Aircraft Propeller Mechanic

2 days ago


Peoria, Illinois, United States Army National Guard Units Full time
Job Summary

This is a National Guard position that requires membership in the Illinois National Guard and military grade listed in the announcement. The selected candidate will perform maintenance, removal, installation, inspection, troubleshooting, and testing of aircraft rotor and propeller systems.

Key Responsibilities
  • Test and troubleshoot aircraft rotor and/or propeller systems using special tools and test equipment.
  • Repair and refinish blades/propellers using a variety of metal working tools and precision measuring instruments.
  • Align and balance assembled propellers/rotor blades by making appropriate linkage adjustments and by making both chordwise and spanwise weight adjustments to bring blades into true balance.
  • Perform troubleshooting of the powertrain systems using special tools and test equipment, diagnoses any system malfunctions and makes necessary repairs.
  • Subject rotor, propeller, and powertrain parts to a variety of nondestructive testing to identify imperfections not otherwise detected.
  • Operate magnetic, dye, or electronic equipment to identify or detect stress, cracks, or potential failures.
  • Perform operational checks of installed aircraft blades and associated sub-systems both inflight and during aircraft maintenance ground runs.
  • Serve as a member of the flight crew for the purposes of observing, recording, and diagnosing malfunctions, otherwise assists in determining the airworthiness of aircraft or the functioning of specific items or components when expertise or services are required to accomplish in-flight test of equipment.
  • Diagnose any malfunctions of rotor/propeller systems and makes necessary repairs including disassembly, repair, and reassembling rotor/propeller system components, and internal hydraulic and electrical components using common to special tools, and equipment.
Requirements
  • Must possess experience or training that has provided the ability to perform assembly and disassembly operations and make prescribed modifications to aircraft propeller assemblies and their components in accordance with technical specifications, procedures, and requirements.
  • Must possess specialized experience which includes experience or training performing standard, routine assembly and disassembly operations and making prescribed modifications to aircraft propellers, assemblies, and accessories.
  • Must possess experience or training performing maintenance overhaul, troubleshooting, testing, and repair of aircraft propellers, components, for rotary wing aircraft.
  • Must possess experience determining maintenance needed from work orders, inspection reports, historical record, and by own diagnosis.
Additional Information

This is an excepted service position that requires membership in the Illinois National Guard and in the military grade listed in the announcement. The selected candidate will be required to wear the military uniform. Acceptance of an excepted service position constitutes concurrence with these requirements as a condition of employment.


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