The Machinist II is an intermediate level position that performs hand and machine operations to cut, form, fit, assemble, and install various metals, plastics and composites used in the manufacturing, repair, and modification of training systems.

Essential Job Functions:

• Plan work sequence, repair methods, equipment needs, and material requirements from engineering drawings, applicable specifications, airframes service changes, bulletins, contractor and vendor drawings, and repair manuals, examines and evaluate damage, wear, corrosion, misalignments, and other deficiencies.
• Use fixtures when applicable to determine proper alignments of material, parts, proper dihedral, incidence angles, and indicating parts in relation to critical datum points.
• Skill in applying shop mathematics in establishing needed dimensions, such as those required for circular interpolations, machining angular surfaces, or locating datum points and probing surfaces that need to be machined. Skill in programming machining operations, setting up, and operating CNC and machine tools.
• Must be able to edit EIA programs and adjust wear offsets.
• Work to maintain close tolerances.
• Lay out and manufacture parts such as splices, reinforcements, inspection plates, clips, angles, brackets, etc.
• Specialize in operating one or more than one type of machine tool such as a jig borer, grinding machine, engine lathe, vertical milling center, and various machines to machine metal for use in making or maintaining jigs, fixtures, cutting tools, gauges, or metal dies or molds used in shaping or forming metal.
• Plan and perform difficult machining operations that require complicated setups and/or a high degree of accuracy, setting up guides, stops, working tables, and other controls to handle the size of stock to be machined.
• Determine proper feeds, speeds, tooling, and operation sequence or select those prescribed in drawings, blueprints, or layouts.
• Work using a variety of precision measuring instruments, making necessary adjustments during machining operations to achieve requisite dimensions to very close tolerances.
• Set up and operate machine tools, and use hand tools to make repairs, shape, fit, finish, and assemble metal parts, tools, gauges, models, patterns, mechanisms, and machines.
• Select the coolants, cutting and lubricating oils and fluids to dress tools when required.
• Must be capable of safely handling government-furnished equipment and materials.
• Must be available to work a standard weekly schedule with overtime as required.
• Performs other duties as required.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Requires thorough comprehension in reading, interpreting engineering drawing repair manuals, and related technical data, and a thorough knowledge of and skill in the use of tools and techniques of rework and repair.
• Must be capable of training, teaching, and mentoring junior-level machinists to ensure proficiency.
• Inspect and correct work done by other machinists.
• Requires knowledge and probable effects of various loads and stresses applied to structures, such as compression, tensile, and shear, and the ability to recognize an overloaded or overstressed condition.

Education and Experience:

• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• A minimum of two (2) years’ experience as a Machinist I.
• A background in commercial or military aircraft manufacturing/repair/installation is preferred.