Aircraft Mechanic

Air National Guard Units•Elmendorf AFB, AK

24d

About The Position

The Aircraft Mechanic performs inspections, functional checks, preventive maintenance, troubleshooting, and unscheduled maintenance on assigned and transient aircraft. The work covers aircraft systems and components, including hydraulic, electrical, pressurization, lubrication, de-icing, vacuum, induction, and exhaust systems. The mechanic removes, replaces, services, adjusts, and tests aircraft parts and equipment; tows, taxis, parks, and moors aircraft; and supports aircraft launches, recoveries, and end-of-runway inspections. The position may also include maintenance and records management for support equipment, identifying and obtaining parts and tools, and coordinating and instructing other maintenance personnel. The position is an excepted, enlisted Alaska Air National Guard technician role. Alaska Air National Guard membership is required. The incumbent must currently hold AFSC 2A551 or 2A571 and meet the stated military grade range. Work may involve irregular or overtime hours to support operational needs. The position is indefinite, expected to last more than one year and no more than five consecutive years, and may be separated with 30 days' notice. It may be converted to permanent without further competition. Work requires moderate physical effort, including climbing, stooping, standing, bending, stretching, and working in uncomfortable positions. The mechanic routinely handles objects weighing up to 20 pounds and may occasionally lift or carry up to 50 pounds. Work occurs indoors and outdoors, including in inclement weather and temperature and humidity extremes, and involves potential exposure to hazardous aircraft and maintenance conditions.

Requirements

Currently hold AFSC 2A551 or 2A571.
Alaska Air National Guard membership is required.
Minimum military grade is Airman First Class (A1C/E-3); maximum military grade is Technical Sergeant (TSgt/E-6).
U.S. citizenship and a Secret clearance are required; must be able to obtain and maintain the appropriate security clearance.
Federal employment suitability, as determined by a background investigation, is required.
Males born after December 31, 1959, must be registered for Selective Service.
Must meet the Domestic Violence Misdemeanor Amendment (Lautenberg Amendment) restriction; an individual convicted of a qualifying crime of domestic violence may not perform the duties.
Ability to establish effective professional working relationships with coworkers and customers and contribute to a cooperative working environment.
General experience or training removing and replacing aircraft parts, accessories, and components and making adjustments and settings to established specifications; skill using hand tools and test equipment.
For WG-10, at least 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.
For WG-10, experience coordinating mechanics' work and scheduling maintenance to complete critical actions and support optimum workflow.
For WG-10, ability to instruct lower-graded mechanics, military personnel, and others in disassembling and reassembling crash-damaged engines, transmissions, gearboxes, hydraulic components, and fuel controls sufficiently for return to a shipping container.
Knowledge of the makeup, operation, and installation of a variety of systems, assemblies, and surfaces, and of when they should be repaired or replaced.
Knowledge of adjustment and alignment requirements and skill removing, replacing, adjusting, connecting, and meshing systems, assemblies, surfaces, components, and parts.
Knowledge and skill using precision test equipment, technical data, schematics, wiring diagrams, mathematical formulas, common hand tools, jigs, templates, and gauges.
Resume must provide complete employment dates and hours worked per week for each civilian and military employment occurrence; use of year only may result in disqualification. Duties must substantiate the required experience in detail.
Able to perform moderate physical exertion, including climbing, stooping, standing, bending, stretching, and working in tiring or uncomfortable positions; routinely handle objects up to 20 pounds and occasionally lift and carry items up to 50 pounds.
Able to work indoors and outdoors in inclement weather, on icy, wet, hot, or slippery ramps and aircraft surfaces, work stands, and ladders, and in temperature and humidity extremes.
Able to work around potential hazards including toxic fumes, dust, dirt, grease, lubricants, paints, solvents, high-pressure air and fluids, moving aircraft surfaces, engine noise and heat, intake suction, rotating propellers, explosive munitions, electrical voltage, cartridge-actuating devices, liquid oxygen, and aircraft fuel fire or explosion risks.

Nice To Haves

C-17 experience.

Responsibilities

Perform periodic, phase, hourly, preflight, postflight, calendar, thru-flight, and special inspections, as well as functional checks and preventive maintenance on aircraft.
Inspect and functionally check aircraft systems, including landing gear, hydraulic, electrical, pressurization, lubrication, de-icing, vacuum, induction, and exhaust systems.
Install 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 gear boxes, wing fuel tanks or cells, landing gear mechanisms, wheels, brakes, and tires.
Service oil, fluid, fuel, hydraulic, and oxygen systems; adjust and maintain installed equipment; and 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 check for conditions that could make an aircraft unsafe for flight.
As required, perform user- and organizational-level maintenance on support equipment, including inspection, repair, modification, and corrosion prevention.
Inventory, control, store, and repair 780 equipment; and complete and review nonpowered AGE and 780 equipment records.
Provide aircraft maintenance historical-record data, complete maintenance data collection and man-hour accounting, and prepare other required forms.
Assist aircraft maintenance supply personnel in identifying parts and stock numbers and obtaining needed parts and tools.
Instruct, direct, and assign maintenance repair tasks to drill status guard members; observe work and ensure compliance with procedures and technical publications.
Comply with safety, fire, security, and housekeeping regulations, and ensure material and equipment are properly stored, protected, maintained, and secured.
Prepare for and participate in readiness evaluations, inspections, mobility exercises, and command support exercises.
As required, perform additional duties such as structural firefighting, aircraft fire/crash/rescue duty, security guard duties, snow removal, munitions loading and handling, heavy equipment operation, facility and equipment maintenance, and disaster or civil emergency response.
Perform other duties as assigned.