Aircraft Mechanic

Air National Guard Units•Lincoln, NE

About The Position

This is a National Guard Title 32 excepted service position for an Aircraft Mechanic, Position Description Number D1366000, with the NE 155 MXS, National Guard. The position performs aircraft inspections, preventive and unscheduled maintenance, troubleshooting, repairs, servicing, and functional testing on assigned and transient aircraft. The work includes aircraft systems and components such as engines, landing gear, flight controls, hydraulic and electrical systems, and associated equipment. The mechanic may perform user- and organizational-level maintenance on assigned support equipment and 780 equipment; maintain related records; document aircraft maintenance and labor data; and assist with identifying and obtaining parts and tools. The position also instructs and assigns maintenance tasks to drill status Guard members and helps ensure work follows standard procedures and technical publications. The employee complies with safety and security requirements and participates in readiness evaluations and exercises. Additional duties may include structural firefighting, aircraft fire/crash/rescue, security, snow removal, munitions handling, heavy equipment operation, facility and equipment maintenance, or disaster and civil-emergency response. This position requires membership in the Nebraska Army National Guard. The selectee must wear the military uniform daily, meet military grade and assignment compatibility requirements, and obtain and maintain the required security clearance or background check. Direct deposit is mandatory.

Requirements

Membership in the Nebraska Army National Guard is required; applicants who are not current members must be eligible for immediate membership and employment in the National Guard at the military grade listed in the announcement.
The selectee is required to wear the military uniform daily.
Meet military grade requirements: minimum E2 and maximum E6; military grade inversion within the full-time workforce is not permitted.
Meet compatibility requirements for a military assignment; the compatible military assignment listed is 2A5X4.
Obtain and maintain the security clearance or background check required for the position. Required forms include SF86, PSIP Initiation Form, fingerprints, OF306, and an application/resume.
Males born after December 31, 1959, must be registered for Selective Service, if required.
Direct deposit is mandatory.
General experience or training must provide the skill to remove and replace aircraft parts, accessories, and components; make adjustments and settings to established specifications; and use hand tools and test equipment.
For WG-08: 12 months of experience or training using common hand tools for mechanical repairs; removing and installing aircraft parts, components, and accessories with detailed guidance; and following detailed instructions for routine recurring aircraft repairs and modifications, such as jacking and leveling aircraft and installing or adjusting engines, landing gear assemblies, instrument panels, and flight control systems.
For WG-10: 18 months of experience or training installing, adjusting, aligning, troubleshooting, and functionally testing major and minor mechanical and pneudraulic aircraft systems during overhaul or modification; coordinating mechanics’ work and scheduling maintenance; and instructing lower-graded mechanics and other personnel in disassembly and reassembly of crash-damaged engines, transmissions, gearboxes, hydraulic components, and fuel controls for return to shipping containers.

Responsibilities

Perform periodic, phase, hourly, preflight, postflight, calendar, thru-flight, and special aircraft inspections, functional checks, and preventive maintenance.
Inspect, test, and maintain aircraft systems, including landing gear, hydraulic, electrical, pressurization, lubrication, de-icing, vacuum, induction, and exhaust systems.
Install aircraft equipment such as external tanks, tow reels, hoists, and pylons.
Troubleshoot and perform unscheduled maintenance on assigned and transient aircraft using gauges, meters, measuring devices, and other test equipment.
Make major adjustments and alignments of aircraft systems or components, and assist specialists as required.
Remove and replace aircraft components, including control surfaces, engines, constant speed drives, engine-mounted gearboxes, wing fuel tanks or cells, landing gear mechanisms, wheels, brakes, and tires.
Service oil, fluid, fuel, hydraulic, and oxygen systems; maintain installed equipment such as tow targets, hydraulic reels, and drive assemblies; and replace working or inoperative parts and elements.
Perform operator maintenance on aircraft-installed auxiliary power units.
Tow, taxi, park, and moor assigned and transient aircraft; meet and debrief aircrew on aircraft status; and launch and recover aircraft, including aircraft on alert status.
Perform end-of-runway inspections before takeoff and identify conditions that could make an aircraft unsafe for flight.
As required, perform user- and organizational-level maintenance on assigned support equipment, including inspection, repair, modification, and corrosion prevention.
Inventory, control, store, and repair 780 equipment; complete and review nonpowered AGE and 780 equipment records.
Provide data for aircraft maintenance historical records, maintenance data collection, man-hour accounting, and other required forms.
Assist aircraft maintenance supply personnel in identifying parts and stock numbers and obtaining necessary parts and tools.
Instruct, direct, and assign maintenance repair tasks to drill status Guard members; observe work and ensure compliance with standard procedures and technical publications.
Comply with safety, fire, security, and housekeeping regulations, and ensure materials and equipment are properly stored, protected, maintained, and secured.
Prepare for and participate in readiness evaluations, inspections, mobility exercises, and command support exercises.
Perform additional duties as required, which may include firefighting, aircraft crash/rescue, security guard duties, snow removal, munitions handling, heavy equipment operation, facility and equipment maintenance, and natural-disaster or civil-emergency response.
Perform other duties as assigned.