Aircraft Structures Mechanic 3 – E-6B Program

Location: Lake Charles, LA
Shift: Must be available to work any shift (days, evenings, nights, weekends).

Position Overview

We are seeking experienced Aircraft Mechanics to support a critical maintenance program for the Navy E-6B aircraft, an airborne command post and communications relay based on platform. This aircraft plays a vital role in national security, relaying instructions from the National Command Authority to fleet ballistic missile submarines—a mission known as TACAMO ("Take Charge and Move Out").

Key Responsibilities

• Maintain, repair, and modify aircraft structures, components, and engines of complex to extreme difficulty.
• Troubleshoot and repair mechanical components; replace parts as needed.
• Perform sheet metal/structural modifications and repairs.
• Read and interpret maintenance manuals, service bulletins, technical data, and engineering specifications.
• Use specialized tools such as torque wrenches, micrometers, cable tensiometers, sheet metal brakes, and shears.
• Provide technical support to engineers and customers.
• Adjust, repair, or replace electrical wiring systems and aircraft accessories.
• Perform scheduled inspections (100-hour, phase, periodic, isochronal) and diagnose engine malfunctions.
• Inspect jet engines and components for cracks, corrosion, and wear; test engine operation using diagnostic equipment.
• Maintain and repair flight controls, engines, hydraulics, pneumatics, fuel systems, and mechanical components.
• Assemble, modify, and install wire bundles and electrical components.
• Make accurate entries in aircraft logs and records; provide guidance to junior technicians.

• Basic Qualifications

  • High School Diploma or equivalent (GED).
  • Minimum 10 years of relevant aircraft maintenance experience.
  • Ability to work in approved environments during specified hours.
  • Physically able to relocate as needed and work in confined spaces or at heights.
  • Ability to wear respirators and other safety gear.

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  Preferred Qualifications

  • A&P License.
  • Experience with E-6B or 707.
  • Ability to obtain and maintain a Secret DoD clearance (not required to start).

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  Work Conditions

  • May involve exposure to noise, dust, heat, cold, and confined spaces.
  • Must be able to lift up to 50 lbs and stand for extended periods.

Benefits offered to vary by the contract. Depending on your temporary assignment, benefits may include direct deposit, free career counseling services, 401(k), select paid holidays, short-term disability insurance, skills training, employee referral bonus, affordable medical coverage plan, and DailyPay (in some locations). For a full description of benefits available to you, be sure to talk with your recruiter.