Aircraft Paint Tech/Coater, F-16 Al Ain, United Arab Emirates- Level 4

Job Description

What You Will Be Doing

Our products play an important role in the national security of the United States and more than 70 other countries, ensuring peace and stability around the world.

Highly trained and specialized personnel and facilities are key to the company's unrivaled success in the aeronautics industry.

Our workforce of more than 30,000 has pre-eminent expertise in advanced aircraft design and production, modification and support, stealth technology and systems integration.

This position will deploy to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) as a working military fighter Aircraft Paint Technician / Coater.

Additional requirements and responsibilities include but are not limited to :

• Will perform military aircraft paint activities in a common goal of completing aircraft paint process safely, with high quality, while meeting Lockheed Martin standards and customer requirements.
• This occupation requires the preparation and application of prime and paint to the exterior and / or interior surfaces of parts, skins, assemblies, major assemblies, and major components.
• Performs such operations as applying interior and exterior paint, including preparation, sanding, glazing, marking, "shading", blending, and applying various low observable materials, including fastener and gap filler, boot installation, and overcoat with primers and finish topcoats.
• Spray paints parts in booths or on conveyers, and in major and subassembly areas.
• May be required to perform hand spray of primers, paints, Teflon, low observable material, and rain erosion / anti-static materials to parts, assemblies, and components.
• Mixes paint to standard formula and thins paint to proper consistency.
• Uses blueprints, process standards, and other written information to determine color, locations and / or preparations and application procedures.
• Does final touch-up, modification, and rework, as necessary.
• Assists Low Observable Material Coater as required. Sets up and operates various types of paint spraying equipment.
• Does glazing to smooth airfoil surfaces of airplane by applying glazing compound with hand tools to cracks and irregular surfaces.
• Places and adjusts infra-red ray or heating lamps to dry finished glazed surfaces. Smoothes surfaces after drying by abrasives (hand or power equipment).
• May operate automatic paint conveyer.
• Does rework of the level of difficulty described herein as required.
• May be required to operate electronic data entry, storage, processing, and / or retrieval equipment as a routine part of accomplishing their normal job assignments.
• This position work with paints, primers, urethanes, lacquers, epoxy, enamels, varnishes, emerlons, corrosive protective coatings, thinners, dry film lubricants, rain erosion coatings, glazing compound, and sandpaper.
• Also works with equipment such as; Spray guns, air hoses, brushes, rollers, buffers, polishers, pressure pots, agitators, mixers, glazing knife, hot spray units, conveyers, electrostatic spray equipment and other hand or power equipment, blueprints and templates, rules and measuring tape.
• Operates necessary equipment to transport materials and equipment as required. May operate lifting and moving such equipment as portable air mover ventilators or exhaust units, safety lights, ladders, scaffolding, etc.
• Maintains and stores spray guns, pressure pots, hoses, respirators, and other similar safety devices, etc., related to job duties.

Maintains good housekeeping .

Must be a United States citizen. Must possess an active Secret Security Clearance.

What’s In It For You

We offer flexible work schedules to comprehensive benefits investing in your future and security,

Desired skills

• Experience with working with Chemfilm, primers, topcoat paints, enamels, urethanes, Teflon, neoprenes, plastisols, thinners, solvents, cleaners, acids, conductive and non-conductive sealants, polyurethanes, thermoplastics, pre-coated conductive tapes, and epoxy adhesives.
• Knowledge of low observable material, an understanding of the application processes, and its function in the overall aircraft performance.
• Experience with translating engineering drawings, process specifications, process standards, engineering directives, and instructions for equipment set up and use.
7 days ago