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Posted: January 5, 2026 (9 days ago)

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SHEET METAL WORKER (AIRCRAFT)

Naval Air Systems Command

Department of the Navy

Recent

Location

Salary

$32.13 - $37.46

per hour

Type

Closes

February 27, 2026

Job Description

Summary

This job involves working on military aircraft by repairing, fabricating, and assembling metal parts and structures to keep planes in top condition.

It's perfect for hands-on tradespeople with experience in metalworking who enjoy detailed technical work in a team setting at a naval base.

No formal degree is needed, but you must demonstrate strong practical skills through past experience.

Key Requirements

  • Ability to perform sheet metal work on aircraft independently with minimal supervision
  • Knowledge of equipment, structures, and materials for construction, repair, and forging
  • Experience in metal repair, fabrication, planning, layout, and structural disassembly/assembly of aircraft components
  • Proficiency with hand and power tools including drills, rivet guns, routers, snips, punches, files, pliers, hammers, and mallets
  • Skill in using specialized tools like press brakes, shears, shrinking/stretching tools, hydraulic presses, and sanders
  • Application of basic shop mathematics for calculating patterns, scribing, and using principles like parallel/radial line development and triangulation
  • Familiarity with working from drawings, manuals, technical directives, and instructions

Full Job Description

This is a public notice flyer to notify interested applicants of anticipated vacancies through the DHA for Domestic Def Ind Base Facilities & Major Range/Test Facilities Base in DOD..

Applications will not be accepted through this flyer. Interested applicants must follow the directions in the "How to Apply" section of this flyer to be considered.

There may or may not be actual vacancies filled from this flyer. Notice of Result letters will not be sent to applicants who respond to this flyer.

Although a specific length of time and experience is not required for most trade and labor occupations, you must show through experience and training that you possess the quality level of knowledge and skill necessary to perform the duties of the position at the level for which you are applying.

Qualification requirements emphasis is on quality of experience, not necessarily the length of time.

Your qualifications will be evaluated on the basis of your level of knowledge, skills, abilities and/or competencies in the job elements and screen out listed below: This job has a screen-out element which will be used to determine minimum eligibility for this job.

The Screen-out for this position is performing the following tasks: ABILITY TO DO THE WORK OF THE POSITION WITHOUT MORE THAN NORMAL SUPERVISION Examples of this Screen-out element are: 1) Knowledge of equipment, structures and materials (includes constructing, repair and forging); 2) Performing a variety of metal repair, fabrication, plan, layout, and structural disassembly/assembly of aircraft and aircraft components; 3) Using hand power tools (drills, rivet, guns, routers, etc.), and metal working hand tools (snips, punches, files, plier, hammers, mallets, etc.) and/or working with hand or power press brakes, shears, shrinking and stretching tools, hydraulic presses, sanders or machines in the process or repairing, manufacturing or modifying aircraft or aircraft engine assemblies or parts; 4) Applying knowledge of basic level shop mathematics to calculate and scribe patterns and apply principles of parallel or radial line development and triangulation.

Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management website: Federal Wage System Qualifications Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., professional, philanthropic, religious, spiritual, community, student, social).

Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. Major Duties:

  • You will disassemble, repair, assemble, modify, measure, and/or check, as required, to process aircraft, aircraft engine structures, components, assembles, and/or sub-assemblies.
  • You will perform a variety of metal repair, fabrication, plan, layout and structural disassembly/assembly of aircraft and aircraft components.
  • You will work with plastics and various metals and apply knowledge of basic level shop mathematics.
  • You will work from drawings, manuals, technical directives, instructions and at times, under the guidance of a higher-graded mechanic.

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Posted on USAJOBS: 1/5/2026 | Added to FreshGovJobs: 1/6/2026

Source: USAJOBS | ID: DE-12859001-26-DJC