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Amentum UH-60 Aircraft Mechanic 1 - General, Sheetmetal, Avionics, Prop & Rotor in Sandston, Virginia

The Aircraft Mechanic I (UH-60) is responsible for: replacing or repairing worn or damaged components using hand tools, gauges, and testing equipment; 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; performs 100-hour, progressive, isochronal, phase, periodic, and other hourly or calendar inspections, examines reciprocating engines for cracked cylinders and oil leaks, and listens to operating engine to detect and diagnose malfunctions; enters in the maintenance records description of the work performed and verifies the work was performed satisfactorily, may service engines and airframe components at line station making repairs, short of overhaul, required to keep aircraft in safe operating condition.

The Aircraft Sheetmetal Mechanic I maintenance fabricates, installs, and maintains in good repair the sheet-metal equipment and fixtures (such as machine guards, grease pans, shelves, lockers, tanks, ventilators, chutes, ducts, metal roofing) of an establishment. Work involves most of the following: planning and laying out all types of sheet-metal maintenance work from blueprints, models, or other specifications, setting up and operating all available types of sheet-metal working machines, using a variety of hand tools in cutting, bending, forming, shaping, fitting, and assembling, and installing sheet-metal articles as required.

The Aircraft Avionics Mechanic I adjusts, repairs, or replaces electrical wiring system and aircraft accessories; troubleshooting equipment and diagnose repairs; maintaining and testing of avionics and electrical systems with integration of complex software and hardware, including electrical power generation and distribution systems, integrated avionics systems and displaces, communication and navigation systems, mission equipment integration, sensors, and vehicle health monitoring systems. Work involves reading and interpreting manufacturers' and airline's maintenance manuals, service bulletins, technical data, engineering data, and other specifications and the use of various hand tools and testing equipment.

The Prop & Rotor Aircraft Mechanic I (UH-60) repairs, services, and troubleshoots malfunctions on aircraft drive train and rotor systems.

Minimum Requirements

  • Valid up-to-date A&P license .

  • If no A&P license, shall have

  • Three (3) years aviation maintenance experience

  • Two (2) years rotary wing aircraft experience

  • Two (2) years on the assigned MDS (UH-60)

  • Avionics Mechanics – Two (2) years of aviation avionics experience, MDS not applicable.

  • Sheetmetal Mechanics – Two (2) years of aviation Sheetmetal experience, MDS not applicable.

  • Prop & Rotor Mechanics - Two (2) years on the assigned prop and rotor experience.

  • All experience must be within the Six (6) most recent years.

  • Must be able to obtain and maintain facility credentials/authorization. Note: US Citizenship is required for a facility credentials/authorization at the work location.

  • Tools are Required ; must provide own shadowed/etched Tools and Toolbox.

Knowledge and Skills

  • Possess good communication skills; be adaptable, diversified, and capable of troubleshooting entire aircraft system.

  • Working knowledge of electrical, electronic, mechanical, and associated systems principles to complete properly all probable work tasks.

  • Knowledge of Quality Control, Production and Supply procedures required to perform job assignment.

  • Able to properly use a variety of common hand tools and measuring devices such as gauges, torque wrenches and scales and test, measurement and diagnostic equipment related to specific aircraft models.

  • Able to determine when faulty systems or assemblies can be corrected through repair of replacement of new parts and the nature and extent of repair required.

  • Must have skill in reading, applying, and interpreting technical data.

Physical Requirements/Work Environment

  • Must be able to climb, stand, stoop, bend, stretch, crouch, and work in tiring and uncomfortable positions.

  • Frequently lift parts and equipment up to 20 pounds.

  • Occasionally lift objects up to 50 pounds.

  • Most heavy lifting is accomplished through the use of mechanical devices.

  • May work in Aircraft maintenance hangar or outside.

  • May be required to respond to a wide variety of operational circumstances, including extreme weather conditions and rudimentary infrastructure.

  • May be exposed to extreme noise from turbine and jet engine aircraft. May be exposed to fumes or airborne particles; may be exposed to electrical shock hazards or work near moving mechanical parts.

Amentum is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. Our hiring practices provide equal opportunity for employment without regard to race, religion, color, sex, gender, national origin, age, United States military veteran’s status, ancestry, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, family structure, medical condition including genetic characteristics or information, veteran status, or mental or physical disability so long as the essential functions of the job can be performed with or without reasonable accommodation, or any other protected category under federal, state, or local law. Learn more about your rights under Federal EEO laws and supplemental language at EEO including Disability/Protected Veterans (https://www.dol.gov/agencies/ofccp/posters) and Labor Laws Posters (https://protect-us.mimecast.com/s/MI5TC2kqOqsOBPMVfnZ32U) .

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