Aircraft Electrician (Aircraft Pneudraulic Systems Mechanic)

Headquarters, Air Force Reserve Command•Greater Pittsburgh Airport, PA

About The Position

This is an Air Reserve Technician (ART) enlisted position. ARTs are regular career civil-service employees who also maintain membership in the assigned Air Force Reserve unit and participate in unit training assemblies, generally including one weekend of military training per month. The incumbent primarily performs ART duties and may also be assigned non-ART duties, generally not exceeding 30 percent of total responsibilities. The position involves installing, troubleshooting, interrogating, programming or reprogramming, adjusting, testing, modifying, calibrating, and repairing complex integrated electrical and environmental systems and equipment on aircraft supported by the organization. The incumbent also provides training to and evaluates assigned personnel, including active-duty members, reservists, civilians, contractors, and foreign military personnel as required. Work is performed in hangars, outdoors, and on or in aircraft, sometimes in hazardous-noise areas and confined or awkward spaces. The role involves exposure to weather extremes, aircraft fluids and other hazardous materials, electrical shocks, RF radiation, explosive hazards, lasers, moving machinery and vehicles, and other workplace hazards. Physical demands include lifting and carrying up to 40 pounds, walking, standing and repeated bending for approximately four hours per day, reaching above the shoulder, climbing, and using both hands and legs. Special-purpose or motor vehicles may be operated. The employee may need to fly on military or commercial aircraft for temporary duty assignments. The employee must meet and maintain Air Force Reserve requirements, maintain required certifications, and obtain and retain the security clearance designated for the position. This is a testing-designated position, subject to pre-employment and random drug testing. Work schedules are aligned to allow participation in unit training assemblies; shift work, emergency overtime, and work outside normal duty hours, including evenings, weekends, or holidays, may be required. A specific education qualification is not required.

Requirements

U.S. citizenship is required.
Must be a current member of the Air Force Reserve or willing and qualified to join, and must meet and maintain Air Force Reserve requirements.
Must meet the OPM Qualification Standards Handbook X-118C quality-level experience requirements for the WG-2800 Electrical Installation and Maintenance Family and pass the screen-out element: ability to perform the work of an Aircraft Electrician (Aircraft Pneudraulic Systems Mechanic) without more than normal supervision.
Demonstrate the knowledge and skills necessary to perform the work, including knowledge of shop, trade, housekeeping, and safety practices; integrated electrical and environmental systems and their relationships to other aircraft systems; electrical and electronic theory and circuitry; and environmental-system components and principles.
Demonstrate skill in testing and troubleshooting with a variety of test devices and ability to analyze, modify, and repair complex aircraft electrical and environmental systems and components.
Be able to apply technical practices, lay out and connect circuits to prevent malfunctions or overloads, and use and interpret computer data, wiring diagrams, technical data, blueprints, schematics, and engineering instructions.
Be able to remove, install, relocate, and reposition electrical, environmental, and electronic components, and calibrate, adjust, and repair components such as amplifiers, proximity boxes, generators, voltage regulators, LRUs, and support equipment.
Know applicable safety and security requirements, tools, equipment and materials accounting and security, and the USAF Technical Order Program and its procedures.
Must maintain current certifications and obtain and retain the security clearance designated for the position.
Subject to pre-employment and random drug testing as a condition of employment.
Must be registered for Selective Service if male, as applicable.
Meet the stated physical requirements, including lifting and carrying up to 40 pounds (two-person lift for items exceeding 40 pounds), reaching, use of both hands and legs, walking, standing, bending, climbing, and applicable vision, depth-perception, color-discrimination, and hearing abilities.
May be required to work outside normal duty hours, including evenings, weekends, or holidays; perform shift work or emergency overtime; and travel by military or commercial aircraft for temporary duty.

Responsibilities

Troubleshoot complex integrated electrical and environmental systems and related on- and off-equipment systems for assigned or transient aircraft, including support equipment.
Install, inspect, modify, repair, service, replace, adjust, and overhaul integrated aircraft electrical and environmental systems and components, including oxygen, fire suppression, air conditioning, pressurization, ice and rain protection, bleed air, avionics cooling, cargo and mission handling, missile interface units and bomb doors, anti-skid, landing gear, ignition, stall warning, flight control, AC/DC power, generators, fuel, and explosive systems.
Perform final functional and operational tests of integrated electrical and environmental systems on and off equipment.
Prepare and execute training plans for assigned active-duty, Reserve, civilian, contractor, and foreign military personnel, and evaluate personnel as required.
Follow safety practices and tool-control procedures and maintain a safe, clean work area.
Document and recommend improvements to equipment performance, technical data, and maintenance procedures; report malfunctions, initiate product quality deficiency reports, and assist with design changes as necessary.
Perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

Federal employee benefits package for the employee and family
Potential 25% recruitment incentive
Potential 25% relocation incentive
Potential superior qualification incentive
Potential incentive for prior non-federal work experience or active-duty uniformed service when determining leave accrual rate
Potential PCS payment if authorized
Disabled veteran leave may be available to eligible federal employees

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