# F-18 General Mechanic

**Company**: Boeing Aerospace Operations
**Location**: USA - NAS JRB New Orleans, LA
**Work arrangement**: onsite
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Salary**: $68,000 - $92,000
**Category**: Defence & Intelligence
**Industry**: Manufacturing

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## Description

Boeing Global Services is searching for F-18 General Mechanic willing to work on 1st or 2nd shift at Naval Air Station (NAS) Joint Reserve Base (JRB) New Orleans in Belle Chase, Louisiana.

This position is eligible for a stipend payment in addition to salary for eligible candidates.

**Responsibilities:**

- Assembles, disassembles, and modifies systems by changing, removing, replacing, or upgrading aerospace vehicle components to correct failures or implement changes.

- Oversees assembly, disassembly, or overhaul.

- Configures aerospace vehicles and bench test equipment.

- Troubleshoots complex pneumatic, hydraulic, and electrical systems to isolate mechanical or electrical faults and repair faulty components.

- Performs validation/verification testing of systems and components.

- Documents procedures and established processes to ensure contractual and regulatory compliance.

- Inspects components and verifies repairs for flight worthiness requirements.

- Oversees training.

- Works under general direction.

**General Mechanic:**

- Performs end-of-runway, postflight, preflight, thru-flight, and phase inspections.

- Performs coordinated combat turns and hot pit refuels.

- Advises on problems maintaining, servicing, and inspecting aircraft and related aerospace equipment.

- Uses technical data to diagnose and address maintenance problems on aircraft systems.

- Interprets and advises on maintenance procedures and policies to repair aircraft and related equipment.

- Solves problems and maintains aircraft structures, systems, components, and related equipment.

- Removes and installs aircraft components.

- Conducts functional tests of repaired components and systems.

- Adjusts, aligns, and rigs aircraft systems.

- Supervises and performs aircraft jacking, lifting, and towing operations.

- Performs aircraft and component operational checks.

- Interprets inspection findings and resolves adequacy of corrective actions.

- Inspects and checks components for clearances, tolerances, proper installation, and operation.

- Inspects and operates powered and non-powered aerospace ground equipment.

- Inspects and identifies aircraft corrosion for prevention and repair.

- Reviews maintenance forms, aircraft records, automated maintenance data systems, and historical reports to ensure complete documentation.

- Inventories and maintains aircraft equipment.

**Basic Qualifications:**

- Minimum of 5 years of experience in military fighter aircraft maintenance

- Must be able to lift up to 35 pounds

- Minimum of 1 year of experience in reading and interpreting technical publications and/or maintenance manuals

**Preferred Qualifications:**

- Must be able to work outdoors under all types of weather conditions

- F-18 (AM or AD) Qualifications

- Prior experience with Navy 4790.2 requirements

**Benefits:**

- Competitive base pay and variable compensation opportunities

- Health insurance, flexible spending accounts, health savings accounts, retirement savings plans, life and disability insurance programs

- Paid and unpaid time away from work

**Salary:** $68,000 - $92,000

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## Skills

### Required
- military fighter aircraft maintenance
- technical publications
- maintenance manuals

### Nice to have
- F-18 (AM or AD) Qualifications
- Navy 4790.2 requirements

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