AIRCRAFT MECHANIC

Full Job Description

This National Guard position is for a AIRCRAFT MECHANIC, Position Description Number D1525000 and is part of the Oregon National Guard 173rd Fighter Wing, National Guard.

Areas of Consideration: Area 1 - Current permanent and indefinite T32 technicians of the Oregon ANG. Area 2 - Current permanent and indefinite T5 employees of the Oregon ANG.

Area 3 - Current service members in the Oregon ANG. Area 4 - Individuals in the active duty US Air Force, Air Force Reserve, or Air National Guard.

Area 5 - US Citizens eligible to meet the military requirements for membership in the Oregon ANG.

GENERAL and SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS: Work involves the maintenance, troubleshooting, repair, overhaul, and modification of fixed and rotary wing aircraft systems, airframes, components, and assemblies, where the work requires substantive knowledge of the airframe and aircraft mechanical, pneudraulic, and/or electrical systems and their interrelationships.

Some work situations within this series may require varying levels of electronics knowledge.

Experience or training that has provided the candidate with the skill to remove and replace aircraft parts, accessories, and components, and to make adjustments and settings according to established specifications.

Must be skilled in the use of hand tools and test equipment. WG-11 and above must have 18 month experience.

In addition to journey-level experience or training equivalent to or exceeding the WG-10 or WU-10 grade level, positions at this grade level may include performing duties as a dedicated crew chief.

Other positions may include responsibility for performing, coordinating, and/or overseeing the work and any periodic inspections to be done on an aircraft whether it is alone, or with the assistance of other mechanics and/or workers.

Some positions may include coordinating the work of other journey-level workers in other trades to work simultaneously on the aircraft.

Other positions may include serving as the technical authority to advise on, examine, and approve all airframe, mechanical, electrical, and pneudraulic repairs of assigned aircraft

Major Duties:

As a AIRCRAFT MECHANIC, WG-8852-12, this position is located in the Sortie Generation Section of the Aircraft Generation Division within the Logistics Directorate of an Air National Guard Flying Wing.

Its purpose is to act as the crew chief with responsibility for directing the total maintenance effort on individually assigned aircraft.

The work involves the total maintenance of complex, high performance military aircraft, ranging from multi-purpose heavy, multi-engine transports to the most modern sophisticated fighters and bombers.

Fully responsible for providing detailed technical insight on individual aircraft's level of Mission Capability (MC), then develops and recommends a comprehensive course of action to maintain the aircraft at Full Mission Capability (FMC).

All aircraft are fully integrated in and are part of the Total Force Mission of the United States Air Force.

This position is responsible to fully prepare assigned aircraft for Aerospace Expeditionary Force/Wing (AEF/AEW) Operations around the world.

(1) Directs, monitors or performs overall maintenance, servicing, inspections and documentation for one or more aircraft.

Work is performed in complex working conditions under time and/or mission constraints to include all weather and night operations.

Works with, coordinates and oversees the work of subordinate aircraft mechanics.

Coordinates and oversees the work of journey level workers in other trades working simultaneously on the assigned aircraft. Reviews, trains and prepares to perform battle damage assessment/repair.

Participates in mission generation/regeneration operations. Directs multiple specialists in preparing aircraft for combat operations.

Expedites aircraft operations to include concurrent servicing, hot pit refueling and/or combat turns or integrated combat turns.

Performs preflight, postflight, thru flight, periodic, isochronal, phase, hourly and special inspections, as well as servicing, defueling, scheduled and unscheduled maintenance.

Serves as the technical authority to advise on, inspect and approve all airframe, mechanical, electrical/environmental, avionics, engine and pneudraulic repairs on assigned aircraft.

Works closely with the production control function to report current aircraft status, requests and coordinates specialist support for accomplishing maintenance exceeding sortie generation capabilities or time constraints.

Controls and performs work assignments based upon priorities, workload, availability of parts, facilities, material and personnel. Assigns maintenance and repair functions to subordinate mechanics.

Coordinates with production control to direct short notice availability of the aircraft to accomplish work on delayed discrepancies and other scheduled maintenance to meet mission requirements.

Observes and inspects performance and work procedures to ensure compliance with applicable technical publications, directives and local policy.

Accomplishes operational tests of aircraft systems and components. Directs and performs the ground movement of aircraft. Launches, recovers, parks and services aircraft.

Performs end of runway inspection. Installs, removes, inspects and adjusts aerial delivery systems to mission requirements.

Makes diagnoses and solves malfunctions of aircraft systems and components by utilizing a wide variety of complex state of the art computerized and/or non computerized diagnostic and precision equipment, by studying layout drawings, blueprints and wiring diagrams and by analyzing construction and operating characteristics of aircraft and their components.

Performs or oversees maintenance such as troubleshooting, removing, repairing, replacing, rigging, aligning, cleaning, painting and corrosion control.

May be required to assist DEPOT level maintenance activities on individual assigned aircraft discrepancies.

Ensures all mission associated support (-21) equipment is available and serviceable for deployment and employment.

(2) Ensures aircraft documentation and Maintenance Information Systems (MIS) accurately reflect the airworthiness of the Aircraft.

Provides technical guidance and assistance to flight crews regarding observed discrepancies and experienced in-flight characteristics and system malfunctions.

Performs or assists in aircrew debriefing when required.

(3) Performs in-process and final inspection of aircraft and components undergoing repair, overhaul and/or modification to verify and certify by signature adherence to work techniques, procedures and quality standards established by applicable publications.

(4) Performs other duties as assigned. *The above description only mentions a limited amount of the position's official duties.

For a full comprehensive document that covers all the duties of the position, please contact one of the Recruitment Specialists at the bottom of the announcement.