Aircraft Life Support Systems Technician I

calistacorp; Edwards Air Force Base (CA); On-site; USD 57,000 - 82,000; Full time

Job summary

Yulista Solutions LLC is seeking a technician to maintain, service, and certify aircrew egress systems for NASA’s fleet at Edwards Air Force Base. The role emphasizes safe handling, configuration control, NAMIS documentation, and strict adherence to explosive safety and maintenance standards.

Responsibilities include inspecting life support equipment, testing with altimeters and testers, and updating records. Requires at least 4 years of relevant tech experience and FAA licensing eligibility.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• Basic FAA licenses or certificates related to life support are required.
• Experience interfacing with operations engineers is preferred.
• Ability to read safety rules and maintenance instructions.
• Ability to write routine reports.

Responsibilities

• Inspect, maintain, and certify aircrew life support equipment.
• Operate and test equipment and perform reliability testing.
• Track inspection records and serviceable status in NAMIS.
• Forecast parts and manage stock for replacements.
• Document maintenance actions for NASA aircraft.

Skills

Data entry

Safety rules understanding

Reporting

Interpersonal skills

Written communication

Process following

Problem solving

Policy comprehension

Math basics

Self-motivation

Multi-tasking

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

FAA Airframe license

FAA senior parachute rigger license

Tools

NAMIS system

Job description

Yulista Solutions LLC

Regular

Primary Function

Maintain, service, and certify aircrew egress systems across NASA's fleet, with secondary responsibility for life-support equipment. Execute safe handling, configuration control, and documentation for components that enable rapid, reliable aircrew escape (ejection seats, canopies, hatches, CAD/PAD), ensuring strict compliance with explosive safety, quality, and maintenance standards and with Center processes (e.g., NAMIS records, Work Orders, QA stamp practices).

Essential Duties

• Inspects, maintains, troubleshoots, modifies, packs and adjusts life sustaining aircrew equipment not limited to but including: flight helmets, oxygen masks, parachutes, flotation devices, survival kits, and aircrew night-vision goggles.
• Anti-G garments, explosives, ejection seats, canopies, hatches, oxygen systems and Full Pressure Suits.
• Repairs flotation equipment, escape slides and various parachutes.
• Evaluates problems and determines feasibility of repair or replacement related to inspecting floatation equipment and parachutes.
• Evaluates work orders for fabrication and repair.
• Installs and removes aircraft life support equipment.
• Uses various types of test equipment such as altimeters, oxygen testers, leakage testers, radio testers, and other types of testers to conduct reliability testing on equipment.
• Tracks, monitors, updates equipment inspection records, item manufacturer details, and serviceability status of equipment issued to aircrew or prepositioned on aircraft.
• Forecasts supply and manage stock levels for component replacement requirements.
• Maintains inspection and accountability documentation on egress/ life support equipment issued to aircrews and installed on aircraft using NAMIS and numerous other tracking methods.
• Operates, maintains, and inspects shop machinery, test equipment, and tools.
• Performs operator maintenance and service inspections on shop equipment.
• Stores, handles, uses, and disposes of hazardous waste and materials based on environmental standards.
• Use NASA's automated maintenance data system (NAMIS) to maintain equipment records, and document maintenance actions for all repairs to NASA assigned aircraft.
• Lessor or ancillary duties as assigned.

Supervisory Responsibilities

None

Desired Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Ability to enter data accurately into databases.
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.
• Interpersonal skills are necessary to work effectively and cooperatively with all levels of management and staff.
• Must possess effective oral and technical written communication skills to clearly communicate information to others
• Ability to follow a process.
• Strong decision analysis and problem-solving skills. Ability to draw conclusions and justify decisions. Must be able to communicate issues to management.
• Ability to learn and understand corporate policies and procedures and how they relate to Yulista Solutions, LLC goals.
• Ability to perform basic mathematical computations.
• High degree of self-motivation and the ability to work independently.
• Ability to multi-task.

Required Qualifications

• High School Diploma or equivalent required.
• At least 4 years technical experience with at least 2 of those 4 years performing engineering technician duties (sustaining aircrew equipment, testing of Full Pressure Suits, working with aircraft egress systems) directly relevant to assigned tasks.
• Must have completed a basic military (or commercial equivalent) aircrew life support or aircrew flight equipment; or ejection systems specialist course; or specialist manufacturer's training completion certificate.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a FAA Airframe license; or a FAA senior parachute rigger license with in 1 year of hire date.
• Individual must have the communication skills required to interface and coordinate with the Operations engineers and other technically qualified personnel
• Must be capable of performing physical labor including, walking, standing, lift up to 40 lbs., pulling, climbing up and down aircraft ladders and agility/dexterity to perform duties assigned.

Working Environment

A fast paced multi-tasking customer service oriented environment requiring a high degree of efficient and effective performance. Adaptability regarding schedule and task changes is necessary to accommodate changing priorities. Overtime may be required.

The pay rate for this position is $50.57 per hour

PREFERENCE STATEMENT

Preference will be given to Calista shareholders and their descendants and to spouses of Calista shareholders, and to shareholders of other corporations created pursuant to the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, in accordance with Title 43 U.S. Code 1626(g).

EEO STATEMENT

Additionally, it is our policy to select, place, train and promote the most qualified individuals based upon relevant factors such as work quality, att