Aircraft Mechanic III (AH-64 Specialty) maintains, repairs, and modifies aircraft structures, structural components, and engines of complex to extreme difficulty.
* Maintains and repairs aircraft components including flight controls, engines, hydraulics, pneumatics, fuel systems, and mechanical components.
* Applies technical knowledge of airframe and power plant systems in determining equipment malfunctions.
* Restores equipment condition and operation using technical expertise.
* Solves complex problems by interpreting technical data such as blueprints or manufacturers' manuals.
1. Makes entries in aircraft logs and records, providing guidance and technical expertise to lower-level technicians during all aircraft modifications and/or maintenance efforts.
2. Plans, conducts, and supervises aircraft technical inspections.
3. Computes basic weight and balance records.
4. Participates in maintenance test flights and operation checks as required.
5. Ensures compliance with aircraft configuration control, army oil analysis program, and test measuring diagnostic equipment calibration.
6. Provides guidance to lower-level technicians on aircraft repair and technical inspection techniques and procedures according to directives, technical manuals, work standards, and operational policies.
7. Servicing and lubricating aircraft and subsystems.
8. Prepares aircraft for inspections and maintenance checks and services safely.
9. Performs scheduled inspections and assists in performing special inspections.
10. Performs limited maintenance operational checks and diagnoses and troubleshoots aircraft systems using special tools and test equipment as required.
11. Uses and performs operator maintenance on tools, special tools, and aircraft ground support equipment.
12. Solves moderate to complex problems using professional technical expertise and guidance from technical data/documentation.
13. Performs other qualified duties as assigned.
Minimum Requirements:
* Requires comprehensive knowledge of aircraft mechanical component troubleshooting/repair procedures and replacement of components.
* Requires detailed knowledge of aircraft sheet metal/structural modification and repair and the ability to determine functionality of non-complex electrical systems.
* Requires thorough knowledge of aircraft unique tools such as test equipment, torque wrenches, dial indicators, micrometers, cable tensiometers, sheet metal brakes, and shears.
* Possesses experience and ability to provide technical support to structural/mechanical engineers and customers alike must possess excellent organizational skills in prioritizing workload to meet aircraft delivery schedule.
* Required valid up-to-date A&P license and five years aviation maintenance experience, five years rotary wing aircraft experience. All experience must be within the ten most recent years.
* All mechanics assigned to perform maintenance on FAA certified aircraft must meet FAA requirements.
* Must possess level of experience necessary to inspect all required aeronautical type maintenance to be performed by skill class Mechanic I and have combination of experience to repair engines, sheet metal, structural, hydraulic, electrical, power train, and general mechanical maintenance of moderate difficulty.
* Required thorough knowledge of aircraft mechanical component troubleshooting, diagnosing problems, repair procedures, and replacement of parts.
* Basic knowledge of electrical theory is required.
* Thorough knowledge of aircraft unique tools such as test equipment, torque wrenches, dial indicators, micrometers, sheet metal brakes, and shears is required.
* Working knowledge of making entries in aircraft logbooks & records, military technical publications, and the Army's Unit Level Logistics Aviation Information System, ULLSAE, is required.
* Thorough knowledge of aircraft sheet metal and structural modification and repair is required.
* Ability to determine functionality of non-complex electrical systems is required.
* Detailed knowledge of aircraft unique tools such as cable tensiometers is required.
* Provide own Tools/Toolbox. Tools must be shadowed in the toolbox and etched with your PID.
* High School Diploma or Equivalent is required.
* U.S. Military technical school or specialized training course is desired for AH-64 training; certification of education is required.
* Must be a U.S. Citizen.
* Must be in possession of a U.S. Passport and able to travel internationally with minimum 6 blank pages and 2 plus years validity on expiration date of passport at the time of hiring.
Clearance Requirements:
* Must be able to obtain and maintain a Secret Clearance US Government Clearance. US Citizenship is required to obtain a Secret Clearance. Must be able to obtain and maintain facility credentials/authorization. US Citizenship is required for facility credentials/authorization at this work location.
Physical Requirements/Work Environment:
* Must be able to lift/push/pull parts and equipment up to 25 pounds.
* May be required to occasionally lift/push/pull objects up to 50 pounds.
* Most heavy lifting is accomplished using mechanical devices.
* Work is performed in an Aircraft maintenance hangar that is moderately lighted, heated, and ventilated. Work could be performed outside as well.
* May be required to respond to a wide variety of operational circumstances, including extreme weather conditions and rudimentary infrastructure.
* While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; and talk or hear.
* The employee frequently is required to walk; reach with hands and arms; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl and work in tiring and uncomfortable positions.
* Must be able to walk and stand on level and/or inclined surfaces for extended periods throughout the day.
* Must be able to crouch, crawl, grasp or handle objects, use finger dexterity, bend elbow/knee and reach above/below shoulders.
* The employee is occasionally required to sit, climb, or balance.
* Must be able to climb stairs, ramps, ladders, and work stands.
* May be exposed to extreme noise from turbine and jet engine aircraft or operating equipment.
* May be exposed to fumes or airborne particles; may be exposed to electrical shock hazards or work near moving mechanical parts, vehicles, or aircraft.
* Must be able to type using a standard keyboard to communicate through e-mail and various software applications.
* Will handle dirty parts and lubricants.
* Must be able to work in a shop where the environment is drafty, noisy, and dirty.
* May be required to operate power vehicles, machinery, hand tools, ground support equipment, forklift, etc.
* Will be required to wear proper Personal Protective Equipment (PPE).
* Must be able to pass a Respirator Physical and Fit Test qualification.
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