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SURFACE MAINTENANCE MECHANIC INSPECTOR

Army National Guard Units

Department of the Army

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Salary

$34.40 - $40.13

per hour

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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 heavy military vehicles and equipment, like tanks and cranes, to make sure they work properly and meet safety standards.

The role requires hands-on checks of mechanical, hydraulic, and electrical systems, often at remote sites or during training exercises.

It's a good fit for experienced mechanics with military background who enjoy troubleshooting and ensuring equipment reliability in the Army National Guard.

Key Requirements

  • At least 18 months of specialized experience in diagnosing, repairing, and overhauling complex vehicle systems
  • Extensive knowledge of mechanical, hydraulic, pneumatic, electrical, and electronic systems in combat and tactical vehicles
  • Military grade E-5 through E-8
  • Ability to inspect equipment in operation or standby at remote worksites and during field exercises
  • Skills in improvising repairs and modifications without technical guidelines
  • Experience with heavy-duty mobile equipment such as tanks, cranes, bulldozers, and artillery

Full Job Description

THIS IS A NATIONAL GUARD TITLE 32 EXCEPTED SERVICE POSITION.

This National Guard position is for a SURFACE MAINTENANCE MECHANIC INSPECTOR, Position Description Number D1286000 and is part of the CO FMS 9, National Guard.

The purpose of the position is to serve as an inspector of surface maintenance vehicles and equipment to ensure that physical and operating characteristics are within acceptable standards and specifications.

Military Grades: E-5 thru E-8 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. 3.

It must be documented with "from (mm/yy)" and "to (mm/yy)" dates and description of the specialized experience.

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 at least 18 months of Specialized Experience in each of the following: 1.

Experience leading to an extensive knowledge of the mechanical makeup, operation, and working relationships of complex interconnecting systems, assemblies, and parts for a variety of combat, tactical, commercial, special purpose vehicles, and equipment.

2. Experience diagnosing, repairing, overhauling, and modifying interconnected complex systems on a variety of combat, tactical, commercial, special purpose vehicles, and equipment. 3.

Experience working with or knowledge of state of the art electrical, electronic, complex hydraulic, pneumatic, and other major non-mechanical systems that have a functional relationship and effect on the operation of major mechanical systems.

4. Experience working with or knowledge of hydraulic lifting, loading, turning, and positioning systems and their mechanical, hydraulic, pneumatic, electrical, and electronic controls. 5.

Experience working with or knowledge to develop or improvise methods, alter parts, and make repairs in the absence of technical guidelines (such as modifying parts to fit and mesh into systems for which the parts were not designed); improvise modifications to equipment to correct recurring malfunctions; and design modifications to meet special test requirements or other special needs.

Major Duties:

Inspects a large variety of heavy-duty mobile equipment, combat, tactical and automotive vehicles such as attack tanks, large cranes, tank retrievers, fire trucks, bridge transporters, armored vehicle launched bridges, bulldozers, road graders, crawler tractors, power shovels, self propelled earth compacting equipment, self propelled artillery, etc.

Inspects complex, interrelated mechanical, hydraulic, pneumatic, electronic and electrical systems, equipment and their components while in operation or in a standby condition.

Inspects equipment to determine repairs needed.

Inspects the full range of equipment as described above at remote worksites in support of field organizations, field units during field exercise training periods, or before major pieces of equipment are sent for repair to a supporting maintenance facility.

Performs other duties as assigned.

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Posted on USAJOBS: 1/27/2026 | Added to FreshGovJobs: 1/28/2026

Source: USAJOBS | ID: CO-12795830-AR-25-133