ALSE Inspector/Maintainer – USCG Air Station Kodiak (AK) with Security Clearance

About the role

Strategic Technology Institute, Inc. (STi) is seeking an Aviation Life Support Equipment (ALSE) Inspector/Maintainer to support U.S. Coast Guard aircraft maintenance services at Air Station Kodiak, Alaska.

Responsibilities

• Perform scheduled and unscheduled inspection, maintenance, overhaul, repair, servicing, function testing, troubleshooting, documentation, and support for USCG aviation rescue and survival equipment.
• Inspect inflatable equipment, survival equipment, survival kits, rescue equipment, protective equipment, and helicopter rescue swimmer equipment at required intervals.
• Perform inspection, overhaul, repair, servicing, function testing, and troubleshooting of ALSE systems and related aircraft support equipment.
• Support scheduled and unscheduled Liquid Oxygen (LOX) maintenance, servicing, function testing, troubleshooting, and repair recommendations.
• Determine whether ALSE or LOX systems are operating properly and identify the type and extent of repair required.
• Use standard and specialized tools, fixtures, templates, scales, test stands, external power sources, and related equipment of the trade.
• Read, understand, and apply technical manuals, technical orders, maintenance procedure cards, blueprints, sketches, OEM manuals, and related technical documents.
• Review technical guides and maintenance documentation to ensure current changes are included and applied correctly.
• Report technical discrepancies, confusing procedures, errors, or poorly presented information to the appropriate supervisor for resolution.
• Follow assigned work orders and complete required paperwork and maintenance documentation in accordance with Coast Guard technical guidelines.
• Conduct research using USCG aviation maintenance data systems such as ATIP, ALMIS, or similar maintenance information systems.
• Initiate or support requisitions for needed parts, supplies, technical publications, and maintenance resources.
• Demonstrate or explain proper techniques, methods of operation, and safety practices as needed.
• Maintain a clean, organized, and safe work area.
• Clean, lubricate, maintain, and properly account for assigned tools and equipment.
• Transport, store, use, or support handling of hazardous materials and hazardous wastes during maintenance operations.
• Follow applicable safety, PPE, HAZMAT, environmental, and occupational health procedures.
• Work in hangar, aircraft, industrial, and maintenance environments, including cramped or awkward work areas, ladders, platforms, scaffolding, and aircraft structures.

Qualifications

• U.S. Citizenship required.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a Secret security clearance.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a Common Access Card (CAC).
• Must meet one of the following:
• - Graduate of USCG Aviation Survival Technician School;
• - Graduate of a DoD-facilitated Aviation Life Safety Equipment School;
• - At least three (3) years experience inspecting, maintaining, and modifying aviation rescue and survival equipment on similar aircrafts to that being supported is required. Five (5) years experience is desired.
• Knowledge of ALSE parts, components, assemblies, rescue/survival equipment, and aviation life support systems.
• Experience supporting HC-130, C-130, MH-60, MH-65, rotary-wing, fixed-wing, or comparable aviation platforms.
• Possess extensive knowledge of a wide variety of LOX containers, servicing, and how LOX integrates with C-130J aircraft systems.
• Knowledge of safety procedures common to the trade, including PPE, HAZMAT, and hazardous waste handling requirements.
• Ability to work in regulated areas where toxic materials may be present, including hexavalent chromium and cadmium, while using required PPE.
• Physical ability to perform aircraft maintenance work, including standing, walking, bending, reaching, crouching, kneeling, climbing ladders/platforms, and working in cramped or awkward positions.
• Ability to frequently lift up to 20 pounds and occasionally lift or carry up to 50 pounds with assistance or mechanical lifting devices when required.