AIRCRAFT EXAMINER (AIRCRAFT MECHANIC)

NAVAIR; California; On-site; USD 53,000 - 62,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Outstanding benefits package

Job summary

NAVAIR is seeking an Aircraft Examiner (Aircraft Mechanic) for the MRO Production Department, Production Lines Division at the Fleet Readiness Center Southwest. The role involves examining aircraft systems, documenting discrepancies, and ensuring tasks remain within approved specifications to support continued service.

Responsibilities include determining induction configurations, applying directives for product configuration, and providing data for RCM and workload planning.

Qualifications

• Experience identifying tasks and discrepancies on aircraft systems, components, and accessories without replacement or rework.
• Ability to ensure rework stays within technical specifications and meets labor/material requirements.
• Skill in determining induction configurations and applicable directives for product configuration.

Responsibilities

• Identify and document tasks and discrepancies deemed suitable for continued service without replacement or rework.
• Ensure rework meets technical specs and negotiated labor/material requirements via appropriate examination methods.
• Determine induction configuration and which technical directives must be accomplished for the required product configuration.
• Identify tasks beyond depot rework specifications, including labor and material.
• Provide data for Reliability Centered Maintenance (RCM), logistics analysis, budget formulation, and workload planning.

Skills

Aircraft inspection

Documentation

Troubleshooting

Job description

You will serve as an Aircraft Examiner (Aircraft Mechanic) in the MRO Production Department, Production Lines Division of FLEET READINESS CENTER SOUTHWEST.

Position Duties/Responsibilities

• You will identify and document tasks and discrepancies on aircraft systems, components, and accessories which are deemed suitable for continued service without replacement, rework, or processing.
• You will ensure that product is reworked within technical specifications and meets negotiated labor and material requirements by applying the most appropriate and effective examination and evaluation processes, methods, and techniques.
• You will determine the induction configuration and establish which technical directives must be accomplished to produce the required product configuration.
• You will determine those tasks that are over and above the required depot rework specifications which includes labor and material.
• You will collect and provide data for engineering Reliability Centered Maintenance (RCM) and logistics analysis, norms and budget formulation, material forecasting, and workload planning.

Minimum Salary

38.34

Maximum Salary

44.74

Position Open Date 10/29/2026

Position Close Date 11/05/2026

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• NAVAIR offers an outstanding benefits package.