Armored Vehicle Technician - Sterling Heights MI

Tracked Vehicle Mechanic With Fabrication & Paint Experience

BAE Systems, one of the world's leading defense contractors and a stable Fortune 500 company, is hiring a Tracked Vehicle Mechanic with fabrication & paint experience to work as prototype assembler on our combat vehicles.

The Prototype Assembler responsibilities include:

• Repairing & operating military track vehicles.
• AMPV or BFV Vehicle experience desired.
• Operation of basic fabrication & hand held tooling/machines.
• Experience with basic drill presses, band saws, and other standard machine shop equipment a plus.
• Systems Assembly and Integration that includes sub-component fabrication, inspection, test, vehicle maintenance and field support tasks conducted by Sterling Heights Prototype shop personnel.
• Providing direct support to design engineering through the entire product development life cycle.
• Works from and reads engineering drawings, sketches, samples and understands & executes prototyping language & verbal instructions.
• Performs layout of vehicle repairs in depth from blueprint reading capability and hand book or technical manual data.
• Uses hand tools and hand power tools. Sets up and operates equipment for: shearing, sawing, routing, punching, drilling, fastening and grinding, etc.
• Receives assistance and guidance on only the most complicated work.
• Selects all tools and materials necessary and sets up and operates all prototype shop equipment necessary to complete tasks, and performs all necessary maintenance on equipment with minimal supervision.
• Notes and reports variances or discrepancies in drawings or work and report them to the supervisor or appropriate person(s).
• Operates some or all BAE's existing product line and experimental vehicles both on site and at field locations.
• Operates forklift, overhead cranes, jib cranes and hoists.
• Full attention is given to the prevention of personal injury and prevention of injury to others.