The Aircraft Mechanic III (UH60) performs the full range of military tactical aircraft maintenance and maintains repairs and modifies aircraft structures and structural components of complex to extreme difficulty.
- Maintain and repair aircraft components including but not limited to flight controls, engines, hydraulics, pneumatics, fuel systems and mechanical components.
- Apply technical knowledge of airframe and power plant systems in determining equipment malfunctions and applies technical expertise in restoring equipment condition and operation.
- Apply professional technical expertise and guidance to solve complex problems by interpreting technical data such as blueprints or manufactures manuals.
- Make entries in aircraft logs and records, and responsible for providing guidance and technical expertise to lower-level technicians throughout all aircraft modifications and/or maintenance efforts.
- Plan, conduct, and supervise aircraft technical inspections.
- Compute basic weight and balance records.
- Participate in maintenance test flights and operation checks as required.
- Ensure compliance with aircraft configuration control, Army oil analysis Program and test measuring diagnostic equipment calibration.
- Provide lower-level technicians guidance in aircraft repair and technical inspection techniques and procedures according to directives, technical manuals, work standards and operational policies.
- Prepare evaluations, special reports, and records pertaining to aircraft maintenance repair and related activities.
- Perform other duties as requested.
Minimum Requirements:
- Completion of high school or equivalent and U.S. military technical school or specialized training course is desired, certification of education level is required.
- Five (5) or more year's aviation maintenance experience within the past six (6) years on the mission design series UH-60 (MDS).
- Experience in maintenance, modification and repair of tactical aircraft systems of the type being serviced and their associated components.
- Must be able to obtain and maintain facility credentials/authorization**NAC-I T1 Public Trust.. Note: US Citizenship is required for a facility credentials/authorization at the work location.
- Must be able to obtain Kuwait PCC & Visa
- Must be able to pass CENTCOM Medical requirements.
Preferred Requirements:
- Valid FAA Airframe & Power plant (A&P) License for mechanics and Sheetmetal experience is preferred.
- Valid FCC Elements 1 and 3 licenses for electricians and/or FAA Airframe & Power plant (A&P) License is preferred.
Knowledge & Skills
- Thorough knowledge of aircraft mechanical component troubleshooting, repair procedures and replacement of parts.
- Broad knowledge of aircraft sheet metal/structural modifications and repair.
- Basic knowledge of electrical theory and a thorough knowledge of aircraft unique tools such as test equipment, torque wrenches, dial indicators, micrometers, sheet metal brakes and sheers.
- Working knowledge of technical publications and Logistics Information Systems.
- Able to prioritize workloads to maintain schedules on assigned projects and is required to lead teams through more complex aircraft relevant tasks.
- Participate in maintenance test flights and operation checks as required.
- Possess the level of experience to inspect all required aeronautical type maintenance to be performed by Mechanics.
- The incumbent receives technical guidance, as required, from supervisor or higher-level technician, will occasionally be required to lead teams through more complex aircraft relevant tasks, and may be required to make entries in aircraft logs and records.
