F-16 Egress Technician

at  AAR Corp

ABOUT US: AAR CORP. (NYSE: AIR) IS A GLOBAL AEROSPACE AND DEFENSE AFTERMARKET SOLUTIONS COMPANY THAT EMPLOYS MORE THAN 6,000 PEOPLE ACROSS OVER 60 SITES IN OVER 20 COUNTRIES. HEADQUARTERED IN THE CHICAGO, ILLINOIS AREA, AAR SUPPORTS COMMERCIAL AND GOVERNMENT CUSTOMERS IN MORE THAN 100 COUNTRIES THROUGH FOUR OPERATING SEGMENTS: PARTS SUPPLY, INTEGRATED SOLUTIONS, REPAIR AND ENGINEERING AND EXPEDITIONARY SERVICES. AAR’S PURPOSE IS TO EMPOWER PEOPLE TO BUILD INNOVATIVE AEROSPACE SOLUTIONS TODAY SO YOU CAN SAFELY REACH YOUR DESTINATION TOMORROW. THE COMPANY’S MISSION IS TO GO ABOVE AND BEYOND TO PROVIDE VALUE-DRIVEN AEROSPACE AFTERMARKET SOLUTIONS TO MEET THE EVOLVING NEEDS OF OUR CUSTOMERS WORLDWIDE. AAR CONSTANTLY SEARCHES FOR THE RIGHT THING TO DO FOR ITS CUSTOMERS, EMPLOYEES, PARTNERS AND FOR SOCIETY.

F-16 Egress Technician - 16199
Description

SUMMARY:

Performs scheduled and unscheduled maintenance on egress systems. Removes and installs egress systems. Ensures egress explosive cartridge activated devices (CAD) and pressure activated devices (PAD) are safe and disarmed prior to performing maintenance supporting aircraft inducted into the Maintenance, Repair & Overhaul (MRO) facility.

EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE

• High School Diploma or Equivalent required.
• Desired: Completed Technical or Military School Training
• 4 Years related experience on USAF fighter aircraft.
• Must have experience with working from blueprint drawings, diagram, specifications, service manuals, sketches, templates, and other incomplete data.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

Must be able to lift and parts, tooling and other awkward items weighing up to 50 lbs, including up and down stairs. Requires intermittent standing, walking, sitting, squatting, stretching, and bending throughout the workday. Must be able to see and hear or use prosthetics that will enable these senses to function adequately to assure that the requirements of this position can be fully met. Must be able to obtain a medical clearance required for the location.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Implements maintenance and safety policies for egress systems.
• Responsible for maintaining all necessary egress and egress equipment on inducted F-16 aircraft
• Ensure pilot ejection systems are precisely maintained in perfect working condition
• Perform removal, inspection, and reinstallation of F-16 ejection seat, components, and sub-components
• Troubleshoot, test, and repair, if necessary, F-16 ejection systems
• Perform operation checkouts, ensuring systems reliability
• Replace, as required, egress system components and sub-components found faulty or supporting aircraft TCTOs
• Use various testers required to test egress electrical system reliability and functionality
• Perform other duties as assigned