AIRCRAFT MECHANIC

About the role

This National Guard position is for a AIRCRAFT MECHANIC, Position Description Number D1063000 and is part of AASF 2, Nebraska Army National Guard.

What you will do

• Manages, monitors or performs overall maintenance, servicing, inspections and documentation for one or more highly technical, high performance military aircraft.
• Performs work in complex conditions under time and/or mission constraints to include all weather and night operations.
• Works with, coordinates and oversees the work of lower graded aircraft mechanics and certifies the work of journey level workers in other trades working on the assigned aircraft.
• Performs damage assessments and repairs.
• Participates in mission preparation and recovery operations.
• Oversees installation of equipment for special missions.
• Expedites aircraft operations to include concurrent servicing, refueling, and/or reconfiguration of equipment for changes in operational missions.
• Performs preflight, thru flight, and post-flight inspections and scheduled or unscheduled maintenance.
• Serves as the technical authority to identify and advise on requirements for airframe, mechanical, electrical/environmental, avionics, engine, and pneudraulic repairs on assigned aircraft.
• Works closely with maintenance supervisor(s) and production control personnel to report and maintain current aircraft status.
• Requests maintenance services exceeding AASF capabilities or time constraints.
• Controls and performs work assignments based upon priorities, workload, availability of parts, facilities, material and personnel.
• Coordinates with maintenance supervisor(s) and production control on maintenance requirements to aircraft that require adjustment to changes in operational requirements.
• Observes and inspects performance of other workers work to insure compliance with applicable technical publications, directives and local policy.
• Accomplishes operational tests of aircraft systems and components.
• Oversees ground movement of aircraft.
• Incumbent launches, recovers, parks and services aircraft.
• Makes diagnoses and solves malfunctions of aircraft systems and components by utilizing a wide variety of complex, state of the art computerized and/or non-computerized Test Measurement Diagnostic Equipment (TMDE); by studying layout drawings, blueprints and wiring diagrams; and analyzing specifications and operating characteristics of aircraft and their components.
• Assists AVCRAD/DEPOT level maintenance activities on individual assigned aircraft discrepancies as required.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Education

Education: There is no substitution of education for this position.

How you will be evaluated

Once the announcement has closed, your resume and supporting documentation will be used to determine if you meet the qualifications listed on this announcement. Your answers to the assessment questionnaire will be verified against information provided in your resume and other supporting documentation.

Be sure that your resume clearly supports your responses to all the questions addressing experience and education relevant to this position. In describing your experience, please be clear and specific, we will not make assumptions regarding your experience.

If, after reviewing your resume and supporting documentation, a determination is made that you have inflated your qualifications or experiences, your rating will be adjusted or you may be excluded from consideration for this position.

Your qualifications will be evaluated against general and specialized experience under the "Qualifications" section and against the following competencies (knowledge, skills, abilities and other characteristics):

Documents you must provide

• To apply for this position, you must submit a complete Application Package which includes: 1.
• Your resume showing work schedule, hours worked per week, dates (format should include Month and Year) of employment and duties performed.
• Use this link for Resume Tips.
• Other supporting documents (optional) Cover Letter DD-214 Other SF-50 Transcript

What to expect next

Once your online application is submitted you will receive a confirmation notification by email. Your application will be evaluated by the Human Resources Office to determine your eligibility for the position. After the evaluation is complete, you will receive another notification regarding the status of your application.

Qualified candidates will be referred to the selecting official in the following order: 1. Fully qualified Area 1 applicants 2. Fully qualified Area 2 applicants 3.

Fully qualified Area 3 applicants 4. Trainee qualified Area 1, 2, and 3 applicants INDIVIDUAL SELECTED AS A WG-05 TRAINEE MAY BE PROMOTED TO WG-08 UPON COMPLETION OF THE FOLLOWING: (1) 12 MONTHS OF EXPERIENCE APPOINTED IN THE POSITION; (2) COMPLETION OF AN INDIVIDUAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN (IDP); AND (3) COMPLETION OF A CLASSIFICATION REVIEW.

INDIVIDUAL SELECTED AS A WG-08 MAY BE PROMOTED TO WG-10 UPON COMPLETION OF THE FOLLOWING: (1) 18 MONTHS OF EXPERIENCE APPOINTED IN THE POSITION; (2) COMPLETION OF AN INDIVIDUAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN (IDP); AND (3) COMPLETION OF A CLASSIFICATION REVIEW.

INDIVIDUAL MAY BE PROMOTED WITHOUT FURTHER COMPETITION WHEN QUALIFIED AND RECOMMENDED BY THE SELECTING OFFICIAL; HOWEVER PROMOTION IS NOT GUARANTEED.

APPLICANTS MUST INDICATE ON THEIR APPLICATION THE LOWEST GRADE FOR WHICH THEY WISH TO BE CONSIDERED.

The initial cut-off date for first consideration is 11:59 pm, CST, 01 SEP 2026; applications received by this date will have the first opportunity for review. Applications received after this date will be given consideration only if there is a need for further review. If further reviews are required, they will occur weekly or until a certificate of eligibles is exhausted.

Additional information

If you are a male applicant who was born after 12/31/1959 and are required to register under the Military Selective Service Act, the Defense Authorization Act of 1986 requires that you be registered or you are not eligible for appointment in this agency (***).