Job DescriptionJob Description JOB TITLE: 1099 UAS MECHANIC
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DEPARTMENT: FLIGHT OPERATIONS
REPORTS TO: FLIGHT OPERATIONS MANAGER
CLASSIFICATION: 1099
TRAVEL REQUIRED: 100% CONUS and OCONUS travel may be required
CLEARANCE TYPE: ACTIVE SECRET
CONUS RATE: $40/HR
OCONUS RATE: $600/DAILY
Job Summary:
Under Indirect Supervision, responsible for the installation, maintenance and repair of all aircraft and related equipment. Responsible for Monitoring, testing, preventive maintenance, and repair of infrastructure equipment and associated electrical, mechanical, and integration of sensor systems per specifications and operational procedures within Client technical facilities.
Duties/Responsibilities:
Unmanned aviation ground handling
UAV Launch and recovery
Maintain and troubleshoot aircraft systems and subsystems
Perform maintenance and repair of aircraft structures
Remedy emergency situations as they arise
Ensure standards are implemented and upheld in everyday activities
Maintain equipment used to support aircraft mission efforts
Analyze and interpret equipment log reports
Diagnose and resolve operational problems
Perform other duties as are necessary and/or required
BASIC REQUIREMENTS FOR A LEVEL II:
Valid driver's license
2-5 years of relevant experience
Ability to perform routine and preventative maintenance for aircraft systems/subsystems, and ground support equipment
Experience diagnosing/troubleshooting engines, flight controls, avionics, technology, and associated system components
Knowledge of rigging equipment and safe rigging techniques
Familiar with military aviation operations
Up to 100% CONUS and OCONUS travel may be required.
Must have the ability to obtain a DoD Secret level security clearance.
Must have ability to obtain and maintain a DoD Top Secret level security clearance
May be required to drive a vehicle with a manual gearshift
BASIC REQUIREMENTS FOR A LEVEL III:
Valid driver's license
5+ years of relevant experience
Ability to perform routine and preventative maintenance for aircraft systems/subsystems, and ground support equipment
Experience diagnosing/troubleshooting engines, flight controls, avionics, technology, and associated system components
Knowledge of rigging equipment and safe rigging techniques
Familiar with military aviation operations
Up to 100% CONUS and OCONUS travel may be required.
Must currently possess and maintain a DoD Secret level security clearance. xsgimln
Must have ability to obtain and maintain a DoD Top Secret level security clearance
May be required to drive a vehicle with a manual gearshift
PREFERRED REQUIREMENTS:
Military flight experience is highly desirable
Experience in deployed UAS ISR operations
Composite, structural, and mechanical repair experience
Ability to read electrical schematic and/or control diagrams, and read blueprints
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:
Must be able to perform physical requirements of the job, with or without a reasonable accommodation, including, but not limited to, perceiving differences in wire cable colors, moving and/or lifting items such as ladders, tools, air tanks, test equipment and other objects weighing up to 100 pounds, working aloft; climbing ladders.
Must be able to obtain a DOT physical

1099 - UAS Mechanic
Platform Aerospace · Blackstone, VA, USA ·
- Pay:
- $40/HR
- Job type:
- Full Time