Aircraft Mechanic II

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Location:

Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, USA

Employment type:

Full-time

Seniority level:
Mid-Senior level

Aircraft Mechanics II must have a combination of experience to repair engines, sheet metal, and structural, hydraulic, electrical, power train and general mechanical maintenance of moderate difficulty, required to meet the assigned missions. Additionally provides input to Maintenance Engineering Changes (MEC), Estimated Cost of Damage preparation (ECOD) and assist in the recommendation of changes to (MWO). Individuals must be able to prioritize workloads and are required to lead teams through more complex aircraft relevant tasks.

Mechanic IIs can inspect Mechanic IIs and Is.

This mechanic maintains repairs and modifies aircraft structures and structural components of moderate difficulty, maintains and repairs aircraft components including but not limited to flight controls, engines, hydraulics, pneumatics, fuel systems, and mechanical components, applies technical knowledge of airframe and power plant systems in determining equipment malfunctions and applies required expertise in restoring equipment condition and or operation, and applies comprehensive technical expertise to solve moderate to complex problems by interpreting technical documentation such as blueprints or manufacturers’ manuals.

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. Must be able to prioritize workload to maintain schedules on assigned projects. May require specialization in sheet-metal, electric work, avionics or other aircraft systems related disciplines.

• Perform organizational and intermediate level (O/I) Low Observable Aircraft Structural Maintenance (LOASM) on B-2 aircraft
• Back shop repairs that include fabricating components required for the repair from drawings
• Treat corrosion
• Correctly prepare surfaces/apply prime and finish coatings on B-2, T-38 and AGE/SE equipment IAW published technical data, engineering dispositions and unit procedures.
• Specific aircraft maintenance experience required includes:
• Coating surfaces of aircraft with paint, lacquer, epoxy, resin or other material
• Using brushes, rollers, spray guns and other devices
• Removing old paint from aircraft
• Using liquid paint remover and scraper
• Preparing surfaces with sandpaper and steel wool
• Applying acid solution or using steel wool to prepare aluminum surfaces to insure that paint adheres to surface
• Masking and covering portions of surfaces not to be painted
• Painting insignia, letters or numerals on aircraft surface, using stencils.
• One-year aircraft maintenance
• Must have a thorough knowledge of aircraft mechanical component troubleshooting, repair procedures and replacement of parts
• Requires broad knowledge of aircraft sheet metal/structural modifications and repair
• Must have basic knowledge of electrical theory
• Must have thorough knowledge of aircraft unique tools such as test equipment, torque wrenches, dial indicators, micrometers, sheet metal brakes and sheers.
• This job requires working knowledge of technical publications.

TBD