• Work closely with and under the direction of Aircraft Mechanic Lead and Production Supervisor:
  • Launches and recovers aircraft and performs required inspections to ensure airframe structure and powerplant serviceability.
  • Performs aircraft ground handling and servicing.
  • Adjusts, aligns, and calibrates aircraft components.
  • Performs functional checks of fuel, hydraulic, engines, avionics, and electro-environmental systems.
  • Rigs, tracks, and balances rotor systems.
  • Advises Lead Mechanic of deficiencies affecting aircraft airworthiness.
  • Performs inspections, accomplishes refurbishment and phase maintenance. 
  • Prepares and maintains aircraft maintenance records and historical documents. 
  • Maintains aircraft maintenance forms and ensures all historical documents are given to plans and scheduling.  
  • Accomplishes aircraft maintenance actions using the IMDS.
  • Uses applicable technical orders/manuals when performing aircraft maintenance, time compliance technical order, and to troubleshoot aircraft. 
  • Researches, orders and receives aircraft parts. 
  • Prepares parts for turn-in back into the supply system.
  • Initiates material deficiency reports as required. 
  • Inventories aircraft support equipment.
  • Maintains tools, hand and special, in a safe and serviceable condition. 
  • Reports unserviceable tools and equipment to appropriate responsible party. 
  • Annotates equipment/tools inspection and condition documents. 
  • Checks serviceability and operates powered and non-powered support equipment.
  • Complies with established policies, procedures and standards.
  • Assists other mechanics/specialists as required. 
  • Complies with all safety, bioenvironmental, security and housekeeping standards. 
  • Complies with training requirements.
  • Trains newly assigned personnel as required. 
  • Operates vehicles, both special purpose and regular as required.
  • Maintains H-1or H-60 helicopters as training is provided. 
  • Perform other duties as required.
• Key Performance Indicators
  • Knowledge of aircraft mechanical component troubleshooting, repair procedures and replacement of parts desirable. 
  • Knowledge of aircraft sheet/metal/structural modifications and repair desirable. 
  • Knowledge of electrical theory desirable.
  • Knowledge of aircraft unique tools such as test equipment, torque wrenches, dial indicators, micrometers, sheet metal brakes and sheers desirable. 
  • Requires working knowledge of technical publications. 
  • Receives technical guidance, as required, from supervisor or higher-level technician and may be required to make entries in aircraft logs and records. 
  • Must be able to prioritize workload to maintain schedules on assigned projects.

• Qualifications
• Work Experience
  • Minimum at least one (1) year of recent (within the past three (3) years) of H-60 or UH-1N aircraft maintenance experience.  
• Educational Qualifications
  • Military aviation technical school (CDC—military correspondence course or equivalent acceptable) or possess an Airframe and Power Plant License. 
  • Must have a high school diploma or equivalent.
• Knowledge and skills
  • Knowledge of the use of hand and special tools, and testers is required. 
  • Knowledge (aircraft/vehicle movement and safety/hazards) of flight line operations is desired.
  • Knowledge of aircraft technical orders/job guides/publications is desired.
  • Working knowledge (input and extract data) of IMDS is desired.
  • Knowledge of vibration analysis and troubleshooting procedures desired.
  • Must be willing and able to perform in-flight FCF checks.
• General
  • Must have basic working knowledge of aircraft safety directives. 
  • Must have a current civilian drivers license, and be able to obtain and maintain a government flight line driver’s license.
  • Must be able to read, write, and understand English
  • Must be able to obtain and maintain Restricted Area Badge (Position of Trust) clearance.
  • Must be willing to work any shift, including weekends.
  • Must be willing to travel (infrequent, <10).
  • Required lifting up to 50 lbs.

Compensation Details:

Original Posting:

Amentum anticipates this job requisition will remain open for at least three days, with a closing date no earlier than three days after the original posting. This timeline may change based on business needs.

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