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About the Role

Maintains, repairs, and modifies aircraft structures and components, including flight controls, engines, hydraulics, pneumatics, fuel systems, and mechanical systems. Applies technical knowledge to diagnose and resolve equipment malfunctions, interpreting technical documentation like blueprints and manuals. Performs daily, flight line, and hangar maintenance, inspections, corrosion control, and troubleshooting.

Responsibilities

Maintain, repair, and modify aircraft structures and structural components.
Maintain and repair aircraft components including flight controls, engines, hydraulics, pneumatics, fuel systems, and mechanical components.
Apply technical knowledge of airframe and power plant systems to determine equipment malfunctions.
Restore equipment condition and/or operation.
Solve moderate to complex problems by interpreting technical documentation such as blueprints or manufacturers’ manuals.
Perform daily, flight line and hangar maintenance on all assigned aircraft.
Perform inspections, corrosion control, troubleshooting and fault isolation on aircraft systems.
Furnish own hand tools to perform maintenance of aircraft.
May occasionally lead teams through more complex aircraft relevant tasks.
May be required to make entries in aircraft logs and records.
Prioritize workload schedules on assigned projects.

Requirements

Must possess and maintain a valid State driver’s license.
Must be willing to subject themselves to random drug tests.
Must be able to obtain and maintain a CBP Background Investigation Suitability clearance.
US Citizenship is required to obtain the clearance.
Must be competent and knowledgeable in the repair and maintenance of both fixed-wing and rotary-wing aircraft and aircraft systems to include airframes, structural, hydraulics, fuel and electrical systems, and aircraft engines.
Must be competent and knowledgeable in system troubleshooting, reading and interpretation of schematics, blueprints, technical manuals and FAA, Company, and other Directives.
Must be reliable and demonstrate good judgment.
Able to follow base, federal and Company procedures for handling and disposal of hazardous waste materials.
Ability to meet required deadlines and maintain necessary workflow.
Ability to read, write, understand, and communicate in the English language and follow both verbal and written instruction.
The ability to comprehend/interpret technical data.
Be physically able to perform aircraft mechanic duties.
Ability to move freely about the interior and meet aircraft specific specs for weight limit.
Stand, squat, sit, walk, work with arms overhead for extended periods of time.
May be required to wear a respirator.
Pull, push, and lift up to 50 lbs.
Individuals may also be required to work in areas where high noise hazards prevail, thus requiring the use of adequate ear protection.

Skills

Aircraft structures maintenance
Aircraft components repair
Flight controls maintenance
Engine maintenance
Hydraulics system repair
Pneumatics system repair
Fuel systems maintenance
Mechanical components repair
Technical documentation interpretation
Blueprint reading
Manual interpretation
Aircraft inspections
Corrosion control
Troubleshooting
Fault isolation
Hazardous waste material handling
Schematic interpretation

Location

Onsite

Work Type

Full-time

Experience Level

Moderate difficulty
Comprehensive technical expertise

Education Level

High school graduate or equivalency certificate
Valid FAA Mechanic certificate with Airframe and Powerplant (A&P) ratings

Salary/Compensations

Hourly Rate: $44.00

Benefits

Medical insurance
Dental insurance
Vision insurance
401(k) retirement plan
Life insurance
Long-term disability insurance
Short-term disability insurance
Maximum 10 days of paid time off per year
Maximum 7 days of sick and safe time off per year
Parental leave
Paid time off and holidays
Retirement benefits (including 401(k) matching)
Educational reimbursement
Employee stock purchase plan
Tax-saving options
Disability and life insurance
Pet insurance

About the Company

For more than 100 years, Amentum has tackled the world’s toughest challenges to deliver agile and steadfast solutions to the U.S. government and its allies.
With more than 50,000 employees on all seven continents and in more than 60 countries, Amentum delivers a broad range of operational support services to meet the critical needs of our clients.
Our headquarters are in Chantilly, VA.
Find us online at https://www.amentum.com/

Equal Opportunity

Amentum is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Our hiring practices provide equal opportunity for employment without regard to race, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or medical conditions related to pregnancy, childbirth, or breastfeeding), age, ancestry, United States military or veteran status, color, religion, creed, marital or domestic partner status, medical condition, genetic information, national origin, citizenship status, low-income 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.
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