# Experienced Structures Repair & Modification Technician – C-17

**Company**: Boeing Aerospace Operations
**Location**: San Antonio, TX
**Work arrangement**: onsite
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Salary**: $83,400 / $40.10 per hour
**Category**: Manufacturing
**Industry**: Manufacturing

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## Description

Boeing Global Services (BGS) is seeking an Experienced Structures Repair and Modification Technician to join the C-17 team in San Antonio, TX.

The successful candidate will perform close tolerance drilling, reaming, removal, and installation of critical support structures and fracture critical areas.

Key responsibilities include:

- Performing efforts associated with sealing, painting, shimming, and preserving structure in accordance with standard repair processes

- Reading and interpreting engineering drawings, technical orders, process specifications, and retrofit requirements to perform structural modifications and repairs

- Using tooling assemblies and fixtures for depot-level modification and repair of structural parts

- Troubleshooting and repairing aircraft mechanical components

- Determining the functionality of basic electrical systems

- Accessing aircraft data via computer systems and initiating online parts and discrepancy requests

- Maintaining necessary certifications, licenses, and permits as required for assigned work

- Ascending and descending vertical work ladders, working in confined spaces, and lifting loads of approximately 35 pounds

- Ensuring the working environment is deemed safe for access and job task performance via Hazardous Energy and Lock Out/Tag systems application

The position requires passing an assessment during the training cycle.

**Basic Qualifications:**

- 10+ years of experience working with non-porous metals, such as aluminum, titanium, and stainless steel

- 10+ years of experience working with schematics, specifications, assembly drawings, and standard operating procedures

- 10+ years of experience using various structures hand tools

- 10+ years of experience working with heavy structures, including locating, drilling, countersinking, and fastening structures to aircraft

- Ability to work variable shifts

**Preferred Qualifications:**

- Experience with Depot Level/Heavy Structures Maintenance

- Operating forklift, mobile crane, and riding electric-powered elevating equipment

**Total Rewards & Pay Transparency:**

- Competitive base pay and variable compensation opportunities

- Comprehensive benefit programs, including health insurance, flexible spending accounts, health savings accounts, retirement savings plans, life and disability insurance programs, and paid time off

- Starting pay rate: $83,400 / $40.10 per hour

- Additive pay: $1.00 per hour for Airframe Certification and Powerplant Certification

## Skills

### Required
- drilling
- reaming
- installation
- engineering drawings
- technical orders
- process specifications
- retrofit requirements
- tooling assemblies
- fixtures
- aircraft mechanical components
- electrical systems
- computer systems
- parts requests
- discrepancy requests
- certifications
- licenses
- permits
- vertical work ladders
- confined spaces
- load lifting
- Hazardous Energy
- Lock Out/Tag systems
- non-porous metals
- schematics
- specifications
- assembly drawings
- standard operating procedures
- structures hand tools
- heavy structures
- locating
- countersinking
- fastening structures

### Nice to have
- Depot Level/Heavy Structures Maintenance
- forklift operation
- mobile crane operation
- riding electric-powered elevating equipment

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