Aircraft Mechanic, F-35 - Level 3

About the role

You will be the F-35 Aircraft Mechanic for a team responsible for maintaining the operational readiness of F‑35 aircraft at Luke AFB, AZ. As the F‑35 Aircraft Mechanic you will deliver safe, flight‑ready aircraft through comprehensive maintenance, inspections, and training.

Responsibilities

• Perform launch and recovery activities and nose‑to‑tail maintenance on F‑35 aircraft
• Execute field‑level modifications and Time Compliance Technical Data (TCTD) maintenance actions
• Provide on‑the‑job training to interim contract support, USAF maintainers, and international organic maintainers
• Maintain and update aircraft records, ensuring strict compliance with directives and informing production staff of status
• Obtain and retain a flight‑line driver competency card
• Work first, second, or third shift—and short‑notice TDY—as required

Who You Are

You are a collaborative, detail‑oriented professional with a proven ability to work in fast‑paced, mission‑critical environments. You thrive on hands‑on problem solving, can obtain and maintain a Secret clearance, and are ready to contribute to a team that values safety, precision, and continuous improvement.

Physical Requirements

• May include certain required health screenings and immunizations
• May require extended work hours
• Regularly required to lift up to 50 pounds and perform repetitive movements
• Work overhead, use hands to grasp, handle, and/or feel, reach with hands and arms
• Frequently required to stand, walk, stoop, kneel, squat, crawl, and twist
• Confined Space Entry

Requirements

• Must be a U.S. Citizen
• Three years’ experience as a USAF aircraft maintenance or USN or USMC aircraft fighter aircraft maintenance or US Army Aviation helicopter maintenance technician

Desired Skills

• 5th Generation Fighter Experience
• Experience with the Autonomic Logistics Information System (ALIS)
• Ejection seat tear-down/build up experience
• Fuel systems experience
• Low Observable (LO) repair and maintenance experience
• Weapons loading experience
• Fiber Optic repair and maintenance experience
• Avionics troubleshooting and repair experience
• Experience performing in a role of task trainer

Pay

Full-Time Salary Range: $27.79 – $51.63 per hour

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, Vision
• Flexible work arrangements and schedules (e.g., 4×10)
• 401(k) match
• Paid time off, Holidays
• Parental Leave
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Education Assistance
• Life Insurance
• Short-Term Disability and Long-Term Disability
• Annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation programs (not guaranteed; tied to performance metrics)

(Washington state applicants only) Non-represented full-time employees: accrue at least 10 hours per month of Paid Time Off (PTO) to be used for incidental absences and other reasons; receive at least 90 hours for holidays. Represented full time employees accrue 6.67 hours of Vacation per month; accrue up to 52 hours of sick leave annually; receive at least 96 hours for holidays. PTO, Vacation, sick leave, and holiday hours are prorated based on start date during the calendar year.