Survival Flight Equipment Technician - Sign On Bonus Available

We provide F-18 organizational level (“O” Level) maintenance in support of Test and Evaluation Squadron (VX-9). Work is primarily performed at VX-9, Naval Air Weapons Station (NAWS), China Lake, California 93555.

Summary:

As the Aircrew Survival Flight Equipment Technician I, you will be responsible for maintaining, disassembling, repairing, testing, troubleshooting, examining, fitting, modifying, installing, and determining serviceability of Aviation Life Support Systems (ALSS), aircraft survival, and flight equipment such as helmets, torso harness assemblies, life preservers, parachutes, rafts, chemical and biological protective devices, survival kits, oxygen masks, anti-G suits.  In addition to maintaining and servicing aircraft installed flight equipment.

Other responsibilities include:

• Disassembling, repairing, testing, troubleshooting, examining, fitting, modifying, maintaining, installing, and determining serviceability of aircraft survival and flight equipment such as helmets, torso harness assemblies, life preservers, parachutes, life rafts, chemical and biological protective devices, survival kits, oxygen masks, anti-G suits.
• Working knowledge of operational and circuit checks of emergency signaling and communication devices such as survival radios and beacons.
• Possess a working knowledge of mechanical and electrical repair and maintenance procedures, pyrotechnics and explosive devices, and aircraft egress systems.
• Detailed knowledge of the operation and characteristics of aircraft survival and flight equipment, and the ability to demonstrate and explain proper usage and operation of the equipment.
• Any and all other duties as assigned by the Aircraft Site Manager.

• High School Diploma or equivalent.
• Must be authorized to work in the United States.
• A minimum of four (4) years of extensive experience in “O” Level ALSS aviation maintenance.
• Contractor personnel shall be able to satisfactory completion of a National Agency Check Local Records and Credit (NACLC) or Access National Agency Check with Written Inquiries (ANACI), eligibility for a SECRET clearance.
• Shall be able to obtain a Department of Defense (DoD) Common Access Card (CAC) card privileges to ensure access to flight line workspaces and critical information systems.
• Will possess knowledge of the learning process and how to transfer technical knowledge to less qualified personnel, including the ability to express thoughts in both oral and written communications.
• Shall perform requirements in a manner that meets or exceeds CNAFINST 4790.2 series, applicable Naval Aviation Maintenance Program Standard Operating Procedure (NAMPSOPs), Maintenance Requirement Cards (MRCs), and local NAMSOP instructions.
• Shall become familiar with and develop a thorough understanding of document maintenance utilizing the Naval Aviation Logistics Command Information System (NALCOMIS) OOMA, an automated maintenance documentation system within ninety (90) days of employment.

Travel: TDY travel may be required on occasion.

Work Environment / Physical Requirements:

• Primarily in an office environment but may traverse into high-noise workshop areas or near active jet aircraft operating ramps.
• Ability to sit for long periods of time.
• Ability to perform repetitive motion (keyboarding, 10-key). 
• This position requires normal physical functions. Work may require frequent bending, reaching, and climbing.
• May frequently lift and carry items weighing up to fifty pounds and occasionally lift heavier items with the assistance of other workers.
• The noise level in the primary work environment is usually moderate.
• May be exposed at times to moderate discomforts such as heat, cold, rain, and wind.