AIRCRAFT ORDNANCE SYSTEMS MECHANIC with Security Clearance - South Burlington, VT, United States - Department of the Air Force

Description

Duties The primary purpose of the position is to troubleshoot, repair, install, modify, test and adjust aircraft ordnance systems, equipment and components
(1) Operates, analyzes performance, troubleshoots, inspects, installs, maintains, overhauls, repairs and modifies operational ordnance system(s) and subsystems consisting of numerous complex electronic components in fighter aircraft
(2) Analyzes performance and isolate malfunctions to individual subsystems and or components of bombing/navigation, fire-control/weapons delivery, weapons multi-sensor displays and external electro-mechanical weapons systems, electro-optical targeting pod/weapon interfaces, R/F electronic countermeasures systems, target radar tracking and missile tracking radar
(3) Removes, repairs, installs, inspects and conducts operational performance checkout of aircraft ordnance and isolates malfunctions and identifies if failures are in specific LRU's, aircraft weapons, avionics multiplex data bus matrix assemblies, or aircraft digital data wiring
(4) Loads/unloads, positions and safeties air munitions using applicable technical data and handling equipment
(5) Conducts off-equipment troubleshooting and functional checks of electronic weapons control systems to ensure proper manual/electrical release and fire sequence
(6) Ensures all munitions are inventoried at the start and completion of the work shift
Ensures that all munitions expenditures are accurately tracked and recorded on applicable forms
When required will assist the munitions custodian of aircrew training munitions in conducting a weekly munitions inventory and reconciliation
(7) Coordinates with loading standardization and the weapons element supervisor for all load crew-training requirements and ensures only loading certified/qualified personnel are directed to perform weapons loading tasks and may be required to perform weapons expediting on the flight line
(8) Maintains and reviews publication files of applicable technical orders, regulations, manuals and local directives
Recommends and rewrites methods to improve maintenance procedures, technical data and equipment and initiates unsatisfactory equipment and technical order deficiency reports
(9) Provides hands-on training instruction to lower graded personnel concerned with the repair of the electronic ordnance systems within the aircraft
May be required to perform additional duties as a production controller, quality assurance inspector, and bench stock monitor for the work center
(10) Processes and accounts for due in from maintenance (DIFM) supply assets and ensure materials and equipment are properly stored, protected and maintained and funds are not obligated for material or parts without proper justification
(11) Adjusts, installs and removes cartridges and squibs for tanks and pylons and chaff/flare systems
(12) Operates fault detection and digital test equipment
Evaluates pilot trouble reports to determine validity and the necessary repair actions
May be required to maintain certification as a weapons load crew chief or load crewmember
(13) May be required to perform additional duties such as launch/recovery aircraft servicing, fire fighting, crash rescue duty or serve as a member of a team to cope with natural disasters or civil emergencies
(14) May be required to inspect, troubleshoot, test and maintain the Aerial Gunnery Target System
(15) May be delegated authority to clear Red X on aircraft forms
(16) Performs other duties as assigned

REFER TO PD FOR FULL LIST OF DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES Requirements Conditions of Employment

• This position is covered by the Domestic Violence Misdemeanor Amendment (30 Sep 96) of the Gun Control Act (Lautenberg Amendment) of 1968

An individual convicted of a qualifying crime of domestic violence may not perform the duties of this position.

• May occasionally be directed to work other than normal duty hours.
• NATIONAL GUARD MEMBERSHIP IS REQUIRED

If you are not sure you are eligible for military membership, please contact a National Guard recruiter prior to applying for this position.

• This is an excepted service position that requires membership in a compatible military assignment in the employing state's National Guard, required prior to the effective date of placement.
• Selectee will be required to wear the military uniform.
• Acceptance of an excepted service position constitutes concurrence with these requirements as a condition of employment.
• Males born after 31 December 1959 must be registered for Selective Service.
• Federal employment suitability as determined by a background investigation.
• May be required to successfully complete a probationary period.
• Participation in direct deposit is mandatory.
• May require travel in military and/or commercial aircraft to perform temporary duty assignments

Qualifications


NATIONAL GUARD MEMBERSHIP IS REQUIRED:
This is a Title 32 excepted service position that requires membership in a compatible military assignment in the Vermont Air National Guard
Selectee will be required to wear the military uniform
Acceptance of an excepted service position constitutes concurrence with these requirements as a condition of employment
Applicants who are not currently a member of the Vermont Air National Guard must be eligible for immediate membership
If you are not sure you are eligible for military membership, please contact a Vermont Air National Guard recruiter at prior to applying for this position


OPEN AREAS OF CONSIDERATION:
AREA 1, 2,3, 4 Area I: All current On-board Permanent and Indefinite Dual Status 32 and Title 5 (Competitive and Excepted)

Technicians (Tenure: 1-Career, 2-Conditional, 3-Indefinite) - Only those Vermont National Guard members who are in permanent or indefinite technician status as a result of being competitively hired within that National Guard component applying for a position within the component which they are currently employed

Area II:
All Members of the Vermont Air National Guard
Area


III:
Currently assigned service members in other branches of the military outside of the VTNG, to include those assigned to Active Duty, Reserve or other state's National Guard

Area IV:
All individuals able to and willing to become members of the Vermont National Guard including prior service not currently assigned to a military component and non-prior service US civilians

Military Grades:
Military grade will be individually addressed up to MSgt/E7


GENERAL EXPERIENCE:

• Experience or training which demonstrates the applicant's ability to repair malfunctions of ordnance equipment and components

Ability to use sketches, electrical diagrams, technical specifications, and engineering drawings
Experience which demonstrates skill in the use of test equipment to make electrical, hydraulic, and pneumatic checks
SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE WG-11 : Must have a minimum of 18 months experience or training in planning and layout of repair sequence and ability to complete modification, repair, and installation of ordnance systems
Experience in diagnosing and troubleshooting malfunctions and determining remedies where complex relationships exist
Experience in hand tools and the use of a variety of measuring and test equipment
Experience in interpreting technical directions, blueprints, sketches, wiring diagrams, and manufacturer's specifications
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TIME OR UNPAID EXPERIENCE:
Credit will be given for appropriate unpaid and or part-time work
You must clearly identify the duties and responsibilities in each position held and the total number of hours per week


VOLUNTEER WORK EXPERIENCE:

Refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service Programs (i.e., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g.

, professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student and social)
Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge and skills that can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment
You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience
Your qualifications will be evaluated on the following competencies (knowledge, skills, abilities and other characteristics): -Knowledge and appropriate training in functions of inspection, maintenance, installation, modification and repair of air munitions launch, release, suspension systems, R/F electronic countermeasures system and aircraft gun systems

• Comprehensive knowledge and skill in troubleshooting procedures, diagnosing problems and determining corrective action in the aircraft ordnance electronic systems
• Knowledge and skill to troubleshoot, repair, modify, or remove equipment and components such as gun systems, bomb racks, pylons, and the Ammunition Loading Systems (UALS/ALS)
• Knowledge and ability to interpret and trace schematic, logic and wiring diagrams and use a wide variety of test, measurement and diagnostic equipment (TMDE)

Ability to perform algebraic and trigonometric formulas to solve work related problems

• Operational knowledge and skill in the operation, interrelationship and interdependent aspects of each ordnance system within the total complex aircraft electronic system(s) within fighter aircraft

Has extensive knowledge of each system's prerequisites, sequential events, and logic flow and signal input/output requirements for successful target acquisition, lock-on, launch and delivery of air-to-air and air-to-ground weapons

• Knowledge of the principals of digital and analog circuits, synchroelectromechanical devices, solidstate devices theory, digital techniques /servo operation and circuit theory
• Comprehensive knowledge and skill to exercise judgment and to apply electronic theories and practices to identify, isolate, and repair malfunctions in individual subsystems of complex electronic systems
• Knowledge of mechanical, hydraulic, pneumatic and optical principals