Blue Streak Mechanic Apprenticeship A27A0

About the role

The Boeing Company’s IAM/Boeing Joint Apprenticeship Program offers a 4-year paid apprenticeship in the Puget Sound region of Washington State, combining 8,000 hours of on-the-job training with at least 144 unpaid classroom hours each school year at a local Community and Technical College. Wages progress with each 1,000 hours of recorded training until program completion, at which point apprentices graduate as journey-level Blue Streak Mechanics with a globally recognized journey-worker certificate and card.

Responsibilities

• Fabricate details and assemblies by hand or mechanical means to support production, Aircraft on Ground (AOG), and critical spares requirements.
• When prints, templates, or tools are unavailable, develop and fabricate complex temporary shop-aid templates and tools, including forming compound curvatures and angles.
• Use obsolete blueprints, advanced shop mathematics, trigonometry, descriptive geometry (layout and lofting), geometric dimensioning and tolerancing, and CATIA to complete fabrication tasks.
• Collaborate with Engineering to redesign production and spare parts, including cross-section cuts and flat pattern development using manual or computer-aided methods.
• Operate machinery such as drill presses, saws, and mills to fabricate parts.
• Create templates, tools, and splash molds from obsolete drawings and sample parts from existing aircraft.
• Define part configuration and perform layout and lofting using CATIA as required.
• Ensure detail and assembly fabrication meets drawing configurations and tolerances.
• Perform riveting, bonding, and sealing during assembly processes.
• Obtain work orders and drawings, determine necessary materials and fasteners, and verify material quantity and quality assurance acceptance.
• Develop three-dimensional aids using sheet metal practices and shop mathematics, including layout and lofting methods.
• Cut, bend, punch, and dimple sheet metal parts to proper dimensions and preparation for installation.
• Assemble parts using rivets and bolts with correct tools and techniques per engineering requirements.
• Handle and dispose of hazardous materials in approved ways and obtain supplies for finishes such as alodine, primer, sealant, and adhesives.
• Conduct first-part checks for conformance, mark parts for identification, and leave oral or written tie-ins for following shifts.
• Rework and incorporate changes to assemblies to meet engineering specifications and coordinate with engineering on manufacturing challenges.
• Maintain personal and tool certifications as required.

Physical Demands and Potential Hazards

• Lift weights ranging from 10–15 lbs to 15–35 lbs.
• Perform movements including reaching, handling, turning, twisting, lifting, lowering, climbing, balancing, bending, kneeling, crouching, and squatting.
• Work in environments involving contact with metals, solvents, and coolants; operate near moving parts, sharp cutters, and potential slipping hazards; adapt to varying noise levels and atmospheric conditions.
• Use personal safety gear to protect face/eyes, hands/arms, and feet.

Requirements

• At least 18 years of age.
• Eligible for hire or rehire at Boeing.
• Never enrolled in or completed an IAM/Boeing Joint Apprenticeship program.
• High school diploma or GED.
• US person status as defined by 22 C.F.R. 120.62 (US Citizen, lawful permanent resident, refugee, or asylee).
• Proficiency in English and math verified by one of the following:
  • Completion of English 99 or higher, or a college placement test placing into English 101 or higher.
  • Completion of Intermediate Algebra within the last 5 years, or a college placement test placing into Precalculus, Trigonometry, or higher.
  • Placement tests must have been taken within the last 5 years; self-placement tests are not accepted.

Minimum Qualifications

Applicants must meet one of the following pathways and provide verification via transcripts, certifications/degrees, or resume:

• Vocational courses: Basic Blueprint Reading or equivalent; Basic Precision Measuring Tools or equivalent.
• Vocational certificates and degrees: Composite Technician Certificate; Manufacturing Composite Certificate; Aerospace Composite Technician Certificate; Advanced Composites Manufacturing Technician Certificate.
• 1-year work experience in a similar field: Bench Mechanic; Boring Mills (Vertical, Horizontal); Computer Numerical Control; Drills (Radial, Press, NC); Duct Prep and Fit (for Weld); Fastener Removal (Rivets, Hi-Loks, Screws, etc.); Flight Control/Control Surface Repair (Flaps, Rudders, Slats); Forming (Roll, Hydro, Stretch, or Brake); Grinding (Internal, External, Surface, Thread); Heat Treat; Jig Bore, Jig Grinder; Lathes (Conventional, NC, CNC, Turret); Layout (Conventional, CMM); Layout & Lofting (Sheet Metal, Non-Metallic, Composite); Mills (Conventional, NC, CNC, Profile); Relocating, re-drilling, and reaming holes to size; Sheet Metal Assembly, Sheet Metal Details; Tooling, Tool Making; Trade-related Bench Work.

Pay

$44.53 per hour.

Schedule

Position is for first shift, with potential training on second shift.