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Posted: March 20, 2026 (2 days ago)

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SHEET METAL MECHANIC (AIRCRAFT)

Air National Guard Units

Department of the Air Force

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$36.66 - $42.79

per hour

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SES Pay Grade

Base salary range: $147,649 - $221,900

Typical requirements: Executive-level leadership experience. Senior executive qualifications required.

Note: Actual salary includes locality pay (15-40%+ depending on location).

Job Description

Summary

This job involves inspecting, repairing, and modifying sheet metal and other structural parts on aircraft and related equipment in the Air National Guard, including tasks like fixing cracks, removing corrosion, and fabricating custom components.

It requires hands-on work with tools and materials to keep military aircraft safe and operational.

A good fit would be someone with at least 18 months of practical experience in aircraft sheet metal work, who is detail-oriented, comfortable with technical calculations, and able to work independently in a military environment.

Key Requirements

  • At least 18 months of specialized experience in sheet metal fabrication, including planning, layout, and construction of seams and systems
  • Proficiency with complicated shop tools and equipment such as power shears, brakes, rolls, drill presses, and portable powered tools
  • Experience working with metals like stainless steel, copper sheet, magnesium, honeycomb materials, and alloys
  • Skill in using mathematical calculations and precision measuring instruments for alignment, balancing, and inspections
  • Knowledge of inspecting, repairing, and troubleshooting aircraft structures including fuselage, wings, and stabilizers
  • Ability to identify and remove metal corrosion using mechanical and chemical methods, and apply protective coatings
  • Military grade E-1 through E-5 and suitability for National Guard Title 32 indefinite excepted service position

Full Job Description

THIS IS A NATIONAL GUARD TITLE 32 INDEFINITE EXCEPTED SERVICE POSITION.

This National Guard position is for a SHEET METAL MECHANIC (AIRCRAFT), Position Description Number D1371000 and is part of the CO 140 MXG, National Guard. Military Grades: E-1 through E-5 1.

Specialized experience will be used to determine qualifications for the announced position. 2. An applicants RESUME must provide, in detail, how they meet each specialized experience listed below.

Resume must be two pages or less. 3. It must be documented with "from (mm/yy)" and "to (mm/yy)" dates and description of the specialized experience.

DO NOT copy each bullet listed below word for word and place into your resume; you must describe your personal experience as it pertains to each bullet.

You will be immediately disqualified if you fail to include specialized experience in your resume. Must have at least 18 months of Specialized Experience in each of the following: 1.

Experience in planning, layout, and construction skills to manufacture items and systems with dovetailed seams, set-in-bottom seams, burred-bottom seams, or wired or lock seams. 2.

Experience using more complicated shop tools and equipment. 3. Experience in using metals including stainless steel, copper sheet, magnesium, honeycomb material and alloys. 4.

Experience demonstrating the use of more complicated mathematical calculations and complicated measuring instruments. Major Duties:

Primary purpose is to accomplish the inspection, repair, modification, installation and troubleshooting of sheet metal, fiberglass, bonded honeycomb and other structural materials and components as well as treatment (i.e., mechanical and chemical), and painting of missiles, aircraft powered and nonpowered Aerospace Ground Equipment (AGE), and monitoring aircraft and equipment washing.

Independently inspects aircraft and determines the nature and extent of repairs to be made, using applicable technical orders as guidelines. Repairs cracks in aircraft skin.

Troubleshoots aircraft structural repair situations in such areas as fuselage, tails, wings, cowlings, and stabilizers.

Aligns and balances component structures and air frame using precision measuring instruments and levels.

Inspects damage or deterioration and determines repair or replacement of plastic, fiberglass, composites, bonded structures, and bonded honeycomb assemblies using powered and nonpowered tools and equipment.

Manufactures and ensures that metal tubing, conduits and cables are fabricated and tested in accordance with drawings and specifications.

Performs fabrication of local manufactured items requited for aircraft and equipment.

Sets up and operates power shears, brakes, rolls, dimpling machines, drill presses, saws, portable powered tools, specific detection and measuring equipment, and other metal working equipment, including use of other tools of the trade.

Prepares and designs layout, dies, jigs, and templates necessary to carry out fabrication repair or modification of aircraft, engine, AGE, and other equipment. Identifies metal corrosion.

Removes corrosion by mechanical and chemical procedures to include use of portable powered (electric and pneumatic) sanders, buffers, brushes, bead blasters, vacuum cleaners, scrapers, grinders, acids, caustics, solvents, alcohols and other agents used in corrosion control processes.

Applies protective coatings, markings, and decals after proper removal of corrosion and treatment of metals.

Identifies, blends, stores, controls, and disposes of hazardous materials such as acids, caustics, alcohols, solvents, cleaners, primers and surface coatings used for corrosion removal, treatment and protection in accordance with applicable directives.

May operate the wash rack. May assist in training of drill status guard members and in maintenance of publication files of applicable technical orders, regulations, manuals and local directives.

Prepares for and participates in various types of readiness evaluations such as MEI, ORI, IG and UE inspections mobility and command support exercises. Performs other duties assigned.

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Posted on USAJOBS: 3/20/2026 | Added to FreshGovJobs: 3/21/2026

Source: USAJOBS | ID: CO-12917021-AF-26-081