Traveling Aircraft Electrician Mechanic II

Traveling Aircraft Electrician Mechanic II Job Highlights

Company Profile

Amentum is a premier global leader in designing, engineering, managing, and modernizing critical systems and programs of national significance across defense, security, intelligence, energy, and the environment.

Job Profile

The company is recruiting a Traveling Aircraft Electrician Mechanic II (UH-60, AH-64, CH47) who will perform avionics and electrical maintenance tasks, modifications, and repairs as directed.

Educational Qualification

• Applicants should have a High School Diploma or GED equivalent

Work Experience

• Valid up-to-date A&P license; and 2 years aviation maintenance experience, 3 years rotary wing aircraft experience, and 2 of the years on the assigned Mission Design Series (UH60, AH64, or CH47)
• If no A&P, shall have the 3 years aviation maintenance experience; consisting of 3 years rotary wing aircraft experience, and 2 years on the assigned Mission Design Series (UH60, AH64, or CH47).
• All experience must be within 5 five most recent years (required)

Duties/Responsibilities

• Adjusts, repairs, or replaces electrical wiring system and aircraft accessories, performs preflight, thru-flight, and post-flight maintenance inspections, and performs miscellaneous duties to service aircraft, including flushing crankcase, cleaning screens, and filters, greasing moving parts, and checking brakes.
• Inspects jet engine turbine blades to detect cracks, distortion, corrosion, burn-out, security, or breaks, tests engine operation, using testing equipment, such as ignition analyzer, compression checker, distributor timer, ammeter, and jet calibration (Jetcal) tester, to locate the source of malfunction.
• Performs 100-hour, progressive, isochronal, phase, periodic, and other hourly or calendar inspections, examines reciprocating engines for cracked cylinders and oil leaks, and listens to operating engine to detect and diagnose malfunctions, such as sticking or burnt valves, inspects jet engines and components for cracks, corrosion, foreign object damage, burned areas, distortions, security, warping, wear, and missing segments.
• Read and interpret manufacturers’ and airlines’ maintenance manuals, service bulletins, technical data, engineering data, and other specifications to determine the feasibility and method of repairing or replacing malfunctioning or damaged components.
• Repairs, replaces, and rebuilds aircraft structures, such as wings and fuselage, and functional components including rigging, surface controls, and plumbing and hydraulic units, using hand tools, power tools, machines, and equipment such as shears, sheet metal brake, welding equipment, rivet gun, and drills.
• Supervises the jacking and towing of aircraft, enters in the maintenance records description of the work performed and verifies the work was performed satisfactorily, may service engines and airframe components at line station making repairs, short of overhaul, required to keep aircraft in safe operating condition, may specialize in work, repair and modification of structural, precision, and functional spare parts and assemblies, and may specialize in engine repair. This worker may be required to be licensed by Federal Aviation Administration.
• Work involves replacing or repairing worn or damaged components, such as carburetors, alternators, magnetos, fuel controls, fuel pumps, oil pumps, and engine mounted gearboxes, and compressor bleed valves using hand tools, gauges, and testing equipment; removing engines from aircraft, using hoist or forklift truck, disassembling and inspecting parts for wear, cracks, security, or other defects, and repairing or replacing defective engine parts and reassembles and installs engine in aircraft.

Skills/Knowledge/Abilities

• Ability to obtain/maintain Security Clearance (NAC-I T1) Public Trust
• Ability to travel up to or more than 75% of the calendar year
• Must have a valid driver’s license
• Must be a US Citizen

Benefits/Perks

• Career Mobility
• Education Assistance and Support
• Flexible Leave and Vacation
• Health and Wellness
• Retirement Planning
• Rewards and Recognition

Employer’s Statement

Amentum is an Equal Opportunity Employer. The company provides equal opportunity for employment without regard to race, religion, color, sex, gender, national origin, age, United States military veteran’s status, ancestry, sexual orientation, marital status, family structure, medical condition including genetic characteristics or information, veteran status, or mental or physical disability so long as the essential functions of the job can be performed with or without reasonable accommodation, or any other protected category under federal, state, or local law.