Aircraft Mechanic I Airframe

Amentum•San Diego, CA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Aircraft Mechanic I performs daily scheduled and unscheduled maintenance to keep aircraft compliant with mission requirements. The role may also support flight scheduling and daily flight-line operations. Work includes inspecting, repairing, replacing, rebuilding, and servicing aircraft structures, engines, electrical systems, accessories, and functional components. The mechanic interprets maintenance manuals, technical data, engineering data, service bulletins, and other specifications to determine repair methods and assess component condition. Duties include scheduled and phase inspections, troubleshooting engine and aircraft malfunctions, completing maintenance records, and supporting safe aircraft operation. The position may involve specialized structural, precision, functional-part, or engine repair work. The employee is expected to maintain a safe and orderly work area, participate in the Foreign Object Damage (FOD) program, handle and dispose of hazardous materials, comply with safety, quality, environmental, customer-contract, and operational requirements, and obtain required qualifications and equipment licenses. The role may require qualification as a Plane Captain and requires availability to work all shifts onsite. The work involves frequent movement around aircraft interiors and exteriors, including walking, sitting, handling tools, reaching, climbing, balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, and crawling. The employee must meet aircraft-specific weight limits and may occasionally lift or move up to 50 pounds. The work environment includes moving machinery, elevated or precarious locations, outdoor weather, electrical-shock and vibration hazards, and occasional exposure to fumes, airborne particles, hazardous chemicals, or radiation. Noise is usually loud, requiring hearing protection. The role requires ongoing communication, mental alertness, and the ability to work under deadlines. This position requires a high school diploma or equivalent, at least three years of recent O-level H-60S/R aircraft maintenance experience or equivalent rotary aircraft experience as a rated Aircraft Structural Mechanic, and at least three years of H-60 CDQAR/QAR experience. Applicants must be able to obtain and maintain required qualifications and certifications, work all shifts, meet physical and medical requirements, and obtain facility credentials and a Common Access Card with Tier 3 adjudication. U.S. citizenship is required for facility credentials at this work location. The listed hourly rate is $44.18, with an additional $8.00 per hour for health and welfare for up to 40 hours per week. Benefits are subject to eligibility requirements and may vary by employment type, location, and applicable agreements.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent.
At least three years of actual and recent O-level H-60S/R aircraft maintenance experience, or equivalent rotary aircraft experience as a rated Aircraft Structural Mechanic (AM).
At least three years of actual H-60 CDQAR/QAR experience.
Ability to obtain and maintain all required qualifications and complete Personal Qualification Standards within the timeframe specified by site instructions.
Ability to obtain and maintain Tire & Wheel and Hydraulic Contamination certifications.
Ability to work all shifts onsite.
Ability to read, write, and interpret technical data and special operating instructions.
In-depth knowledge of the applicable aircraft and thorough working knowledge of applicable technical publications.
Computer proficiency, including use of a computer, keyboard, mouse, and printer, and programs such as Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and NALCOMIS/OOMA.
Good verbal and written communication skills and leadership ability.
Knowledge and use of the special tools and equipment required for assigned maintenance tasks.
Ability to meet physical requirements and pass medical examinations associated with daily assigned tasks.
Valid driver’s license.
Ability to speak, read, write, and understand English.
Ability to obtain and maintain facility credentials or authorization; U.S. citizenship is required for credentials or authorization at this work location.
Ability to obtain and maintain a Common Access Card (CAC) with Tier 3 adjudication.
Successful completion of a pre-employment drug screen.

Nice To Haves

Prior experience with U.S. Naval repair maintenance operations on military aircraft.
Plane Captain qualification.
Airframe Workcenter Supervisor experience.

Responsibilities

Perform daily scheduled and unscheduled aircraft maintenance to meet mission requirements; may support flight scheduling and daily flight-line operations.
Repair, replace, and rebuild aircraft structures and functional components, including blades, fuselage, rigging, surface controls, plumbing, and hydraulic units.
Interpret manufacturers’ and maintenance manuals, OPNAV 4790, service bulletins, technical and engineering data, and other specifications to determine repair or replacement methods.
Perform 200-hour, progressive, isochronal, phase, periodic, and other hourly or calendar inspections.
Inspect engines and components for cracks, corrosion, foreign object damage, burned areas, distortion, security, warping, wear, missing segments, and oil leaks; inspect turbine blades for cracks, distortion, corrosion, burnout, security, or breaks.
Test engine operation and use testing equipment to locate malfunctions.
Repair or replace worn or damaged engine components, including generators, alternators, magnetos, fuel controls, fuel pumps, oil pumps, engine-mounted gearboxes, and compressor bleed valves.
Remove, disassemble, inspect, repair or replace defective parts, reassemble, and reinstall aircraft engines as needed.
Adjust, repair, or replace aircraft electrical wiring and accessories.
Perform preflight, thru-flight, and post-flight maintenance inspections and miscellaneous aircraft servicing, including flushing gearboxes, cleaning screens and filters, greasing moving parts, checking brakes, and corrosion prevention.
Supervise and participate in aircraft jacking and towing.
Enter descriptions of completed work in maintenance records, including safety-of-flight items, and verify that work was performed satisfactorily.
Make line-station repairs to engines and airframe components, short of overhaul, as needed to keep aircraft safe to operate.
Perform specialized work involving repair and modification of structural, precision, and functional spare parts and assemblies, or engine repair, as assigned.
Maintain housekeeping in work areas and shops and participate in the FOD program.
Obtain Collateral Duty Inspector and Collateral Duty Quality Assurance Representative qualifications as a rated Aircraft Structural Mechanic (AM).
Comply with safety requirements and handle and dispose of hazardous materials.
Obtain required support-equipment licenses; may be required to qualify as a Plane Captain.
Perform other assigned or requested position-related duties and comply with applicable PWS requirements.
Complete required safety training and self-aid/buddy-aid responsibilities; participate in emergency-response tasks and safety committees or teams as appropriate.
Follow Amentum quality policies, applicable Quality System documents, customer contracts, and operational, safety, quality, and environmental procedures.