Maintenance Specialist

Position Summary

It takes hundreds of tactical aircraft to carry out our missions, including attack planes, fighters and strike fighters. As a Tactical Aircraft Maintenance specialist, you work with aircrew to ensure every part of these fine-tuned machines are maintained to meet the highest standards. In doing so, you’ll keep our aircraft and Airmen ready to withstand disasters, respond to emergencies and take down threats at a moment’s notice.

Primary Responsibilities

• Perform scheduled inspections, functional checks and preventive maintenance on tactical aircraft and aircraft-installed equipment.
• Preflight: inspect and perform various functional checks of the aircraft as well as ensure that the aircraft has been properly serviced with fuel, hydraulic fluid and liquid oxygen.
• Postflight: ensure the aircraft is still in “operationally ready” condition.
• Perform general mechanical work as opposed to working on a particular system or subsystem.

Benefits

• Up to 30 days of vacation with pay each year
• Excellent healthcare coverage for you and your family
• Food and housing allowance
• A generous retirement program from day one of your service
• World class job/technical training that will make you competitive in any field
• Financial benefits to help you pay for college/higher education

Qualifications

• HS diploma or GED
• Completion of high school courses in physics, pneudraulics and electronics is desirable.
• Normal color vision
• ASVAB score of 47 on Mechanical
• Eligibility for top-secret security clearance
• 8.5 weeks of Basic Military Training (BMT) at JB San Antonio-Lackland, TX, followed by Technical Training

About the Air Force

The mission of the U.S. Air Force is to fly, fight and win—airpower anytime, anywhere. We offer over 200 careers ranging from healthcare to engineering and we live by three core values: integrity first, service before self and excellence in all we do. Join us and see how far you’ll go.