General Flight Mechanic

About the role

The Flight Line Test Mechanic C-130 is responsible for servicing and troubleshooting complex aircraft systems on C-130 aircraft.

Responsibilities

• Make changes and replacements to hydraulic, plumbing, and rigging systems, fuel and oil units, power plants, etc.
• Make any permissible adjustments to ship's systems in order that they meet flight line requirements.
• Mock-up, fabricate, and install new parts, structures, and systems.
• Perform final flight servicing, troubleshooting, and operational checkout of complex aircraft for airworthiness and conformance to applicable design specifications.
• Correct all malfunctions and defects revealed on the ground and/or in flight.
• Utilize computerized state-of-the-art equipment to troubleshoot complex systems and apply advanced skills and ingenuity to analyze and correct malfunctions.

Qualifications

• Four (4) years' experience within the past twelve (12) years in Flight Line Aircraft systems maintenance, functional checkout, preflight, troubleshooting, correction of flight squawks, and engine/APU performance checks.
• Experience must have been actual flight line work on live Aircraft Systems.
• Two (2) year Associate Degree program in Aviation Maintenance Technology may be substituted for one (1) year of experience.
• Active Reserve/National Guard Aircraft Systems Maintenance duty may be substituted for two (2) months of experience up to a maximum of sixteen (16) months.
• A graduate, within the last six (6) months, of a certified Aircraft Systems Mechanic Apprenticeship Program which is typically 8,000 hours and includes OJT experience maintaining aircraft.

Benefits

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• Flexible work arrangements and schedules
• 401(k) match
• Paid time off
• Holidays
• Parental Leave
• EAP
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Education Assistance
• Life Insurance
• Short-Term Disability
• Long-Term Disability

Pay

$29.16 - $54.15