Heavy Industrial/Manufacturing - Flight Operations 3

Job Description :

• Grumman Lake Charles is looking for contractors to work as a SCA Aircraft Mechanic 3 and support a maintenance program.

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 in 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").

Your primary duties include :

Applies a thoroughly comprehensive knowledge of aircraft mechanical component troubleshooting / repair procedures and replacement of components and the ability to determine functionality of non-complex electrical systems

Applies a thorough knowledge of aircraft mechanical component troubleshooting, repair procedures and replacement of parts

Read and interpret schematics, assembly drawings, process specifications, wiring diagrams, technical manuals, written instructions, etc.

Applies detailed knowledge of aircraft unique tools such as test equipment

Applies professional technical expertise and guidance to solve complex problems by interpreting technical data such as blueprints or manufactures' manuals

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

Make entries in aircraft logs and records and is responsible for providing guidance and technical expertise to lower level technicians throughout all aircraft modifications and / or maintenance efforts.

Applies the experience and ability to provide technical support to structural / mechanical engineers and customers alike

Maintains and repairs aircraft components including but not limited to flight controls, engines, hydraulics, pneumatics, fuel systems, and mechanical components

Maintains and repairs aircraft components including but not limited to flight controls, engines, hydraulics, pneumatics, fuel systems and mechanical components, and applies technical knowledge of airframe and power plant systems in determining equipment malfunctions and applies technical expertise in restoring equipment condition and operation

Maintains repairs and modifies engines of complex to extreme difficulty

Performs preflight, thru-flight, and post-flight maintenance inspections

Performs miscellaneous duties to service aircraft, including flushing crankcase, cleaning screens and filters, greasing moving parts, and checking brakes

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, 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

Additional duties may include, but are not limited to :

Adjusts, repairs, or replaces electrical wiring system and aircraft accessories

Applies basic knowledge of electrical theory

Use a variety of manual hand tools such as crimpers, strippers, wire cutters, heat shrink gun, etc.

Be able to assemble, modify, and install wire bundles, conductors and other electrical components.

Maintains repairs and modifies aircraft structures, structural components of complex to extreme difficulty

Applies a thorough knowledge of aircraft sheet metal / structural modification

Applies a broad knowledge of aircraft sheet metal / structural modifications and repair

Applies detailed knowledge of aircraft unique tools such as torque wrenches, dial indicators, micrometers, cable tensiometers, sheet metal brakes and sheers, etc. is required.

Basic Qualifications :

High School Diploma or equivalent (GED) and a minimum 10 years relevant experience

Able to perform work in an approved environment during specified work hours

Able to change physical locations based upon need (including physical ability to travel)

Ability to be subject to a variety of physical conditions

Able to wear respirator or other safety gear

Ability to be subject to areas which could cause various phobias due to height or closed spaces

Preferred Qualifications :

A&P License

E-6B / 707 experience

Able to obtain / maintain a Top Secret DoD clearance

Experience performing complex modifications

Supplier must have access to PLSC2

Per Diem only offered to those candidates living outside a 50 mile radius of the work location

Position is subject to Service Contract Act rules / regulations.

Comments for Suppliers : Per Diem is offered on this Request