How do they match: Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, and Systems Assemblers

  • A&P Technician
  • Aircraft Line Assembler
  • Aircraft De-Icer Installer
  • Aircraft Powerplant Repairer
  • Airframe and Powerplant Technician
  • Assembler Technician
  • Body Liner
  • De-Icer Installer
  • General Installer
  • Harness Installer
  • Helicopter Technician
  • Safety Glass Installer
  • Shield Installer
  • Skin Installer
  • Structures Technician

  • Assemble, fit, fasten, and install parts of airplanes, space vehicles, or missiles, such as tails, wings, fuselage, bulkheads, stabilizers, landing gear, rigging and control equipment, or heating and ventilating systems.

  • Install accessories in swaging machines, using hand tools.
  • Install mechanical linkages and actuators, using tensiometers to verify tension of cables.
  • Adjust, repair, rework, or replace parts or assemblies to ensure proper operation.
  • Align, fit, assemble, connect, or install system components, using jigs, fixtures, measuring instruments, hand tools, or power tools.
  • Clean aircraft structures, parts, or components, using aqueous, semi-aqueous, aliphatic hydrocarbon, or organic solvent cleaning products or techniques to reduce carbon or other harmful emissions.
  • Fabricate parts needed for assembly or installation, using shop machinery or equipment.
  • Inspect or test installed units, parts, systems, or assemblies for fit, alignment, performance, defects, or compliance with standards, using measuring instruments or test equipment.
  • Layout and mark reference points and locations for installation of parts or components, using jigs, templates, or measuring and marking instruments.
  • Manually install structural assemblies or signal crane operators to position assemblies for joining.
  • Position and align subassemblies in jigs or fixtures, using measuring instruments and following blueprint lines and index points.

  • Install mechanical components in production equipment.
  • Repair parts or assemblies.
  • Connect supply lines to production equipment or tools.
  • Draw guide lines or markings on materials or workpieces using patterns or other references.
  • Inspect installed components or assemblies.