E-6B IMMC SCA Aircraft Mechanic ; Systems

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE:
No relocation assistance available

CLEARANCE TYPE:
None

TRAVEL:
Yes, 25% of the Time

At Northrop Grumman, our employees have incredible opportunities to work on revolutionary systems that impact people’s lives around the world today and for generations to come. Our pioneering and inventive spirit has enabled us to be at the forefront of many technological advancements in our nation’s history – from the first flight across the Atlantic Ocean, to stealth bombers, to landing on the moon.

We look for people who have bold new ideas, courage, and a pioneering spirit to join forces to invent the future and have fun along the way. Our culture thrives on intellectual curiosity, cognitive diversity, and bringing your whole self to work. We have an insatiable drive to do what others think is impossible and our employees are not only part of history, they’re also making history.

Northrop Grumman is seeking experienced aircraft mechanics to support a maintenance program in Lake Charles, LA
. The Navy E‑6 is an airborne command post and communications relay based on the Boeing 707 platform. The aircraft are utilized primarily for long‑range patrols along the entire U.S. border, and within source and transit zone countries. This platform, now modified to the E‑6B standard, conveys instructions from the National Command Authority to fleet ballistic missile submarines, a mission known as TACAMO (“Take Charge And Move Out”).

** These positions are Service Contract Act positions.
** These Positions are Contingent upon Funding.
** This position will be hired for any shift.

• Maintains repairs and modifies aircraft systems components and engines of complex to extreme difficulty.
• Reads and interprets manufacturers’ and airline’s maintenance manuals, service bulletins, technical data, engineering data, and other specifications to determine feasibility and method of repairing or replacing malfunctioning or damaged components.
• Have basic knowledge of aircraft sheet metal/structural modifications and repair.
• Possess detailed knowledge of aircraft unique tools such as test equipment, torque wrenches, dial indicators, micrometers, cable tensiometers, etc. is required.
• Possess the experience and ability to provide technical support to mechanical engineers and customers alike.
• Be able to read and interpret schematics, assembly drawings, process specifications, wiring diagrams, technical manuals, written instructions, etc.
• Applies professional technical expertise and guidance to solve complex problems by interpreting technical data such as blueprints or manufactures’ manuals.

• Possess a thoroughly comprehensive knowledge of aircraft mechanical component troubleshooting/repair procedures and replacement of components, a basic knowledge of aircraft sheet metal/structural modification and repair and the ability to determine functionality of non‑complex electrical systems.
• Adjusts, repairs, or replaces basic electrical wiring system and aircraft accessories.
• Performs 100‑hour, progressive, isochronal, phase, periodic, and other hourly or calendar inspections, examines reciprocating engines for cracked cylinders and oil leaks, 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.
• 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 source of malfunction.
• Maintains and repairs aircraft components including but not limited to flight controls, engines, hydraulics, pneumatics, fuel systems, and mechanical components.
• Performs preflight, thru‑flight, and post‑flight maintenance inspections.
• Applies technical knowledge of airframe and power plant systems in determining equipment malfunctions and…