Aircraft Survival Flight Equipment Repairer

Air National Guard Units • Pittsburgh, PA

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About The Position

This is a National Guard Title 32 excepted-service position with the Pennsylvania Air National Guard’s 171st Air Refueling Wing. The position is classified as WG-4818-10 and involves inspecting, testing, calibrating, certifying, troubleshooting, repairing, replacing, assembling, and disassembling aircrew life support equipment, chemical/biological defense equipment, and aircraft ejection and non-ejection systems to ensure they meet airworthiness standards and support operational readiness.

The repairer provides classroom and technical instruction to pilots, aircrew, passengers, maintenance personnel, and other groups in survival, search and rescue, water survival, seat egress, parachute descent, chemical defense equipment, decontamination, and related qualification procedures. The position also uses and maintains computer systems and databases for analysis, scheduling, inspections, accountability, and documentation; manages technical orders and associated compliance work; and supports the inventory, maintenance, and movement of precision maintenance equipment.

Additional duties include managing life support munitions and ammunition assets, forecasting time-change requirements, handling hazardous materials, and maintaining an aircrew life support mobility package for bare-base operations. Additional assignments may include firefighting, aircraft crash and rescue response, security, snow removal, munitions handling, heavy equipment operation, facility and equipment maintenance, and disaster or civil-emergency response. The position is indefinite for applicants who are not currently permanent technicians; an indefinite appointment may lead to permanent assignment but may end when services or funding are no longer needed. National Guard membership in a compatible military assignment is required, and the selectee must wear the military uniform.

Requirements

• National Guard membership in a compatible military assignment in the employing state is required before the effective date of placement; applicants not currently members must be eligible for immediate membership.
• Must be eligible for the listed military grade: enlisted E1–E7.
• Must wear the military uniform.
• Federal employment suitability, as determined by a background investigation, is required.
• Males born after December 31, 1959, must be registered for Selective Service when required.
• General experience or training demonstrating knowledge of materials and equipment used in the work, such as helmets, torso harness assemblies, parachutes, and survival equipment.
• Ability to understand written instructions and use reference materials and manuals.
• Experience or training demonstrating knowledge of aviation life support equipment.
• Experience reading and interpreting military manuals.
• Experience with supply procedures and property accountability.
• Experience collecting information and presenting it to groups of varying sizes.
• Experience planning a functional shop maintenance program.
• The applicant’s experience, training, and education must demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and abilities needed to perform the position’s duties.
• Participation in direct deposit is mandatory.
• A trial period may be required.

Responsibilities

• Inspect, test, calibrate, certify, troubleshoot, repair or replace, assemble, and disassemble aircrew life support equipment, chemical/biological defense equipment, and aircraft ejection and non-ejection systems.
• Provide academic and technical instruction on survival, combat search and rescue, water survival, seat egress, parachute procedures, chemical defense equipment, decontamination, and qualification training.
• Use and maintain computer programs and databases to analyze, troubleshoot, schedule, and document inspections and accountability for life support and chemical/biological defense equipment.
• Use equipment and financial processing systems.
• Order, receive, update, file, and distribute technical orders; perform inventories and checks; carry out compliance and modification requirements; and document applicable changes and work.
• Evaluate technical orders for needed improvements and submit the appropriate documentation.
• Inventory and monitor Precision Maintenance Equipment Laboratory equipment; prepare it for pickup and delivery; coordinate with inspection or maintenance activities; transport it; perform acceptance inspections; and update equipment records.
• Manage, monitor, and inventory life support munitions and ammunition assets; forecast time-change requirements; remove and install munitions; and transport them by military or commercial aircraft and vehicles.
• Maintain certification and proficiency in handling, shipping, storing, and ordering hazardous materials.
• Manage an aircrew life support mobility package for bare-base operations under surge conditions.
• Perform additional duties as assigned, which may include firefighting, aircraft crash/rescue, security, snow removal, munitions handling, heavy equipment operation, facilities and equipment maintenance, or disaster and civil-emergency response.

Benefits

• Federal employee benefits package; specific benefit eligibility depends on position type, and applicants are directed to contact the hiring agency for details.

What This Job Offers

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