AIRCRAFT ELECTRICIAN

Summary

This is a Washington Army National Guard Title 32 Excepted Service Unit Technician position: AIRCRAFT ELECTRICIAN Location: Army Aviation Support Facility 1 Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington 98433 Army National Guard Units Appointment Type: Temporary, Obligated Indefinite, excepted service Advertised as: ENLISTED May be used to fill one or more vacancies. *Ensure you read this announcement in its entirety, complete all application requirements, and your USA Jobs profile name is accurate*

Duties

A WG-2892-10, AIRCRAFT ELECTRICIAN: Functionally tests, troubleshoots, inspects, adjusts, aligns, calibrates and repairs the entire range of aircraft electrical systems to insure maximum operating efficiency. Repairs complex power control and warning systems such as, master control panels, analyzing units, master caution panels, voltage regulators, supervisory panels, AC/DC generators, starters, inverters, indicating instruments, linear actuators and utility system control units. Fabricates, repairs and replaces wiring harness, cannon plugs and connectors. electric motors and modifications as directed by higher authority. Selects, operates. maintains and repairs specialized test equipment, measuring equipment and common shop equipment such as multimeters, vacuum tube voltmeters, tube testers, oscilloscopes, insulation testers, vary drives, magneto test stands, and electrical equipment test stands. Calibrates and adjusts amplifiers, control boxes, and other equipment that vary voltage, resistance. frequency and load for analyzing various characteristics of electrical shop and test equipment. Must maintain a working knowledge of electrical and mechanical principles as applies to avionics systems to include a working knowledge of wiring diagrams. blueprints, technical publication and schematics. Selects. studies. utilizes and updates technical manuals, TWXs, newsletters, MWOs and files in support of functional area of responsibility. Assists with identification and requisition of tools, parts, equipment and bench stock required. Performs such travel as may be required in the accomplishment of assigned duties and the organizational mission. Performs on-the-job training as required. Evaluates training effectiveness. May assist authorized firefighters in the performance of fire/ crash/rescue duties as required. May assist in other functions within the component repair shop in the accomplishment of mission requirements. Other duties as assigned.(temporary, minor, or incidental tasks)

Qualifications

GENERAL EXPERIENCE: Experience or training which has provided a knowledge and skill in locating and tying in the electrical systems with the aircraft armament, electronics, and instrument systems; adjusting and calibrating the components of the various electrical systems; reading and interpreting blueprints, wiring diagrams and schematics. SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Must have at least 18 months experience or training installing, maintaining, repairing and modifying electrical systems and major substation components of electrical system. Experience diagnosing malfunctions and determining remedy when complex relationships exists among different electrical system circuits requiring knowledge of all electrical units and systems. Experience making electrical repairs that require the use of precision measuring equipment and common hand tools. Experience in the setup and operation of computerized multiple circuit analyzing equipment in manual, semiautomatic, or automatic mode to run existing and new (not fully debugged) diagnostic programs to test and analyze aircraft electrical circuitry and interconnecting cabling of systems such as navigational computers, radar, and related equipment and to repair discrepancies.

Education

Education Requirements: High School Diploma or GED Degree Required:N/A Degree Required to qualify with Education Only (No Specialized Experience):N/A You must provide transcripts or other documentation to support your Educational claims. To receive credit for Education, you must provide documentation of proof that you meet the Education requirements for this position. If you are selected for a vacancy that requires a specific degree and/or coursework you will be required to provide official transcripts prior to appointment. Substitution of Education for Specialized Experience:Not Applicable.