Aircraft Mechanic

Quick Facts

• National Guard Title 32 excepted service position with a 2-year trial period
• Role: Aircraft Mechanic supporting sortie generation and aircraft maintenance

Description

In this Aircraft Mechanic role, you direct, monitor, or perform complex aircraft maintenance—servicing, inspections, troubleshooting, documentation, and repair certification—under time and mission constraints, including night and all-weather operations. You serve as a technical authority for airframe, mechanical, electrical/environmental, avionics, engine, and pneudraulic repairs, coordinate with production control for maintenance support, and ensure aircraft documentation and Maintenance Information Systems (MIS) accurately reflect airworthiness. The position also includes planning and conducting technical training and supporting readiness evaluations and required additional duties.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and repair one or more aircraft; oversee subordinate aircraft mechanics and coordinate other trade work on assigned aircraft
• Perform and/or oversee preflight, postflight, thru-flight, periodic, isochronal, phase, hourly, and special inspections; servicing and unscheduled maintenance
• Prepare for battle damage assessment/repair and support mission generation/regeneration operations
• Expedite aircraft operations including concurrent servicing and hot pit refueling/combat turns
• Advise on, inspect, and approve airframe, mechanical, electrical/environmental, avionics, engine, and pneudraulic repairs
• Coordinate with production control to report aircraft status, request specialist support, and manage maintenance based on priorities and parts/material availability
• Perform operational tests of aircraft systems and components; clear Red X discrepancy symbols
• Direct and perform ground movement; launch, recover, park, service aircraft; conduct end-of-runway inspection
• Ensure aircraft documentation and MIS accurately reflect airworthiness; provide technical guidance to flight crews on discrepancies and malfunctions
• Complete in-process and final inspections for repaired/overhauled/modified aircraft and certify adherence to work techniques, procedures, and quality standards
• Plan and conduct training during the technician work week; select instructional methods; evaluate and certify Cross Utilization Training (CUT)
• Participate in readiness evaluations, inspections, mobilization exercises, and Operations Other Than War (OOTW); comply with safety, fire, security, environmental, and housekeeping rules

Requirements

• National Guard membership required
• Federal employment suitability determined by a background investigation
• Maintain an appropriate level of security clearance
• Excepted service requires compatible military assignment in the National Guard and wearing the uniform
• 2-year trial period required; continued employment depends on written certification that it advances the public interest
• Male applicants born after 31 Dec 1959 must be registered for Selective Service
• General experience removing and replacing aircraft parts/accessories/components; making adjustments/settings per specifications; using hand tools and test equipment
• Specialized experience: at least 36 months installing, adjusting, aligning, troubleshooting, and functionally testing major/minor mechanical and pneudraulic systems on aircraft during overhaul or modification; coordinating maintenance workflow; instructing personnel in disassembly/reassembly of crash-damaged engines, transmissions, gearboxes, hydraulic components, and fuel controls
• AFSC 2A3X3 is highly recommended

Benefits

A career with the U.S. government includes a comprehensive federal employee benefits package. Eligibility depends on the type of position and whether it is full-time, part-time, or intermittent.