The Egress Technician inspects, repairs, and troubleshoots Aircraft Egress, Canopy Fracturing Systems and Emergency Oxygen system components to ensure compliance with prescribed maintenance requirements and manufacturers specifications.
Essential Responsibilities:
- Performs conditional, scheduled, and unscheduled maintenance on ejection seats, canopy, and emergency oxygen systems.
- Performs Egress system troubleshooting tasks.
- Performs required maintenance on (SSK) survival equipment.
- Operates Ground Support Equipment to perform Egress and Gaseous Oxygen maintenance tasks.
- Enters required Data into Computerized maintenance records i.e., NALCOMIS OOMA, CAD/PAD, and VFS Trace, aircraft forms and, history records.
- Utilizes and interprets information contained in maintenance manuals, diagrams, schematics, blueprints, technical publications, and operational procedures.
- Orders required equipment and supplies.
- Performs collateral duty inspections and collateral duty quality assurance inspections as required.
- Maintains cleanliness of work center.
- Ensures compliance with Foreign Object Damage (FOD), Hazardous waste, Egress Familiarization, and tool control programs.
- Assists as directed to ensure safety, security and preservation of government / company owned equipment.
- Deals with the customer in courteous, professional, and effective manner.
- Performs inventory, acceptance, and transfer inspections.
- Performs pre-flight, post-flight, turnaround and daily inspections and servicing when required.
Perform all other position related duties as assigned or requested.
Minimum Position Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities Required:
- High School Diploma or equivalent preferred.
- Completion of AME "A" school or applicable military service school equivalent and T/M/S factory equivalent training curriculum.
- Two (2) or more years work experience directly related to Aircraft Egress.
- Two (2) or more years
- Must have valid Driver’s License.
- Must be able to obtain/maintain any company/government required qualification, certification, licensing, or security clearance.
- Must be able to work any assigned shift or schedule.
- Canopy Fracturing Systems experience is required.
- Working knowledge of NAMP CNAF 4790.2, NAVAIR 11-100-1.1 CD, and other applicable maintenance / technical manuals.
- Working knowledge of Aircraft Egress Systems and applicable explosive devices.
- Able to provide own hand tools.
- Ability to obtain Plane Captain Certificate within 90 days of hire.
- Ability to obtain Ordnance qualification/certification to receive, handle, install and properly dispose of Explosive Ordnance relating to Egress systems.
Work Environment, Physical Demands, and Mental Demands:
- Ability to walk and stand on level and/or inclined surfaces for extended periods throughout the day.
- Ability to climb, bend, stoop, squat, crawl, crouch, kneel, lift, carry, balance, and reach above shoulder level, push or pull weight up to seventy (70) pounds.
- Ability to use eye hand coordination and manual dexterity.
- Have close vision to include color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
- Ability to hear at the normal range.
- Working conditions may range from standard shop to environment where inclement weather may subject individual to severe changes in temperature, wind, rain, etc.
- May be required to work where high noise hazards prevail.
- May be required to wear protective clothing or other safety equipment.
- May be required to interpret Material Safety Data Sheets and handle hazardous materials and chemicals.
- May require the use of respirator.
Other Responsibilities:
Safety - Amentum enforces a safety culture whereby all employees have the responsibility for continuously developing and maintaining a safe work environment. As appropriate, each employee is responsible for completing all training requirements and fulfilling all self-aid/buddy aid responsibilities, participating in emergency response tasks, and serving on safety committees and teams.
Quality - Quality is the foundation for the management of our business and the keystone to our goal of customer satisfaction. It is our policy to consistently provide services that meet customer expectations. Accordingly, each employee must conform to the Amentum Quality Policy and carry out job activities in compliance with applicable Amentum Quality System documents and customer contracts. Each employee must read and understand his/her Quality Management and Customer Satisfaction responsibilities.
Procedure Compliance - Each employee must read, understand, and implement the general and specific operational, safety, quality and environmental requirements of all plans, procedures and policies pertaining to his/her job.
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 and Labor Laws Posters.
