Aircraft Mechanic III

Amentum•Andrews AFB, MD

21h•Onsite

About The Position

The Aircraft Mechanic III is responsible for supporting highly sensitive HQ USAF operational plans and ensuring safe air transportation for Cabinet Members, senior military leaders, and visiting foreign dignitaries. This role involves performing scheduled and unscheduled aircraft maintenance, including complex repairs and modifications to aircraft structures, components, and engines. The mechanic will maintain and repair various aircraft systems such as flight controls, hydraulics, pneumatics, and fuel systems, applying technical knowledge to troubleshoot and solve complex problems by interpreting technical data.

Requirements

A Minimum of a High School Diploma or a GED required.
Knowledge of the use of aircraft hand tools, special tools, and test equipment is required.
Must have a working knowledge of aircraft safety requirements and know how to operate portable firefighting equipment.
The ability to read, interpret, and comprehend schematic diagrams, drawings, charts, and technical publications are required.
Must possess an FAA A&P certificate.
Occasional lifting of objects weighing up to 50 pounds is required.
Must be able to obtain and maintain a secret security clearance.
US Citizenship is required to obtain the clearance.
Must be able to obtain & maintain a flightline driver’s license.

Nice To Haves

Three years’ working knowledge of aircraft maintenance operations is preferred.

Responsibilities

Perform scheduled and unscheduled aircraft maintenance, to include repairs, modifies aircraft structures, structural components and engines of complex to extreme difficulty.
Maintain and repair aircraft components including but not limited to flight controls, engines, hydraulics, pneumatics, fuel systems, and mechanical components.
Apply technical knowledge of airframe and power plant systems in determining equipment malfunctions and apply technical expertise and guidance to solve complex problems by interpreting technical data such as; blue prints and manufactures manuals.
Accomplish inspections including, but not limited to preflight, thru-flight, basic post-flight, and phase inspections.
Launch and recover aircraft as required.
Perform operational checks of all aircraft systems.
Maintain aircraft appearance and cleanliness.
Operate all associated ground support equipment.
Use hand tools, special tools, and fixtures applicable to aircraft.
Perform all tasks associated with ground movement of aircraft.
Annotate maintenance actions in aircraft records/forms and complete associated IMDS entries.
Practice good housekeeping, tool control, FOD awareness and prevention and safety at all times.
Perform other duties related to the occupational field as assigned to include TDY and travel.
Become proficient to perform maintenance in three classifications (aircraft general, jet engines, and pneudraulics) through Cross Utilization Training (CUT).