ALSE Technician

Cessna Aircraft Company; Arizona; On-site; USD 54,000 - 68,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Family building benefits

Vision insurance

Mental health resources

Flexible spending accounts

Health savings accounts

Retirement savings plans

Life and disability insurance

Time away from work

Job summary

Airborne Tactical Advantage Company (ATAC) seeks an ALSE Technician to inspect, maintain, repair and overhaul ALSE and installed survival equipment on aircraft. The role requires strong mechanical and electrical repair capability, adherence to GOPs and safety practices, and leadership to support detachment operations.

The technician will train personnel, manage equipment accountability, and ensure calibration and maintenance tasks are completed to support flight operations.

Qualifications

• 4 years of ALSE support and repair experience.
• PR A School graduate or equivalent MOS.
• Maintain ALSE repair skills including sewing and equipment buildup.
• Able to obtain SECRET clearance (NACLC/ANACI).
• Ability to supervise detachments and lead teams.
• Experience supervising complex maintenance actions.
• Enforce Ground Operating Procedures (GOP) and safety practices.
• Performance reviewed annually by supervision.

Responsibilities

• Inspect, maintain, and repair ALSE equipment.
• Plan and supervise ALSE operations including equipment accountability.
• Maintain ALSE records and disposal of unserviceable items.
• Establish performance standards per industry publications.
• Perform cleaning and preservation of ALSE tools and equipment.
• Troubleshoot and repair ALSE and related systems.
• Ensure TMDE calibration is scheduled and performed.
• Train maintenance personnel on ALSE tasks.
• Brief aircrew on proper ALSE use and maintenance.
• Coordinate ALSE support for detachments as needed.

Skills

ALSE maintenance

Leadership

Safety compliance

Equipment repair

GOP procedures

Education

PR A School graduate

Job description

ALSE Technician

Job Number: 345158

Who We Are

Textron Systems is part of Textron, a $14 billion, multi-industry company employing 35,000 talented makers, thinkers, creators and doers worldwide. We make things that fly, hover, zoom and launch. Things that move people. Protect soldiers. Power industries. We serve customers in industries spanning aerospace and defense, specialized vehicles, turf care and fuel systems.

This role is in Textron System’s ATAC business area. Visit TextronSystems.com & Lycoming.com to read more about who we are and the products we make!

About ATAC

Textron Systems - ATAC provides tactical flight training and adversary aggressor services for U.S. Navy, Marine and Air Force pilots. ATAC operates simultaneously across eight sites and two continents and comprises the world’s largest outsourced civilian, tactical airborne training organization and proudly provides the highest quality live training to Squadrons, Air Wings, and Battle Groups.

Summary

The Aviation Life Support Equipment (ALSE) Technician inspects, maintains, repairs, and overhauls ALSE, personal survival equipment, and aircraft installed survival equipment to assure the proper maintenance and operation aboard aircraft.

Job Responsibilities

• Maintains and manages the inspection, maintenance and adjustments to assigned aircrew flight equipment/ALSE to include night vision goggles, flight helmets, survival vest, exposure suits, aviation modular survival systems, aircraft first aid kits, and supporting components
• Plans, directs, organizes, and evaluates Aircrew Flight Equipment operations pertaining to equipment accountability, personnel reliability, mobility, aircrew fit, and other such activities required to meet operational readiness
• Maintains inspection and repair databases/ALSE records to ensure equipment accountability, submits equipment for higher level repair through proper channels and ensures proper disposal of all unserviceable ALSE
• Establishes performance standards in accordance with industry best practices and technical publications
• Performs prescribed cleaning, preservation, and operator maintenance of ALSE shop tools and equipment
• Troubleshoot, repair, replace, overhaul, test, service, preserve and clean ALSE
• Ensures serviceability based on required specifications and current technical publications
• Performs scheduled and unscheduled maintenance of on-aircraft ALSE
• Ensure all equipment requiring calibration is scheduled for and receives periodic TMDE calibration
• Demonstrate knowledge of mechanical and electrical repair and maintenance procedures, pyrotechnic and explosive devices, and aircraft egress systems
• Training of maintenance personnel to perform tasks in support of ALSE field repair
• Briefs and trains aircrew on the proper use of ALSE to include all aircraft onboard equipment
• Briefs aircrew, non-aircrew, and civilian personnel in the operational use, and maintenance of ALSE
• Assist with coordination of ALSE in support of detachments as necessary
• Must be able to prioritize workload to maintain schedules on assigned projects
• Additional responsibilities as delineated by the Director of Flight Operations, VP ACE and on-site Maintenance Manager
• Manage programs and tasks as assigned

Minimum Requirements

• Minimum requirements of this position include, but are not limited to, 4 years of ALSE support, equipment modification and repair
• Shall be a qualified PR “A” School graduate or equivalent Air Force or Army MOS course to be allowed to perform ALSS system maintenance
• Must maintain ALSE repair skills to include sewing, communication repair, and equipment buildup
• Must be able to satisfactory completion of a National Agency Check Local Records and Credit (NACLC) or Access National Agency Check with written Inquiries (ANACI), eligibility for a SECRET clearance
• Shall be able to obtain a DOD CAC card privileges to ensure access to flight line workspaces and critical information systems
• Must be capable of performing in a supervisory, detachment lead and/or team lead role
• Must be experienced and competent in the supervision and inspection of complex maintenance actions
• Must have proven effective leadership experience and adept at enforcing Ground Operating Procedures (GOP’s) and safety practices
• Performance will be continuously monitored by supervision and reviewed annually with the employee

Primary Objectives

• Safety of the workforce
• Maintenance, build up, Inspection, repair, and replacement of ALSE
• Ensure quality maintenance is performed and recorded during each maintenance action
• Train aircrew and maintenance personnel
• Foster maintenance team environment
• Ongoing personal development
• Lead by example

ADA Requirements

• Must be able to lift 50 lbs
• Must be able to climb ladders, raised platforms, climb in and out of aircraft
• Must be able to use hand and power tools
• Must have the dexterity to handle small parts
• Must be able to stand for long periods of time
• Must be able to deploy to support off station exercises and perform other support duties as assigned

Textron’s compensation package includes competitive base pay and provides eligible employees with benefit programs.

Benefits

• health insurance and prescription plan coverage
• dental insurance
• family building benefits
• vision insurance
• mental health resources
• flexible spending accounts
• health savings accounts
• retirement savings plans
• life and disability insurance programs
• programs that provide employees time away from work

In compliance with the local pay transparency law, the pay range for this position is $39 - $49 per hour.

EEO Statement

Textron is committed to providing Equal Opportunity in Employment, to all applicants and employees regardless of race, color, religion, age, national origin, military status, veteran status, disability, sex (including pregnancy and sexual orientation), genetic information or any other characteristic protected by law.

Recruiting Company Airborne Tactical Advantage Company (ATAC)