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Aerospace Structural Assembler, Sikorsky Cockpit Systems

Aerospace Structural Assembler, Sikorsky Cockpit Systems

FlexTrades • Tampa, FL, US
3 days ago
Job type
  • Full-time
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Job description
Build the heart of flight

Flextrades is seeking expert-level structural assemblers for 3–5 month travel contracts supporting our manufacturing clients on Sikorsky cockpit programs. These roles require out-of-state travel; current needs are in Florida. We cover travel pay, hotel, per diem, and offer overtime.

To be considered, you should bring 5–10 years of structural assembly experience, with recent hands-on work within the past 2 years.

A day in the life

You’ll step into a fast-paced, fixture-driven environment where multiple cockpit sections are built across coordinated cells. Working alongside up to five mechanics on a unit, you’ll locate and install floors, seat tracks, structural panels, and related components while holding demanding aerospace tolerances.

  • Thin-gauge aluminum is your primary medium, with composites and fiberglass also in play.
  • Tight tolerances: 0.005–0.008" on solid fasteners, 0.003" on HI-LOKs, 0.003" on holes, and 0.005" on location.
  • No electrical, harness, or hydraulic system work—this is pure structure.
How you’ll build
  • Follow detailed work instructions (text and sequential images via PowerPoint) for build sequence, hole locations, and drill sizes. You’ll determine appropriate tools/fasteners when not explicitly called out.
  • Use specialized tooling, precision alignment methods, and pinned fixture setups to meet engineering specs. Approximately 80% of tasks are fixtured; remaining details are installed off-fixture at the end.
  • Perform structural drilling, hole prep, fastening, and assembly to aerospace standards with strong blueprint interpretation.
  • Complete required sealing operations (face sealing, encapsulation, fillet seals) and pass an onsite sealant certification that includes classroom training and a hands-on, in-process test.
  • Burnish using sanders, Scotch-Brite, burnishing wheels, and brushes to achieve finishes of ~125 (see surface roughness guide).
  • Operate remote-controlled overhead cranes in designated areas after training provided by the Safety Training Manager.
Your toolkit
  • Countersinks, reamers, rivet guns
  • 90-degree sanders, pencil grinders
  • Calipers, scales, micrometers
  • Rubber mallets, punches, chisels
  • Hand and pneumatic squeezes, bucking bars, and select wrenches
  • All required torque values are documented for assemblers when torquing is needed
Quality, cadence, and collaboration
  • Expect a 32-day average build per cockpit. Most stations/cells run 2–6 takt times totaling ~45–50 hours.
  • Quality Department manages inspection requirements; you own first-time quality and throughput on critical flight hardware.
  • Assemblies are fixture-based; coordination with up to 5 mechanics on the same unit is common.
Materials and fasteners
  • Materials: aluminum, composites, fiberglass
  • Fasteners: ABS bolts, Cherry bolts, Lockbolts, HI-LOKs, Jo-Bolts
  • Fastener volume: ~50,000 per full cockpit; a sub-assembly often carries 500–600 fasteners; per assignment you may install 3,000–4,000 fasteners
Readiness checks
  • Rivet Plate Test required to verify skill, instruction-following, drilling, and fastener installation—including understanding of edge distance, pitch, scales, hole size, and fastener selection. Typical duration: 4 hours to 1 day, faster for fluent sheet-metal pros.
  • Experience with tooling fixtures, part placement, and hole location on fixtures is expected.
Preferred background

Aviation structural assembler (no license required) with new build/new manufacturing experience rather than repair.

Core proficiencies
  • GD&T
  • Advanced Inspection & Gauge Measurement
  • Machine Geometry & Alignment
  • Machine Setups for Production Runs
  • Blueprint Reading
Machines & technologies
  • Boring Mill
  • Jig Grinder
Why Flextrades

Travel assignments with strong support: paid travel, lodging, per diem, and overtime—so you can focus on building world-class cockpits.

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