Electronic Integrated Systems Mechanic (Title 32)

Air National Guard Units•Jacksonville, FL

About The Position

This National Guard position is for an Electronic Integrated Systems Mechanic (Title 32), Position Description Number D2240P01, with the Florida Air National Guard’s 125th Fighter Wing. The position is in the excepted Federal Civil Service under 32 U.S.C. 709 and is a dual-status technician role requiring membership in a compatible military assignment in the Florida National Guard before placement. The selectee must wear the military uniform, participate in direct deposit, and may be required to complete a probationary period. Enlisted ranks E3 through E7 are eligible, subject to the stated compatible AFSC requirements. The mechanic performs scheduled and unscheduled maintenance on complex, integrated aircraft electronic systems. Work includes operational checks, inspections, testing, troubleshooting, and removal and replacement of line-replaceable units (LRUs), using technical orders, schematics, wiring diagrams, tools, and test equipment such as automatic test equipment and Flight Line Test Systems. The mechanic diagnoses complex faults, repairs system components, adjusts and aligns avionics equipment, installs serviceable components, and performs system alignment and harmonization in accordance with technical orders and directives. The role also includes technical-order compliance, system modifications, and checks to verify proper operation. The position maintains, modifies, calibrates, and inspects test, measurement, and diagnostic equipment. Systems and equipment may include integrated flight and countermeasures systems, communications buses, navigation systems, displays, data-transfer equipment, flight controls, pitot-static and instrumentation systems, air-data computers, engine and hydraulic indications, communications equipment, and identification and navigation systems. The mechanic evaluates system performance through analysis of waveforms, electrical readings, computer registers, and printouts, then determines repair sequences and performs repairs. Work is primarily indoors in well-lit, heated, and ventilated areas, but may also take place on aircraft in high, restricted, or confined spaces and in heat, cold, or inclement weather. The job involves hazards including electrical shock, cuts, bruises, burns from electrical or RF energy and soldering irons, explosive detonation from chaff and flares, and high-noise conditions. Physical work includes lifting and carrying items weighing 10 to 40 pounds and occasionally more than 40 pounds, stooping, bending, and standing for extended periods; heavy lifting is done with assistance. The advertised grades are WG-2610-12/13. Applicants must meet the specialized experience and compatible AFSC requirements for the applicable grade. For WG-12, the posting requires at least a three-skill level in a compatible AFSC and 12 months of relevant experience. For WG-13, it requires at least a seven-skill level in a compatible AFSC and 12 months of relevant experience, along with the specified military education requirements. A less-than-fully-qualified selectee may receive training and development toward the full journeyman level; promotion is not automatic and depends on assignments and recurring performance of full journeyman duties.

Requirements

Must be a member of a compatible military assignment in the employing state's National Guard before the effective date of placement.
Must meet one of the compatible enlisted AFSC requirements listed in the announcement; grade-specific AFSCs include 2A374, 2A375, 2A334, and 2A335.
For WG-12: at least a three-skill level in a compatible AFSC and 12 months of relevant experience performing or supporting maintenance on integrated avionics systems.
For WG-13: at least a seven-skill level in a compatible AFSC and 12 months of relevant experience performing maintenance on integrated avionics systems.
For WG-13, completion of an Air Force Seven Skill Level Technical Training School, award of a compatible Seven Skill Level AFSC, and successful completion of at least one military professional education course program are required.
Relevant experience includes maintenance, troubleshooting, repair, alignment, calibration, and rebuilding of integrated avionics systems; conducting operational checks and inspections; replacing LRUs; and using technical orders, schematics, wiring diagrams, tools, and test equipment.
Must wear the military uniform and participate in direct deposit.
May be required to successfully complete a probationary period.
Male applicants born after December 31, 1959, must be registered for Selective Service.
Must upload the most recent vMPF and supporting documentation where required.
Must provide transcripts or other documentation if using education to qualify.
Physical ability to lift and carry 10 to 40 pounds and occasionally heavier objects; stoop, bend, and stand for extended periods; heavy lifting is performed with assistance.
Ability to work in locations that may include elevated, restricted, or confined aircraft spaces and environments with electrical, RF, and explosive hazards.

Nice To Haves

Permanent Change of Station expenses may be authorized if determined to be in the best interest of the Florida National Guard.
Recruitment or relocation incentive may be authorized if determined to be in the best interest of the Florida National Guard.
Less-than-fully-qualified applicants may be considered for training and development toward the full journeyman level.

Responsibilities

Perform scheduled and unscheduled maintenance on complex integrated electronic systems.
Complete operational checks, inspections, tests, troubleshooting, and removal and replacement of line-replaceable units.
Use technical orders, schematics, wiring diagrams, tools, automatic test equipment, and Flight Line Test Systems to isolate unusual malfunctions.
Analyze system installation, circuitry, and operating characteristics to diagnose and solve complex problems.
Adjust and align sensors, transmitters, amplifiers, power supplies, display devices, controls, transponders, actuators, servos, computers, and related components.
Install serviceable components in aircraft and perform total systems alignment and harmonization in accordance with technical orders and directives.
Complete technical-order compliance work, modify components and systems, and conduct system checks to verify proper operation.
Maintain, modify, calibrate, and inspect test, measurement, and diagnostic equipment.
Install, modify, overhaul, maintain, troubleshoot, repair, rebuild, align, and calibrate electronic avionics multisystem controls.
Evaluate integrated-system operation by analyzing waveforms, voltage, current, power readings, computer registers, and printouts.
Analyze faults and fault codes, determine repair sequences, and perform repairs.
Handle, inspect, and store chaff and flare devices as part of dispenser upload and download duties.