Aircraft Mechanic - Egress

RAVN Group (“RAVN”) is pushing the boundaries of innovation in the aviation industry, focusing on cutting‑edge technology and advanced aerospace solutions. As part of the RAVN team, you’ll be at the forefront of revolutionizing pilot training on military‑grade aircraft and aerospace engineering in the defense sector. RAVN provides combat and high‑maneuver training for pilots, RDT&E, and maintenance services with its fully owned fleet of aircraft.

Egress Technician

Ellington Field, Houston, Texas (On‑Site)

Salary

Full‑Time

RAVN is pushing the boundaries of innovation in the aviation industry, focusing on cutting‑edge technology and advanced aerospace solutions. As part of the RAVN team, you’ll be at the forefront of revolutionizing pilot training on military‑grade aircraft and aerospace engineering in the defense sector. RAVN provides combat and high‑maneuver training for pilots, RDT&E, and maintenance services with its fully owned fleet of aircraft.

RAVN Aerospace’s Maintenance Department supports the safety, airworthiness, reliability, and operational readiness of the company’s aircraft fleet. The department performs scheduled and unscheduled maintenance, inspections, repairs, component servicing, and specialized maintenance activities in accordance with company procedures, technical data, quality requirements, and applicable aviation and defense standards.

The Egress Technician performs inspection, maintenance, repair, overhaul, troubleshooting, and compliance activities for aircraft egress systems, including ejection seats, escape mechanisms, and associated life‑support components. This position plays a critical role in protecting aviation personnel and maintaining aircraft operational readiness by ensuring egress systems remain serviceable, properly documented, and compliant with applicable technical, safety, and regulatory requirements. The ideal candidate brings extensive hands‑on egress experience, strong MK‑10 Ejection Seat expertise, attention to detail, and the ability to work effectively in a high‑tempo aviation maintenance environment.

• Perform scheduled and unscheduled inspections, maintenance, repair, servicing, and overhaul of aircraft egress systems, including ejection seats, escape mechanisms, and associated life‑support components.
• Inspect egress‑system assemblies and components for condition, serviceability, damage, wear, corrosion, expiration limits, proper installation, and compliance with applicable technical data.
• Perform removal, installation, adjustment, functional checks, and component replacement in accordance with approved maintenance procedures and technical publications.
• Develop and follow maintenance schedules to ensure egress equipment remains in optimal working condition and required inspections and servicing are completed on time.
• Identify and report discrepancies that could affect aircraft safety, airworthiness, mission readiness, or personnel safety.

• Perform inspections, routine maintenance, servicing, repairs, and overhauls on MK‑10 Ejection Seats in accordance with applicable technical data and safety requirements.
• Troubleshoot MK‑10 Ejection Seat discrepancies and determine appropriate corrective actions within authorized maintenance capabilities.
• Ensure time‑controlled, life‑limited, serialized, and safety‑critical components are properly tracked, inspected, replaced, and documented.
• Verify completed MK‑10 maintenance meets required configuration, documentation, quality, and return‑to‑service standards.