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.

Other names for Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, and Systems Assemblers: Aircraft and Powerplant Mechanic, Aircraft Line Assembler, Aircraft Mechanic, Aircraft Parts Assembler, Aircraft Riveter, Aircraft Structures and Surfaces Assembler, Armament Aircraft Mechanic, Assembly Riveter, Automatic Riveting Machine Operator, Blanket Maker, Body Joiner, Body Liner, Body Worker, Cable Assembler and Swager, Conduit Bender, De-Icer Installer, Environmental Control System Aircraft Mechanic, Erco Machine Operator, Experimental Assembler, Fuselage Framer, General Assembler-Installer, Harness Builder, Harness Installer, Helicopter Mechanic, Helicopter Technician, Honeycomb Blanket Maker, Hydraulic Assembler, Line Assembler, Manifold Builder, Manufacturing Assembler, Metal Bonder, Metal Fitter, Painter, Plumbing and Hydraulics Aircraft Mechanic, Plumbing Assembler, Precision Aircraft Structure Assembler, Precision Aircraft Systems Assembler, Precision Assembler, Rib Builder, Rigging and Controls Aircraft Mechanic, Safety Glass Installer, Sheet Metal Assembler and Riveter (SMAR), Sheet Metal Worker, Sheetmetal Mechanic, Shield Installer, Shroudman, Skin Fitter, Skin Installer, Spar Finisher, Structures Mechanic, Structures Technician, Tab Builder, Tubing Assembler, Wing Coverer,

• Align and fit structural assemblies manually, or signal crane operators to position assemblies for joining.
• Assemble and fit prefabricated parts to form subassemblies.
• Assemble, install, and connect parts, fittings, and assemblies on aircraft, using layout tools, hand tools, power tools, and fasteners such as bolts, screws, rivets, and clamps.
• Position and align subassemblies in jigs or fixtures, using measuring instruments and following blueprint lines and index points.
• Cut, trim, file, bend, and smooth parts, and verify sizes and fitting tolerances in order to ensure proper fit and clearance of parts.
• Read and interpret blueprints, illustrations, and specifications to determine layouts, sequences of operations, or identities and relationships of parts.
• Align, fit, assemble, connect, and install system components, using jigs, fixtures, measuring instruments, hand tools, and power tools.
• Join structural assemblies such as wings, tails, and fuselage.
• Lay out and mark reference points and locations for installation of parts and components, using jigs, templates, and measuring and marking instruments.
• Adjust, repair, rework, or replace parts and assemblies to eliminate malfunctions and to ensure proper operation.
• Attach brackets, hinges, or clips to secure or support components and subassemblies, using bolts, screws, rivets, chemical bonding, or welding.
• Inspect and test installed units, parts, systems, and assemblies for fit, alignment, performance, defects, and compliance with standards, using measuring instruments and test equipment.
• Fit and fasten sheet metal coverings to surface areas and other sections of aircraft prior to welding or riveting.
• Clean, oil, and/or coat system components as necessary before assembling and attaching them.
• Set, align, adjust, and synchronize aircraft armament and rigging and control system components to established tolerances and requirements, using sighting devices and hand tools.
• Install and connect control cables to electronically controlled units, using hand tools, ring locks, cotter keys, threaded connectors, turnbuckles, and related devices.
• Fabricate parts needed for assembly and installation, using shop equipment.
• Set up and operate machines and systems to crimp, cut, bend, form, swage, flare, bead, burr, and straighten tubing, according to specifications.
• Weld tubing and fittings, and solder cable ends, using tack-welders, induction brazing chambers, or other equipment.
• Install mechanical linkages and actuators, and verify tension of cables, using tensiometers.
• Verify dimensions of cable assemblies and positions of fittings, using measuring instruments.
• Mark identifying information on tubing or cable assemblies, using etching devices, labels, rubber stamps, or other methods.
• Select and install accessories in swaging machines, using hand tools.
• Form loops or splices in cables, using clamps and fittings, or reweave cable strands.
• Measure and cut cables and tubing, using master templates, measuring instruments, and cable cutters or saws.
• Swage fittings onto cables, using swaging machines.

• Sealant adhesive robots
• Rivet tools
• Protective gloves
• Gas welding or brazing or cutting apparatus
• Pick or place robots
• Rivet tools
• Tube bending machinery
• Bearing fitting tool kits
• Swaging tools
• Rivet tools
• Gas welding or brazing or cutting apparatus
• Deburring equipment
• Rivet tools
• Wire or cable cutters
• Specialty wrenches
• Tube end finishers
• Desktop computers
• Calipers
• Templates
• Metal markers or holders
• Files
• Positioning jig
• Specialty wrenches
• Tube end finishers
• Torque wrenches
• Specialty wrenches
• Specialty wrenches
• Hand clamps
• Specialty wrenches
• Reamers
• Guide jig
• Tube bending machinery
• Rivet tools
• Micrometers
• Milling machines
• Templates
• Nut drivers
• Workshop cranes
• Height gauges
• Pipe bending mandrels
• Pneumatic drill
• Power drills
• Hoists
• Power saws
• Power screwguns
• Reamers
• Ear muffs
• Ear plugs
• Ratchets
• Rivet tools
• Rivet tools
• Safety glasses
• Protective gloves
• Templates
• Soldering irons or guns
• Spanner wrenches
• Specialty wrenches
• Welding tools
• Screwdrivers
• Swaging tools
• Welders
• Tensiometers
• Torque wrenches
• Guide jig
• Torque wrenches
• Ultrasonic examination equipment
• Welding masks
• Welding robots

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Spreadsheet software

Data base user interface and query software

Computer aided design CAD software

Industrial control software