Senior Specialist, Aircraft Maintenance - Load Standardization Crew

L3Harris Technologies • Tucson, AZ

2d • Onsite

About The Position

The Senior Specialist, Aircraft Maintenance – Load Standardization Crew (LSC) administers the Loading Standardization and Evaluation Program (LSEP) and provides training, evaluations, spot inspections, and technical expertise to maintenance leadership and weapons-loading personnel. The position helps ensure that loading operations are safe, consistent, and conducted in accordance with approved technical data, certification requirements, and program procedures. Hands-on aircraft-maintenance activities are also performed as required.

The role supports load-crew proficiency through training and evaluation coordination, reviews and maintains certification and proficiency records, and helps develop aircraft loading task assignments and supplemental academic data. It interprets loading technical data, maintains standardization across assigned weapons-loading activities, and coordinates technical-order changes and their effects on procedures and training.

The position is onsite at Davis-Monthan AFB in Tucson, Arizona, with a stated 5/8 schedule: eight hours per day, five days per week. Mission needs may require schedule adjustments, shifts, weekend operations, maintenance recovery work, travel or deployment within CONUS and OCONUS, extended work schedules, and hazardous or hardship living conditions.

Requirements

• Ability to obtain a US Secret security clearance.
• Willingness and ability to work onsite and support mission-dependent schedule adjustments, shifts, weekend operations, and maintenance-recovery requirements.
• Willingness and ability to travel and deploy within CONUS and OCONUS as required, including extended work schedules and hazardous or hardship living conditions when required by mission needs.
• Demonstrated knowledge of MDS aircraft loading operations, technical orders, loading technical data, and procedures.
• Bachelor’s degree and at least 6 years of prior relevant experience; or a graduate degree and at least 4 years of prior related experience; or, in lieu of a degree, at least 10 years of prior related experience.
• At least 4 years of experience administering or supporting the Loading Standardization and Evaluation Program, weapons-loading training and evaluation, or comparable aircraft munitions loading operations.

Nice To Haves

• Active DoD Secret security clearance.
• USAF experience in Air Force Specialty Code 2W171 or comparable weapons-loading, munitions, or aircraft-armament experience.
• Prior supervisory, leadership, or standardization experience within a weapons-loading or maintenance organization.
• Advanced weapons-loading or munitions-handling certifications.
• Current FAA Airframe and Powerplant license, or qualifications that support pursuing the license.
• Strong communication, coordination, technical-writing, and instructional skills.

Responsibilities

• Administer the Loading Standardization and Evaluation Program (LSEP), including training, evaluations, and spot inspections.
• Develop and coordinate load-training aircraft requirements and conduct, monitor, and validate training and evaluations to maintain load-crew proficiency.
• Review certification, qualification, recurring-training, and proficiency records; schedule and ensure completion of required academic, proficiency, and evaluation events.
• Perform semiannual evaluations of certified load crews and document evaluations and certification actions in the Weapons Load Crew Management Tool (WLCMT) or an approved equivalent.
• Assist with development and maintenance of Task Assignment Lists for munitions loaded on the OA-1K aircraft in accordance with AFMAN 21-206, paragraph 7.4.
• Assist with development of Weapons Academics supplemental data in accordance with AFMAN 21-206, paragraphs 7.2.2.3, 7.2.2.4, and 7.2.2.7.
• Interpret loading technical data and procedures governing the LSEP and maintain standardization and program integrity across assigned weapons-loading activities.
• Review and coordinate weapons-loading-related Technical Order Recommended Changes and communicate approved changes, training impacts, and procedural updates to affected personnel.
• Coordinate with Weapons Section personnel, Weapons and Munitions personnel, and Weapons Section Supervision to prevent overdue certifications and qualifications.
• Monitor flying schedules and conduct spot inspections and evaluations of flight-line munitions and explosive handling, loading, and post-loading operations.
• Maintain records of certifications, qualifications, evaluations, proficiency loads, training events, discrepancies, and corrective actions using approved forms and systems.
• Perform assigned hands-on flight-line and general aircraft-maintenance work, including pre-flight, post-flight, turnaround, servicing, inspection, troubleshooting, and testing activities.
• Collaborate with maintenance personnel to identify and resolve aircraft discrepancies and technical issues, while following safety, security, munitions-handling, FOD-prevention, and technical-data requirements.
• Perform other duties as assigned by Management.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior