Aircraft Mechanic III

Essential Responsibilities

• Supports highly sensitive HQ USAF operational plans and safe air transportation for Cabinet Members, senior military leaders, and visiting foreign dignitaries.
• Performs scheduled and unscheduled aircraft maintenance, including repairs, modifications, and structural components of complex to extreme difficulty.
• Maintains and repairs aircraft components such as flight controls, engines, hydraulics, pneumatics, fuel systems, and mechanical components.
• Determines equipment malfunctions and applies technical expertise and guidance to solve complex problems by interpreting technical data.
• Completes inspections including preflight, thru-flight, basic post-flight, and phase inspections.
• Launches and recovers aircraft as required.
• Operates all associated ground support equipment and uses hand tools, special tools, and fixtures applicable to aircraft.
• Maintains aircraft appearance and cleanliness.
• Performs operational checks of all aircraft systems.
• Annotates maintenance actions in aircraft records/forms and completes associated IMDS entries.
• Promotes good housekeeping, tool control, FOD awareness and prevention, and safety at all times.
• Performs other duties related to the occupational field as assigned, including TDY and travel.
• Practices cross utilization training (CUT) to become proficient in three classifications of aircraft maintenance: aircraft general, jet engines, and pneudraulics.

Minimum Requirements

• Knowledge of the use of aircraft hand tools, special tools, and test equipment.
• A working knowledge of aircraft safety requirements and the ability to operate portable firefighting equipment.
• The ability to read, interpret, and comprehend schematic diagrams, drawings, charts, and technical publications.
• An FAA A&P certificate.
• Occasional lifting of objects weighing up to 50 pounds.
• The ability to obtain and maintain a secret security clearance.
• The ability to obtain and maintain a flightline driver’s license.

Preferred Qualifications

• Three years’ working knowledge of aircraft maintenance operations.

Compensation & Benefits

Hiring hourly range: $53.84. This position includes a competitive benefits package. For more detailed information on our Benefits and what it is like to work for Amentum: please visit our careers site: www.amentumcareers.com.

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Career Timeline: 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.