Surface Maintenance Mechanic

Army National Guard Units • Boone, IA

11d • Onsite

About The Position

This Iowa Army National Guard Title 32 excepted-service position is located at FMS 10 in Boone, Iowa, and is restricted to current members of the Iowa Army National Guard. The Surface Maintenance Mechanic, WG-5801-10, troubleshoots, maintains, repairs, overhauls, and modifies heavy-duty mobile equipment, combat and tactical vehicles, automotive vehicles, and associated equipment. Work covers a range of vehicles and equipment, including tracked vehicles, artillery, trucks, trailers, buses, construction equipment, generators, and forklifts, as well as their mechanical, electrical, electronic, hydraulic, pneumatic, and fuel systems.

The mechanic diagnoses faults using visual and auditory checks, embedded diagnostics, manufacturer system analyzers, and testing equipment. The role involves removing, disassembling, repairing, overhauling, reassembling, testing, and reinstalling engines, assemblies, and components; conducting preventive maintenance and inspections; and making repairs at shop or remote locations. The mechanic may recover disabled vehicles, provide field maintenance, guide lower-grade employees, advise supported units, and assist with maintenance records and technical analyses.

Military membership in a compatible Iowa Army National Guard assignment is required, and the selectee must wear the military uniform. The position requires attaining and maintaining any applicable security clearance. A two-year trial period applies, or one year for veterans’ preference eligibles. The position requires mandatory direct deposit.

Requirements

• Current membership in the Iowa Army National Guard in a compatible military assignment; the selectee must wear the military uniform.
• Military rank of Warrant Officer (WO1) or enlisted member at E-4 or above.
• Experience or training using common hand tools to make repetitive repairs under close supervision, and ability to perform simpler, routine trade duties.
• Experience or training demonstrating thorough knowledge of the mechanical makeup, operation, and relationships of complex systems, assemblies, and parts across a variety of vehicles and equipment.
• Ability to diagnose, repair, overhaul, and modify combat, tactical, commercial, and special-purpose vehicles and equipment.
• Knowledge of electrical, electronic, hydraulic, pneumatic, and other non-mechanical systems that affect mechanical-system operation.
• Knowledge of hydraulic lifting, loading, turning, and positioning systems and their mechanical, hydraulic, pneumatic, electrical, and electronic controls.
• Basic electronics knowledge sufficient to identify and replace defective components such as sensors, diodes, and circuit boards.
• Ability to repair or overhaul major components, including diesel, multifuel, or gasoline engines; turbine engines; automatic and manual transmissions; drive-line assemblies; electrical and electronic systems and accessories; fuel-injection systems; and emission-control systems.
• Attain and maintain a security clearance as required by the position; if the selectee does not have the applicable clearance when hired, apply for it within 30 days of the start date.
• Serve a two-year trial period, or a one-year trial period for veterans’ preference eligibles.
• Submit complete application materials by 11/10/2026.
• Participate in mandatory direct deposit.
• If subject to the Military Selective Service Act registration requirement, meet the stated eligibility condition for appointment.

Responsibilities

• Troubleshoot, maintain, repair, overhaul, and modify heavy-duty mobile equipment, combat and tactical vehicles, automotive vehicles, and associated equipment.
• Repair and overhaul major systems, including internal-combustion and turbine engines, transmissions, drive lines, hydraulic systems, electrical systems, fuel-injection systems, and related components.
• Diagnose mechanical failures using visual and auditory checks, embedded diagnostics, manufacturer system analyzers, and test equipment such as engine analyzers, compression testers, meters, pressure gauges, and computer diagnostic tools.
• Determine necessary adjustments and identify additional repairs beyond those specified on work orders.
• Remove and disassemble engines, assemblies, subassemblies, components, and fuel, hydraulic, and oil-pressure systems; repair or modify them according to specifications; and reassemble, adjust, test, and reinstall them.
• Perform adjustments and repairs to electrical and suspension systems and, when required, repair, overhaul, rebuild, and calibrate fuel-injection equipment.
• Perform repairs and maintenance in remote locations, including removing, cleaning, reinstalling, or replacing defective parts and components.
• Provide technical guidance and team leadership to lower-grade employees and assist them with major repairs.
• Provide field and limited sustainment maintenance at unit locations and recover or evacuate inoperable vehicles.
• Conduct readiness, repair, operational, and preventive-maintenance inspections of vehicles and associated equipment, including equipment checks before Inactive Duty Training and Annual Training.
• Inspect in-process repairs when required and potentially serve as a commodity inspector during COMET evaluations or as a member of a MAIT team.
• Instruct operators and crews in equipment maintenance and provide technical advice and assistance to supported units.
• May maintain and repair communications electronics by replacing components in equipment such as radios, field telephones, amplifiers, switchboards, recorders, and intercoms.
• Assist with production reports and records, make recommendations to the supervisor, and perform assigned technical analyses.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Federal employee benefits are available to eligible employees; the specific benefits depend on position type and eligibility and should be confirmed with the hiring agency.

What This Job Offers

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