Flight Line Test Mechanic - C130

Lockheed Martin•Marietta, GA

20h•$28 - $45•Onsite

About The Position

You will be the Flight Line Test Mechanic C-130 for the team which is responsible for performing the servicing and troubleshooting of complex aircraft systems. As the Flight Line Test Mechanic C-130, you will be responsible for determining methods, tools, operations, and sequences necessary to rework, check out, and service aircraft structures, hydraulic and plumbing, rigging, and mechanical systems, and power plants requiring ingenuity in deviating from standard practices and in adapting and altering structures and systems configurations to meet special requirements.

Requirements

MUST BE A U.S. CITIZEN
Four (4) years’ experience within the past twelve (12) years in Flight Line Aircraft systems maintenance, functional checkout, preflight, troubleshooting, correction of flight squawks, and engine/APU performance checks.
Experience must have been actual flight line work on live Aircraft Systems.
Aircraft technical school training may be included in the four (4) year minimum requirement for persons spending four (4) years in Military Service.
A two (2) year Associate Degree program in Aviation Maintenance Technology may be substituted for one (1) year of experience.
Each year of Active Reserve/National Guard Aircraft Systems Maintenance duty may be substituted for two (2) months of experience up to a maximum of sixteen (16) months.
OR A graduate, within the last six (6) months, of a certified Aircraft Systems Mechanic Apprenticeship Program which is typically 8,000 hours and includes OJT experience maintaining aircraft. LMASC’s 6,000 hour program is acceptable.
“Live” aircraft experience includes working in the preparation for and release of aircraft for flight and includes knowledge of and experience in dealing with aircraft systems such as: fuel systems, liquid/gaseous oxygen, hydraulic, electrical, flight controls, landing gear, emergency egress equipment and engines.

Nice To Haves

Previous C-130 Experience

Responsibilities

Making changes and replacements to hydraulic, plumbing, and rigging systems, fuel and oil units, power plants, etc.
Making any permissible adjustments to ship's systems in order that they meet flight line requirements
Mocking-up, fabricating, and installing new parts, structures, and systems and performing final flight servicing, troubleshooting, and operational checkout of complex aircraft for airworthiness and conformance to applicable design specifications
Correcting all malfunctions and defects revealed on the ground and/or in flight
Utilizing computerized state-of-the-art equipment to troubleshoot complex systems and applying advanced skills and ingenuity to analyze and correct malfunctions