Aircraft Mechanic 3 / 4 (Egress)

About the role

At Northrop Grumman, our employees have incredible opportunities to work on revolutionary systems that impact people's lives around the world today, and for generations to come. Our pioneering and inventive spirit has enabled us to be at the forefront of many technological advancements in our nation's history - from the first flight across the Atlantic Ocean, to stealth bombers, to landing on the moon. We look for people who have bold new ideas, courage and a pioneering spirit to join forces to invent the future, and have fun along the way. Our culture thrives on intellectual curiosity, cognitive diversity and bringing your whole self to work — and we have an insatiable drive to do what others think is impossible. Our employees are not only part of history, they're making history.

Responsibilities

• Understands aircraft tools and equipment (e.g., test equipment, torque wrenches, dial indicators, micrometers, cable tensiometers)
• Performs all duties required to lay out, fabricate, and install electrical wiring or coaxial cable on aircraft
• Cuts wire to length, strips insulation from wire ends, and insulates connections with plastic sleeves
• Attaches wire or complicated electrical systems to fixtures and accessories such as transformers, instrument panels, and switchboards with fasteners such as bolts and screws
• Interprets and uses various test equipment and works from wiring diagrams, engineering drawings, job guides, and maintenance manuals
• Troubleshoots, repairs and services aircraft in flight line environment
• Performs maintenance, disassembly, rework, repair, replacement, re-assembly or adjustment of various aircraft systems in accordance with technical specifications, engineering instructions
• Daily usage of manufacturing shop controls and systems
• Performs comprehensive maintenance to egress systems across multiple aircraft and seat types
• Inspects, removes, and installs ejection seats, canopies, and explosive devices
• Ensures all egress systems comply with technical orders and safety regulations
• Diagnoses and repairs malfunctions in egress, canopy fracturing, and emergency oxygen systems
• Prepares and installs survival systems and/or associated rocket firing systems and assists customer flight crew members with preflight preparations and post flight discrepancies
• Removes, transports, inspects, repairs and reinstalls ejection seats and escape system components
• Inspects, repairs, and maintains various survival equipment such as flight protective clothing and equipment, oxygen bottles and regulators, flares, lift raft packages, and inflationary devices in life vests
• Ensures survival equipment complies with Flight Safety, Company, and customer standards
• May be called on to familiarize Company and customer flight crew members with all escape and survival techniques such as ejection seat systems, water/land survival, and personal equipment and its operations

Qualifications

• Aircraft Mechanic 3: High School diploma or GED and 4 years of Aircrew Flight Equipment and/or Life Support or other relevant experience
• Must be willing to work a flexible work schedule that may include extended shifts, holidays, and weekends and support on call status for 24 hours-a-day, 7 days-a-week, 365 days a year
• Hands-on maintenance experience on aircraft EGRESS/ aviation life support equipment
• Must have an active DoD Secret clearance or higher (with a background investigation completed within the last 6 years or currently enrolled into Continuous Evaluation) with the ability to obtain and maintain Special Access Program (SAP) within a reasonable amount of time as determined by business needs
• Must be able to climb stairs, ramps, ladders, and work stands, working at heights with fall protection devices
• Great attention to detail
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, hands-on environment
• Flexibility, team orientation, ability and willingness to learn
• Effective Communication Skills
• Must be able to perform moderate strenuous physical and repetitious work to including bending, stooping, kneeling, lifting up-to 50 pounds, and working overhead
• Must be able to access small, confined spaces and work in an enclosed environment
• Must be able to pass a New Hire Physical And Respiratory evaluation to obtain and maintain necessary respirator clearance and compliance with all respirator fitting requirements
• Read and interpret blueprints
• Experience using precision tools such as micrometers and calipers to verify dimensions

Preferred Qualifications

• Hands-on maintenance experience on aircraft EGRESS/ aviation life support equipment
• Aircraft Maintenance experience (F-35, F-22, F-15, F-16, F-18, etc.)
• Experience with removal/installation of fighter aircraft canopies, ejection seats, maintaining and inspecting canopies, explosive devices, inventories, stores, removal and replacement of seat Cartridge Actuated Device/Pneumatic Actuated Device (CAD/PAD) explosive items
• Familiarization with ACES II EGRESS seat
• Basic Understanding of DAFMAN 91-201, AFI 21-10 Manual

Pay

Primary Level Salary Range: $66,600.00 - $111,000.00
Secondary Level Salary Range: $79,100.00 - $131,900.00

Benefits

Northrop Grumman provides a variety of benefits including health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, savings plan, Company paid holidays and paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business.

Contact Information

The application period for the job is estimated to be 20 days from the job posting date. However, this timeline may be shortened or extended depending on business needs and the availability of qualified candidates.