Aircraft Mechanic III (LUH A&P) - Fort Bliss, TX

About the role

Amentum is recruiting an Aircraft Mechanic III (LUH A&P) for the CBA at Fort Bliss, Texas. The mechanic performs scheduled and unscheduled maintenance on complex aircraft, including repairs, modifications and structural work, and works closely with the assigned mission design series.

Key responsibilities

• Perform scheduled and unscheduled maintenance, repairs and modifications of aircraft structures, components and engines
• Maintain and repair flight controls, engines, hydraulics, pneumatics, fuel systems and mechanical components
• Diagnose equipment malfunctions using technical data such as blueprints and manuals, and troubleshoot and replace parts
• Accomplish preflight, through-flight, basic post-flight and phase inspections, and launch and recover aircraft
• Operate ground support equipment, hand tools and special tools, and annotate maintenance actions in records and CAMS entries
• Keep aircraft clean, practice good housekeeping, tool control and FOD awareness, and follow safety requirements

Required profile

• Valid, up-to-date A&P license, or five years of aviation maintenance experience, five years of rotary-wing experience and two years on the assigned MDS (all within the last ten years)
• High school diploma or equivalent
• Ability to obtain and maintain a NACI (T1) public trust security clearance and facility credentials; US citizenship required for facility credentials
• Ability to lift up to 50 pounds, stand, bend and pull for long periods, and work at heights of 40 feet or more
• Ability to travel to various locations for LUH missions

Required skills

• Knowledge of aircraft hand tools, special tools and test equipment, including torque wrenches, dial indicators, micrometers, sheet metal brakes and shears, and cable tensiometers
• Ability to read schematics, drawings, charts and technical publications
• Working knowledge of aircraft logbooks, military technical publications and ULLSAE
• Basic knowledge of electrical theory and ability to determine functionality of non-complex electrical systems

What we offer

• Pay of $44.45 to $49.22 per hour
• Health, dental and vision insurance, paid time off and holidays
• Retirement benefits including 401(k) matching, educational reimbursement and parental leave
• Employee stock purchase plan, disability and life insurance, and pet insurance