KC-130J Aviation Support Equipment Mechanic III

Overview

Working across the globe, V2X builds smart solutions designed to integrate physical and digital infrastructure from base to battlefield. We bring 120 years of successful mission support to improve security, streamline logistics, and enhance readiness. Aligned around a shared purpose, our $4.5B company and 16,000 people work alongside our clients, here and abroad, to tackle their most complex challenges with integrity, respect, responsibility, and professionalism.

The Aviation Support Equipment Technician diagnoses malfunctions repairs and maintains Support Equipment (SE); inspects and approves completed maintenance actions; troubleshoots discrepancies by studying drawings, wiring diagram schematics, Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) manuals, technical publications and historical maintenance actions. The Technician uses automated maintenance data systems to monitor maintenance trends, analyze equipment requirements, and document maintenance actions. The Technician analyzes, diagnoses, and repairs SE using conventional and digital multi-meters, voltmeters, ohmmeters, oscilloscopes and hand tools.

Diagnoses mechanical and electronic circuitry malfunctions using visual and auditory senses, test equipment, and technical maintenance data sources. The Technician performs scheduled and unscheduled maintenance on SE by inspecting, testing and operating SE to determine equipment serviceability and proper operation. Services equipment with required fluids such as oil, water, coolant, hydraulic fluid, refrigerant and compressed air. The Technician also performs removal, disassembly, repair, cleaning, corrosion treatment, re-assembly and installation of malfunctioning CSE accessories and components, as well as stenciling and marking SE, storing, handling, labelling, using and disposing of hazardous materials and hazardous waste.

The Technician prepares SE for preservation and mobility deployment. The Technician operates, cleans, inspects and services all assigned support equipment, to include towing vehicles, to include Bobtail Ford trucks, Tow Tractors (Tug), and U-30 aircraft tow vehicle. In addition to performing inspections and maintenance, the technician practices good housekeeping, Tool Control, Foreign Object Damage prevention, and safety awareness.

• Performs diagnosis and corrective actions, disassembles, inspects, evaluates, and accomplishes necessary repairs according to publication/technical instructions and technical directives on all required support equipment. Determines requirements for repairs, modifications, and part replacements. May be required to verify/inspect work performed by other technicians for which he/she is qualified to perform.
• Reviews, interprets, and applies maintenance procedures in support of assigned maintenance actions. Applies practical knowledge of wiring schematics and the interpretation of technical data contained within those schematics and/or sources of maintenance data
• Reads and interprets manufacturers' maintenance manuals, service bulletins, technical data, engineering data, and other specifications to determine feasibility and method of repairing or replacing malfunctioning or damaged components.
• Performs “O”, “I” and authorized commercial repair of all CSE, Material Handling Equipment (MHE), and Palletized Systems Equipment (PSE) in accordance with the KAF 4790.2 and applicable maintenance manuals.
• Performs scheduled, unscheduled, and other hourly or calendar inspections in accordance with the KAF 4790.2 and applicable publications.
• Troubleshoots, repairs, reworks and maintains hydraulic, pneumatic, mechanical and electrical systems. Removes, adjusts, repairs and replaces/re-installs functional components and incorporates applicable technical directives and bulletins.
• Ensures the accurate entry of data into the locally used computer database system to document maintenance actions, monitor maintenance trends, analyze equipment requirements, and maintain equipment records.
• Uses Hazardous Materials such as chemical sealants, oil, hydraulic fluid, transmission fluid, etc. and performs proper handling and disposal of chemicals and petroleum products required during maintenance.
• Uses illustrated parts breakdowns (IPB) s to determine material requirements, research associated part numbers, and requisitions repair parts, materials, and consumable supplies through supply system.
• Performs close tolerance adjustment, repair and rework of equipment in and out of shop area.
• Services, inspects and tests aviation support equipment used for direct and indirect aircraft support.
• Troubleshoots, inspects, services, tests and re-conditions storage batteries, to include lead-acid, gel and sealed type.
• Performs Corrosion Control/Prevention, Preservation and de-preservation of Support Equipment (SE).
• Performs general housekeeping and organization of workstation(s), shop(s), maintenance facility to provide a clean, safe, and FOD free…