Aircraft Fuel SystemsTechnician

About the role

The Air Force Civilian Service (AFCS) seeks Aircraft Fuel Systems Technicians (WG-8268-10) to join the team at Altus Air Force Base, Oklahoma. This is a full-time federal position offering exceptional pay and benefits.

Responsibilities

• Reads and interprets blueprints, technical orders, manufacturers' specification manuals, schematics, engineering specification orders, and engineering disposition instructions (REDI).
• Inspects aircraft fuel tanks and associated parts for serviceability, analyzes failures, and makes necessary repairs and adjustments.
• Makes qualitative evaluations of internal seals and leak rates of components.
• Uses hand-powered tools, fixtures, and instruments such as feeler gages, micrometers, voltmeters, torque wrenches, combustible gas indicators, oxygen analyzers, and manometers.
• Repairs and tests various complex fuel system components, subsystems, and systems.
• Knowledge of associated trades such as hydraulic, electrical, and environmental systems and their inter-relationship with fuel systems.
• Wears a respirator at all times, passes an annual job-specific occupational physical, and is able to enter/exit the smallest fuel tank access opening/door on the assigned aircraft.
• Knowledge of regulating and vacuum relief valves, refuel, engine feed, cross feed, de-fuel, manifold, and vent valves, hydraulically and electrically driven boost and transfer pumps, fuel filters, and environmental nitrogen inert systems.

Requirements

• US Citizenship is required.
• Previous experience working in aircraft fuel tanks is mandatory.
• This is a drug testing position; the employee is subject to random drug testing.
• Requires an Airframe and Powerplant (A&P) license (OR) associated military experience.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a Secret Clearance.
• Must be able to climb, bend, stoop, crawl, and stand for prolonged periods on concrete or metal surfaces.
• Frequently lifts parts and equipment weighing up to 20 pounds and occasionally may lift and carry items that weigh about 50 pounds with mechanical lifting devices or with assistance from other workers.
• Shift work may be required and emergency overtime may be required (on a rare basis).
• Must be able to wear a respirator, pass an annual job-specific occupational physical, and be able to enter and exit the smallest fuel tank access opening/door on the aircraft assigned.

Benefits

• Paid Time Off: 11 Federal Holidays each year, 13 sick leave days earned per year (accumulative), 13-26 days per year based on length of employment.
• Paid Vacation Time.
• Health Insurance: No waiting period to qualify for you and your family.
• Retirement: Immediate coverage by the Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS), Basic Benefits Plan, Social Security, Thrift Savings Plan (TSP), similar to a 401(k) (Automatically receive 1% agency contributions and up to 5% matching).

Pay

Hourly Wage Range: $35.11 - $40.96. Additionally, there is a $30,000 sign-on bonus and a paid relocation for well-qualified candidates.

Schedule

Shift work may be required and emergency overtime may be required (on a rare basis).