parts into fixtures, drills, reams, countersinks, and rivets, installs studs and nutplates, bonds parts, smooths and deburrs edges, inspects work, applies touch-up paint, and reworks rejected parts. Aircraft or sheet metal experience preferred.

    Why this matched

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

    Shares 4 of your 9 skills:

    • Aircraft Structures
    • Sheet Metal
    • Inspection
    • Technical Drawings
    View Job On sonaca.wd103.myworkdayjobs.com · Added Oct 1
  15. Calibration Technician

    Lockheed Martin · Orlando, FL

    Potential Match
    • $27.04–$43.42 an hour
    • Quality
    • Clearance-eligible

    Tool calibration technician calibrating mechanical and precision measuring tools to specifications and engineering drawings, setting up precision measurement equipment, and accepting or rejecting items for dimensional conformity.

    Why this matched

    Your experience maps to inspection, technical manuals, and technical drawings.

    Shares 3 of your 9 skills:

    • Inspection
    • Technical Manuals
    • Technical Drawings
    View Job On lockheedmartin.eightfold.ai · Added Sep 24
  16. 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 4 of your 9 skills:

    • Sheet Metal
    • Fabrication
    • Inspection
    • Technical Drawings
    View Job On sonaca.wd103.myworkdayjobs.com · Added Sep 25
  17. Avionics Technician

    Cutter Aviation · Broomfield, CO

    Potential Match
    • $30–$40 an hour
    • Avionics
    • 2+ years

    Avionics technician in Cutter Aviation's Broomfield, CO repair station. Installs, repairs, troubleshoots, and modifies avionics and airframe electrical systems on business aircraft, performs operational checks, and documents every discrepancy to Part 145 standards. Needs two or more years of avionics installation and repair experience; A&P preferred, FCC license optional, high school diploma required.

    Why this matched

    Your experience maps to aircraft maintenance, technical manuals, and maintenance documentation.

    Shares 4 of your 9 skills:

    • Aircraft Maintenance
    • Technical Manuals
    • Maintenance Documentation
    • Technical Drawings
    View Job On cutteraviation.com · Added Sep 25
  18. 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 4 of your 9 skills:

    • Sheet Metal
    • Fabrication
    • Inspection
    • Technical Drawings
    View Job On irecruit-us.com · Added Sep 25