Installation, Maintenance & Repair

AIRCRAFT STRUCTURAL MECHANIC (1 yr Certificate) St. Philip's College-Southwest Campus Assemble, fit, fasten, and install parts of airplanes and space vehicles, such as tails, wings, fuselage, bulkheads, doors, stabilizers, and landing gear. Fit and fasten sheet metal covering to surface areas and other sections of the aircraft preparatory to welding or riveting. Install rigging and control equipment. Inspect, test, modify, and install equipment according to specifications, using tools such as power shears, acetylene welding equipment, rivet guns, and air or electric drills.

AIRCRAFT POWER PLANT MECHANIC (1 yr Certificate) St. Philip's College-Southwest Campus Repair and maintain the operating condition of aircraft engines such as hydraulic and pneumatic systems, landing gear, propeller assemblies, fuel tanks, and airframe assemblies. Inspect, test, modify, install equipment according to specifications, using tools such as power shears, acetylene welding equipment, rivet guns, and air or electric drills.

AIRFRAME AND POWER PLANT MECHANIC (2 yr AAS) St. Philip's College-Southwest Campus Service, repair, and overhaul aircraft structures and aircraft engines to ensure worthiness. Use hand tools, power tools, machines and testing equipment. Performs miscellaneous duties to service aircraft, including flushing crankcase, cleaning screens, greasing moving parts, and checking brakes. May be required to be licensed by Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).

COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT TECHNOLOGY (2 yr AAS) St. Philip's College Apply electrical and electronic theory and related knowledge to design, build, install, test, repair, and modify developmental, experimental, or production communication equipment such as industrial controls, transmitters, and antennas.