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Posted: February 4, 2026 (1 day ago)

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AIRCRAFT MECHANIC

Air National Guard Units

Department of the Air Force

Fresh

Location

Salary

$36.66 - $42.79

per hour

Closes

March 6, 2026

SES Pay Grade

Base salary range: $147,649 - $221,900

Typical requirements: Executive-level leadership experience. Senior executive qualifications required.

Note: Actual salary includes locality pay (15-40%+ depending on location).

Job Description

Summary

This job involves inspecting, repairing, and maintaining aircraft systems and components for the Air National Guard, ensuring planes are safe and ready for use.

It also includes troubleshooting issues, coordinating team work, and training others on mechanical tasks.

A good fit would be someone with hands-on experience in aircraft mechanics, strong problem-solving skills, and the ability to work in a military environment.

Key Requirements

  • Specialized experience installing, adjusting, aligning, troubleshooting, and testing mechanical and pneumatic systems on aircraft
  • Experience coordinating mechanics' work and scheduling maintenance for efficient workflow
  • Ability to instruct lower-graded mechanics and personnel in disassembly and reassembly of aircraft components like engines and hydraulics
  • Military grades E-3 to E-7
  • Detailed resume (2 pages max) documenting specialized experience with specific dates and descriptions
  • Compliance with safety, fire, security, and housekeeping regulations
  • Participation in readiness evaluations and exercises

Full Job Description

THIS IS A NATIONAL GUARD TITLE 32 EXCEPTED SERVICE POSITION.

This National Guard position is for a AIRCRAFT MECHANIC, Position Description Number D1366000 and is part of the CO 140 AMXS, National Guard.

This position is located within a National Guard aircraft maintenance organization.

Its primarypurpose is to inspect, repair, modify, and service aircraft systems, components, and assemblies,both on- and off-aircraft. Military Grades: E-3 - E-7 1.

Specialized experience will be used to determine qualifications for the announced position. 2. An applicant's RESUME must provide, in detail, how they meet each specialized experience listed below.

Resume must be two pages or less. 3. It must be documented with "from (mm/yy)" and "to (mm/yy)" dates and description of the specialized experience. 4.

If education or a degree is required as part of the "Specialized Experience", you must include transcripts.

DO NOT copy each bullet listed below word for word and place into your resume; you must describe your personal experience as it pertains to each bullet.

You will be immediately disqualified if you fail to include specialized experience in your resume.

Must have Specialized Experience in each of the following: Experience or training installing, adjusting, aligning, troubleshooting, and functionally testing the various major and minor mechanical and pneudraulic systems on an aircraft during overhaul or modification.

Experience coordinating the work of other mechanics, and scheduling maintenance to ensure completion of critical actions and optimum workflow.

Must have the ability to instruct lower graded mechanics, military and other personnel in the disassembly and reassembly of crash damaged engines, transmissions, gearboxes, hydraulic components, and fuel controls sufficient for the exhibit to be returned to its shipping container.

Major Duties:

Performs inspections, functional checks, and preventive maintenance on aircraft to include periodic, phase, hourly, preflight, postflight, calendar, thru-flight, and special inspections such as fuel contamination, emergency equipment, and oil sampling.

Troubleshoots and performs unscheduled maintenance on assigned and transient aircraft utilizing various gauges, meters, measuring devices and other related test equipment.

May be required to perform user and organizational level maintenance on assigned support equipment, including inspection, repair, modification, and corrosion prevention.

Provides data for aircraft maintenance historical records, complete maintenance data collection, man-hour accounting, and other forms as required.

Instructs, directs, and assigns maintenance repair tasks to drill status guard members. Complies with safety, fire, security, and housekeeping regulations.

Prepares for and participates in various types of readiness evaluations such as MEI, ORI, IG and UE inspections, mobility and command support exercises. Performs other duties as assigned.

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Posted on USAJOBS: 2/4/2026 | Added to FreshGovJobs: 2/5/2026

Source: USAJOBS | ID: CO-12851925-AF-26-053