Aircraft Mechanic III (UH60) - Buehring, Kuwait

The Aircraft Mechanic III (UH60) performs the full range of military tactical aircraft maintenance and maintains repairs and modifies aircraft structures and structural components of complex to extreme difficulty.

• Maintain and repair aircraft components including but not limited to flight controls, engines, hydraulics, pneumatics, fuel systems and mechanical components.
• Apply technical knowledge of airframe and power plant systems in determining equipment malfunctions and applies technical expertise in restoring equipment condition and operation.
• Apply professional technical expertise and guidance to solve complex problems by interpreting technical data such as blueprints or manufactures' manuals.
• Make entries in aircraft logs and records, and responsible for providing guidance and technical expertise to lower-level technicians throughout all aircraft modifications and/or maintenance efforts.
• Plan, conduct, and supervise aircraft technical inspections.
• Compute basic weight and balance records.
• Participate in maintenance test flights and operation checks as required.
• Ensure compliance with aircraft configuration control, Army oil analysis Program and test measuring diagnostic equipment calibration.
• Provide lower-level technicians guidance in aircraft repair and technical inspection techniques and procedures according to directives, technical manuals, work standards and operational policies.
• Prepare evaluations, special reports, and records pertaining to aircraft maintenance repair and related activities.
• Perform other duties as requested.
  
  

Minimum Requirements:

• Completion of high school or equivalent and U.S. military technical school or specialized training course is desired, certification of education level is required.
• Five (5) or more year’s aviation maintenance experience within the past six (6) years on the mission design series UH-60 (MDS).
• Experience in maintenance, modification and repair of tactical aircraft systems of the type being serviced and their associated components.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain facility credentials/authorization**NAC-I T1 Public Trust.. Note: US Citizenship is required for a facility credentials/authorization at the work location.
• Must be able to obtain Kuwait PCC & Visa
• Must be able to pass CENTCOM Medical requirements.
  
  

Preferred Requirements:

• Valid FAA Airframe & Power plant (A&P) License for mechanics and Sheetmetal experience is preferred.
• Valid FCC Elements 1 and 3 licenses for electricians and/or FAA Airframe & Power plant (A&P) License is preferred.
  
  

Knowledge & Skills

• Thorough knowledge of aircraft mechanical component troubleshooting, repair procedures and replacement of parts.
• Broad knowledge of aircraft sheet metal/structural modifications and repair.
• Basic knowledge of electrical theory and a thorough knowledge of aircraft unique tools such as test equipment, torque wrenches, dial indicators, micrometers, sheet metal brakes and sheers.
• Working knowledge of technical publications and Logistics Information Systems.
• Able to prioritize workloads to maintain schedules on assigned projects and is required to lead teams through more complex aircraft relevant tasks.
• Participate in maintenance test flights and operation checks as required.
• Possess the level of experience to inspect all required aeronautical type maintenance to be performed by Mechanics.
• 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.