Aircraft Survival & Flight Equipment Repairer (Title 32) (Permanent)

Army National Guard Units • Sandston, VA

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About The Position

This is a permanent National Guard Title 32 excepted-service position with the Virginia Army National Guard. The Aircraft Survival & Flight Equipment Repairer (WG-4818-10) inspects, tests, certifies, repairs, assembles, maintains, issues, fits, and adjusts aviation life support equipment (ALSE). Equipment includes aircraft and aircrew electronic communications equipment; aircraft-oxygen-related items; modular survival systems; life preservers; helicopter emergency egress devices; first aid kits; microclimate cooling vests; helmets and helmet-mounted devices; survival kits and components; and other survival equipment. The position maintains inspection, accountability, procedure, and equipment records, as well as ALSE supply records and stocks. It instructs and evaluates aircrew and other personnel on ALSE, survival, egress, and related procedures, and certifies training and mission equipment requirements. The role also supports readiness inspections and exercises, deployment and mobility requirements, shop operations, and annual budget planning. Additional duties may include emergency response, security, snow removal, munitions handling, heavy equipment operation, facility maintenance, or participation in disaster-response teams and aircraft accident investigation boards.

National Guard membership in a compatible military assignment in the employing state's National Guard is required before placement. Selectees must wear the military uniform and may be required to complete a trial period. The position is not located at a bargaining unit. Applicants must meet the stated membership eligibility and experience requirements. The announcement identifies eligible applicants as current Virginia Army National Guard military technicians, other Virginia Army National Guard members, or individuals eligible for membership in the Virginia Army National Guard, within the specified enlisted or warrant officer grades.

Requirements

• Must be a member of the National Guard in a compatible military assignment in the employing state's National Guard before the effective date of placement; applicants who are not current members must be eligible for immediate membership and employment in the stated military grades.
• Must be an enlisted member in grades E1/PV1 through E9/SGM or a warrant officer in grades W1/W01 through W4/CW4, subject to the announcement's applicant group eligibility rules.
• General experience or training demonstrating knowledge of materials and equipment used in the work, such as helmets, torso harness assemblies, parachutes, and survival equipment, and the ability to understand written instructions and use reference materials and manuals.
• At least 18 months of specialized experience equivalent to at least the WG-09 level or equivalent, including knowledge of aviation life support equipment; reading and interpreting military manuals; supply procedures and property accountability; collecting information and presenting it to groups; and planning a functional shop maintenance program.
• Applicants must provide exact employment dates and hours worked per week for part-time employment in their resumes.
• Must wear the military uniform.
• Must meet federal employment suitability requirements as determined by a background investigation.
• May be required to successfully complete a trial period.
• Participation in direct deposit is mandatory.
• Male applicants born after December 31, 1959, must be registered for Selective Service if required.
• Resumes submitted for the announcement must be limited to two pages.

Responsibilities

• Inspect, test, certify, repair, assemble, and maintain aviation life support equipment (ALSE), including communications and oxygen-related equipment, survival systems, helmets, egress devices, and survival items.
• Issue, fit, and adjust ALSE for aircrew members.
• Schedule inspections and maintain ALSE and weapons inspection and accountability documentation.
• Inspect and maintain stocks of medications used in survival vests, survival kits, and first aid kits.
• Maintain documentation of procedures performed.
• Perform ALSE supply functions, including maintaining bench stock, shop stock, prescribed load lists, operational load lists, sensitive items, and Class VIII supply items.
• Instruct aircrew and other personnel in ALSE care, use, operation, capabilities, egress, water survival, and survival techniques.
• Administer practical and written evaluations; develop charts and mock-ups; and maintain training aids.
• Certify initial and continuation training for aircrew and other personnel.
• Certify ALSE requirements for missions and ensure aircraft carry the appropriate types and quantities of equipment for the destination and mission.
• Certify aircraft equipment configuration and serviceability by signing forms and equipment records.
• Conduct follow-on test and evaluation of ALSE to ensure flight safety and performance standards.
• Recommend changes to processes and procedures related to technical material, equipment, and practices.
• Forecast, requisition, store, and protect life support equipment and supplies; issue ALSE lockers to aircrew members.
• Comply with safety, fire, security, and housekeeping regulations and ensure required quarterly inspections are conducted.
• Supervise, instruct, train, and certify traditional Guard members; conduct task evaluations and document on-the-job training records.
• Coordinate mobility and deployment requirements and maintain applicable publications and directives.
• Prepare for and participate in readiness evaluations, inspections, mobilization, command support exercises, and Aviation Resource Management Survey inspections.
• Perform additional duties as assigned, which may include firefighting, aircraft crash/rescue, security, snow removal, munitions handling, heavy equipment operation, facility maintenance, disaster response, or aircraft accident investigation and reporting.
• Prepare annual budget analyses and projections for ALSE shop operations.

Benefits

• A comprehensive federal employee benefits package is described; specific benefits depend on position type and should be confirmed with the hiring agency.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: No Education Listed