Aircraft Mechanic II (F-15) Structures
About The Position
Aircraft mechanical personnel support F-15 aircraft maintenance operations, with primary emphasis on aircraft structures and structural components. The role may be based at Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho, and/or Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina, and requires CONUS/OCONUS travel to support maintenance operations throughout the United States and overseas. The position supports aircraft maintenance, repair, modification, troubleshooting, inspections, and component replacement to help ensure aircraft mission readiness. The Aircraft Mechanic II performs work of moderate difficulty, interprets technical documentation, supports maintenance engineering and modification activities, and may inspect work or guide lower-level technicians when authorized or assigned. The role requires compliance with applicable technical data, maintenance procedures, safety and quality requirements, and tool-control and FOD-prevention practices. This position is pending contract award.
Requirements
- High school diploma or equivalent.
- Experience performing aircraft structural inspection, repair, and modification within the Aircraft Mechanic II scope of work.
- Ability to interpret technical orders, blueprints, and engineering drawings and apply approved structural repair practices.
- Ability to obtain and maintain a DoD Secret clearance with favorable Tier 3/Secret adjudication and remain eligible for installation access, a Common Access Card, and required Government information-system access.
- U.S. citizenship.
- Ability to work the normal Monday–Friday day shift, 0700–1530, and approved overtime or adjusted schedules when mission requirements change.
- Valid state driver's license when vehicle or airfield-operation duties are assigned.
- Compliance with Tyonek, installation, OSHA, environmental, safety, security, FOD-prevention, tool-control, and hazardous-material procedures applicable to assigned work.
Nice To Haves
- F-15 structures experience is strongly preferred.
- U.S. Air Force training or awarded AFSC in 2A7X3 (Aircraft Structural Maintenance), or equivalent formal aircraft structures training, is preferred.
- FAA Airframe certificate is desired but not required.
Responsibilities
- Perform F-15 aircraft maintenance, repair, modification, troubleshooting, and component replacement of moderate difficulty, primarily involving aircraft structures and structural components.
- Inspect, maintain, repair, and modify aircraft structures and structural components in accordance with technical data, engineering drawings, specifications, and approved procedures.
- Troubleshoot structural discrepancies and determine appropriate repair or replacement requirements using applicable technical documentation.
- Apply knowledge of aircraft systems, including flight controls, engines, hydraulics, pneumatics, fuel systems, structures, and mechanical components, to identify and resolve discrepancies.
- Interpret technical publications, blueprints, engineering drawings, manufacturers' manuals, technical orders, and other approved documentation to resolve maintenance problems.
- Provide support for Maintenance Engineering Changes (MEC), Modification Work Orders (MWO), and Estimated Cost of Damage (ECOD) activities.
- Perform structural modifications and repairs using applicable tools, equipment, materials, and approved repair techniques.
- Perform and support scheduled and unscheduled aircraft inspections and maintenance requirements.
- Inspect work performed by Aircraft Mechanic I and II personnel when authorized and provide technical guidance to lower-level technicians.
- Lead personnel through complex aircraft maintenance and structural tasks as assigned.
- Prioritize workload to maintain aircraft maintenance, modification, and delivery schedules.
- Make required entries in aircraft logs, forms, records, and applicable maintenance information systems.
- Maintain accountability of tools and equipment and comply with Tool Control and Foreign Object Debris (FOD) prevention requirements.
- Comply with applicable safety, quality, security, technical-data, and maintenance documentation requirements.
- Perform other related duties as assigned in support of aircraft maintenance and modification operations.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
High school or GED
