Aviation Life Support Systems Specialist

Amentum•Lexington Park, MD

About The Position

Aviation Life Support Systems Specialist This opportunity is contingent upon award: Description: Manages, performs and schedules inspections, maintenance and adjustments of assigned aircrew flight equipment (AFE), aircraft interiors, associated supplies, and inventories assets. Inspects, maintains, packs and adjusts AFE such as flight helmets, oxygen masks, flotation devices, survival kits, helmet mounted devices, aircrew night vision and other ocular systems, aircrew eye and respiratory protective equipment and other types of AFE. Repairs fabric and rubber components, including protective clothing, thermal radiation barriers, flotation equipment and various parachutes. Evaluates and inspects fabric, rubber equipment and parachutes to determine feasibility of repair or replacement. Evaluates work orders for fabrication of authorized items. Installs and removes aircraft-installed AFE. Uses various types of test equipment such as altimeters, oxygen testers, leakage testers, radio testers and other types of testers to conduct reliability testing on AFE. Maintains inspection and accountability documentation on AFE issued to aircrews or prepositioned on aircraft.

Requirements

High School Diploma or GED.
Graduate of Navy Parachute Rigger or equivalent Air Force or Army Military Occupational Specialist (MOS) course for ALSS system maintenance.
Minimum of four (4) years’ experience with related aircraft/systems consistent with PWS requirements and the position description.
For ALSSmaintenance, activities supported by Contractor maintenance shall use only qualified, certified personnel to perform maintenance on ALSS/egress system maintenance.
TS/SCI: Yankee White may be required

Nice To Haves

A&P License/FAA Certification preferred.

Responsibilities

Manages, performs and schedules inspections, maintenance and adjustments of assigned aircrew flight equipment (AFE), aircraft interiors, associated supplies, and inventories assets.
Inspects, maintains, packs and adjusts AFE such as flight helmets, oxygen masks, flotation devices, survival kits, helmet mounted devices, aircrew night vision and other ocular systems, aircrew eye and respiratory protective equipment and other types of AFE.
Repairs fabric and rubber components, including protective clothing, thermal radiation barriers, flotation equipment and various parachutes.
Evaluates and inspects fabric, rubber equipment and parachutes to determine feasibility of repair or replacement.
Evaluates work orders for fabrication of authorized items.
Installs and removes aircraft-installed AFE.
Uses various types of test equipment such as altimeters, oxygen testers, leakage testers, radio testers and other types of testers to conduct reliability testing on AFE.
Maintains inspection and accountability documentation on AFE issued to aircrews or prepositioned on aircraft.