AIRCRAFT MECHANIC-Title 32

Army National Guard Units•West Bend, WI

About The Position

This National Guard position is for an Aircraft Mechanic, Title 32, Position Description Number D0483000, with the Wisconsin Army National Guard’s WI AASF 1. The position performs the full range of aircraft maintenance duties, including troubleshooting, preventive maintenance, repair, and ground testing of assemblies, systems, and surfaces for one or more types of fixed- and rotary-wing military aircraft. This excepted-service position requires membership in a compatible military assignment in the employing state’s National Guard. Applicants who are not current Guard members must be eligible for immediate membership. The position requires federal employment suitability, an appropriate security clearance, and compliance with the Lautenberg Amendment. A probationary period may be required. Occasional work outside normal duty hours and overtime may be required, and authorized personal protective equipment must be worn as required.

Requirements

Must be eligible for, or hold, membership in a compatible National Guard military assignment in the employing state; membership is required before the effective date of placement.
Compatible military grades: E-1 through E-8.
Must meet federal employment suitability requirements as determined by a background investigation.
Must be able to obtain and maintain the appropriate security clearance.
Must not be disqualified under the Lautenberg Amendment due to a qualifying domestic-violence misdemeanor conviction.
Must be able to wear authorized personal protective equipment as required.
General experience or training removing and replacing aircraft parts, accessories, and components and making adjustments and settings to established specifications.
Skill in using hand tools and test equipment.
At least 18 months of experience or training installing, adjusting, aligning, troubleshooting, and functionally testing major and minor aircraft mechanical and pneudraulic systems during overhaul or modification.
Experience coordinating mechanics’ work and scheduling maintenance to complete critical actions and support workflow.
Ability to instruct personnel in disassembly and reassembly of crash-damaged aircraft components.
Male applicants born after December 31, 1959, who are required to register under the Military Selective Service Act must be registered to be eligible for appointment.

Responsibilities

Troubleshoot, perform preventive maintenance on, and repair military aircraft.
Ground-test aircraft assemblies, systems, and surfaces for fixed- and rotary-wing aircraft.
Install, adjust, align, troubleshoot, and functionally test aircraft mechanical and pneudraulic systems during overhaul or modification.
Coordinate the work of other mechanics and schedule maintenance to complete critical actions and maintain workflow.
Instruct lower-graded mechanics, military personnel, and other personnel in disassembling and reassembling crash-damaged engines, transmissions, gearboxes, hydraulic components, and fuel controls for return to shipping containers.