Aircraft (Rotary Wing) Technical Inspector

Amentum•Fort Polk, LA

12d•$38•Onsite

About The Position

The Aircraft (Rotary Wing) Technical Inspector is responsible for ensuring that assigned aircraft are maintained within required specifications and are airworthy before operation. This role involves inspecting repairs and modifications of aircraft structures, structural components, and engines of complex to extreme difficulty. The inspector will plan, conduct, and supervise aircraft technical inspections, and develop and implement quality control and ground safety programs to ensure compliance with contract specifications. Additionally, the role includes evaluating personnel, performing audits and inspections of work centers, examining parts and components for conformance to design specifications, monitoring maintenance technical data, reviewing maintenance source documents, managing deficiency programs, reviewing engineering investigation requests, and initiating/reviewing quality and technical deficiency reports. The inspector will also conduct safety inspections, training, and drills, brief and debrief pilots for functional check flights, participate in maintenance test flights, ensure compliance with various programs, provide guidance to lower-level technicians, prepare reports, and make entries in aircraft logs. Other qualified duties as requested will also be performed.

Requirements

Five (5) years of recent applicable aircraft maintenance experience.
One (1) year experience performing Technical Inspections on rotary wing aircraft.
A valid and up-to-date (FAA) Airframe and Powerplant (A&P) license.
A Valid FAA Inspection Authorization (IA). If no IA, shall have a minimum of five (5) years as an inspector on helicopters.
Must be able to obtain and maintain facility credentials/authorization.
US Citizenship is required for facility credentials/authorization at this work location.
Valid Driver’s License.
Knowledge of electrical, mechanical, electronic, hydraulic and pneumatic systems or other technology as applicable to fabrication, repair, operation and maintenance requirements.
Efficient in record keeping and preparation of reports; capable of reviewing other people's work and determining accuracy and conformity to standards.
Proficient in the use of the Unit Level Logistics System-Aviation Enhanced (ULLS-AE), the current maintenance management system utilized to maintain Army aircraft forms and records.
Thorough comprehensive knowledge of aircraft mechanical component troubleshooting/repair procedures and replacement of components.
Thorough knowledge of aircraft sheet metal/structural modification and repair and the ability to determine functionality of non-complex electrical systems.
Detailed knowledge of aircraft unique tools such as test equipment, torque wrenches, dial indicators, micrometers, cable tensiometers, sheet metal brakes and sheers, etc. is required.
Ability to provide technical support to structural/mechanical engineers and customers.
Excellent organizational skills in prioritizing workload to meet aircraft delivery schedule.

Responsibilities

Plans, conducts, and supervises aircraft technical inspections.
Develops and implements quality control and ground safety programs to ensure compliance with contract specifications.
Evaluates personnel, including verification of skills, training and experience.
Performs audits and inspections of work centers and ongoing maintenance actions, procedures, equipment and facilities.
Examines parts and components for conformance to design specification to determine serviceability; serviceable, unserviceable-reparable, unserviceable-non reparable, affixing completed appropriate form/tag for disposition; return to stock, route to appropriate shop for repair and/or turn-in.
Monitors timeliness and applicability of maintenance technical data and technical library.
Reviews maintenance source documents, inspection records, notes recurring discrepancies or trends and initiates appropriate action.
Manages the material deficiency and technical order improvement program.
Reviews engineering investigation requests.
Initiates and reviews quality deficiency reports, technical deficiency reports and hazardous material reports, ensuring that they are accurate, clear, concise and comprehensive.
Conducts safety inspections, training, and drills.
Inspects and verifies proper completion and documentation of safety and flight discrepancies.
Briefs and debriefs pilots and crew members assigned to functional check flights.
Participates in maintenance test flights and operation checks as required.
Ensures compliance with aircraft configuration control, Army oil analysis Program and test measuring diagnostic equipment calibration.
Provides lower level technicians guidance in aircraft repair and technical inspection techniques and procedures according to directives, technical manuals, work standards and operational policies throughout all aircraft modifications and/or maintenance efforts.
Prepares evaluations, special reports, and records pertaining to aircraft maintenance repair and related activities.
Make entries in aircraft logs and records.
Perform other qualified duties as requested.