AIRCRAFT MECHANIC

AIRCRAFT MECHANIC

Department of the Army Army Nional Guard Units

MA ARNG, AASF2

Summary

THIS IS A NATIONAL GUARD TITLE 32 EXCEPTED SERVICE POSITION.

This Nional Guard position is for a

AIRCRAFT

MECHANIC, Position Description Number D0483000 and is part of the

MA ARNG AASF

2, Nional Guard. This is a Non-Bargaining Unit position. The unit point of contact and contact phone for this position is: LTC Geoffrey Leonard 339-202-8901. Learn more about this agency Summary

THIS IS A NATIONAL GUARD TITLE 32 EXCEPTED SERVICE POSITION.

This Nional Guard position is for a

AIRCRAFT

MECHANIC, Position Description Number D0483000 and is part of the

MA ARNG AASF

2, Nional Guard. This is a Non-Bargaining Unit position. The unit point of contact and contact phone for this position is: LTC Geoffrey Leonard 339-202-8901. Learn more about this agency Overview Help Accepting applicions Open & closing des 05/18/2026 to 05/28/2026 Salary $38.63

• $45.08 per hour Pay scale & grade WG 10 Locion 1 vacancy in the following locion: Westfield, MA 1 vacancy Remote job No Telework eligible No Travel Required Occasional travel
• You may be expected to travel for this position. Relocion expenses reimbursed No Appointment type Temporary
• Indefinite Work schedule Full-time Service Excepted Promotion potential None Job family (Series) 8852 Aircraft Mechanic Supervisory stus No Security clearance Secret Drug test No Financial disclosure No Bargaining unit stus No Announcement number

MA-12961718-AR-26-084

Control number 869669000 This job is open to Help Internal to an agency Current federal employees of the hiring agency th posted the job announcement. Clarificion from the agency Open to current members of the Massachusetts Army Nional Guard. Duties Help (1) Perform inspections, functional checks, and preventive maintenance on assigned aircraft to include pre-inspection, daily inspection, pre

• and post-flight inspections and such special inspections as required, including fuel contaminion checks, oil sampling, an inspection of onboard emergency equipment.

Conducts checks on hydraulic, electrical, transmission, power systems, etc. (2) Troubleshoots, diagnoses, and performs unscheduled maintenance on assigned and transient aircraft. Performs the full range of repair and testing of aircraft system, assemblies, and surfaces. Using a variety of methods involving test equipment, visual checks and instruments, diagnoses and identifies problem areas and determines the extent of repairs required. Removes components and assemblies, repairs or replaces defective parts and components and reassembles repaired items into the aircraft. Installs, aligns, and makes needed adjustments to major components and assemblies such as engines, propeller/rotors, transmissions, hydraulic systems, etc., assisting Specialists as required. Accomplishes adjustments to reled systems which may be affected by repairs. Conducts ground functional tests of all aircraft systems. Services aircraft with oil, de-icing fluid, fuel, and hydraulic fluid. Launches and recovers assigned and transient aircraft; performs inspections prior to takeoff. Inspects for conditions such as oil, fuel, and hydraulic leak, cut lines, tires and loose panels. (3) May be required to perform such additional duties as fire fighting, aircraft crash/rescue, snow removal, etc. (4) Perform other duties as assigned. Requirements Help Conditions of employment

NATIONAL GUARD MEMBERSHIP IS REQUIRED.

If you are not sure you are eligible for military membership, please contact a Nional Guard recruiter prior to applying for this position. This is an excepted service position th requires membership in a compible military assignment in the employing ste's Nional Guard, required prior to the effective de of placement. Selectee required to wear the military uniform. Acceptance of an excepted service position constitutes concurrence with these requirements as a condition of employment. Males born after 31 December 1959 must be registered for Selective Service. Federal employment suitability as determined by a background investigion. May be required to successfully complete a probionary period. Participion in direct deposit is mandory. Favorable background check is required. Incumbent must possess or be able to acquire the approprie level security clearance for this position.

Qualificions Military Grades:

ENL:

PFC to

SSG Compible Military Assignments:

MOS:

15T

• All applicions considered regardless of Branch MOS
• This is an indefinite position, tenure 3, with a time limit determined by the needs of the agency.

Any permanent military technician who is selected for this position come tenure 3. The selectee will receive the same benefits and entitlements as the tenure 1 employee, but considered tenure 3 for purposes of reduction in force. If a permanent resource becomes available, incumbent may be converted to a permanent appointment without competition

AREA OF CONSIDERATION

: Open to current members of the Massachusetts Army Nional Guard.

NATIONAL GUARD MEMBERSHIP IS REQUIRED

: This is an excepted service position th requires membership in a compible military assignment in the Nional Guard. Selectee required to wear the military uniform. Acceptance of an excepted service position Constitutes concurrence with these requirements as a condition of employment. Applicants who are not currently a member of the Nional Guard must be eligible for immedie membership and employment in the Nional Guard in the military grade listed in this announcement. If you are not sure you are eligible for military membership, please contact a Massachusetts Army Nional Guard recruiter prior to applying for this position.

GENERAL EXPERIENCE

Must have experience, educion or training th has provided the skill to remove and replace aircraft parts, accessories, and components, and to make adjustments and settings according to established specificions. Must be skilled in the use of hand tools and test equipment.

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE

Must have least 18 months experience or training installing, adjusting, aligning, troubleshooting and functionally testing the various major and minor mechanical and pneudraulic systems on an aircraft during overhaul or modificion. Experience coordining the work of other mechanics, and scheduling maintenance to ensure completion of critical actions and optimum workflow. Must have the ability to instruct lower graded mechanics, military and other personnel in the disassembly and re-assembly of crash damaged engines, transmissions, gearboxes, hydraulic components, and fuel controls sufficient for the exhibit to be returned to its shipping container.

PART-TIME OR UNPAID EXPERIENCE

: Credit given for approprie unpaid and or part-time work. You must clearly identify the duties and responsibilities in each position held and the total number of months/years.

VOLUNTEER WORK EXPERIENCE

: Refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through Nional Service Programs (i.e., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizions (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student and social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge and skills th can provide valuable training and experience th transles directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Additional informion If you are a male applicant who was born after 12/31/1959 and are required to register under the Military Selective Service Act, the Defense Authorizion Act of 1986 requires th you be registered or you are not eligible for appointment in this agency ( https://www.sss.gov/RegVer/wfRegistrion.aspx ).

MILITARY INCENTIVES

• BONUSES

AND STUDENT LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAM

: If you are selected for this position, you may lose your eligibility for your Nional Guard Enlistment/Reenlistment Bonus and Student Loan Repayment Program incentives. In order to avoid losing your incentive eligibility, you should check with your incentives manager prior to accepting an offer for the position. For M-Day/Traditional personnel who are currently receiving incentives to include Bonuses and the Student Loan Repayment Program incentive, the following terminion rule applies: Incentive Terminion without

Recoupment:

If you accept an Active Guard Reserve (AGR) position or a Military Technician (Mil Tech) Permanent or Indefinite position after 25 February 2010 where membership in the Nional Guard is a condition of employment, your bonus termined with no recoupment. Fair Chance to Compete for Jobs Act of 2019 An employee of an agency may not request, in oral or written form, th an applicant for an appointment to a position in the civil service disclose criminal history record informion regarding the applicant before the appointing authority extends a conditional offer to the applicant. An applicant may submit a complaint, or any other informion, to an agency within 30 calendar days of the de of the alleged non-compliance by an employee of an agency. To file a complaint please click this link and scroll to the bottom of the page for more informion. Expand Hide additional informion Candides should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passione about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United Stes Constitution. Benefits Help A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits th are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new window Learn more about federal benefits . Review our benefits Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more informion on the specific benefits offered. How you evalued You evalued for this job based on how well you meet the qualificions above. Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect your eligibility. Once the applicion process is complete, a review of resume and supporting documention made and compared against your responses to the assessment questionnaire to determine if you are qualified for this job. If, after reviewing your resume and/or supporting documention, a determinion is made th you have infled your qualificions and/or experience, you may lose considerion for this position. Benefits Help A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits th are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new window Learn more about federal benefits . Review our benefits Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more informion on the specific benefits offered. Required documents Required Documents Help Resume must be submitted with the following informion: Your name and contact informion. Work Experience section of your resume must include: Name of the organizion you worked . Job title you held the organizion. Start and end des for the position ( des must have month and year) . Bulleted stements regarding duties you performed in the position. Be clear and concise in sting your duties, we will not make any assumptions regarding your experience. Your bulleted stements should reflect th you have the required specialized experience described in this announcement. If your position was in the civil service, include the grade and series for the position. If applicable, include

TRADITIONAL GUARDSMEN

experience. Enter your MOS, bulleted stements of duties, and start and end des (des must have month and year) . Educion and certifices if applicable. Include name of school, degree, or certifice, start and end des. Part-Time, unpaid, volunteer work if applicable. Include duties and responsibilities and start and end des ( des must have month and year).

IMPORTANT

Resumes th exceed 2 pages cannot be For additional informion regarding resume requirements : https://help.usajobs.gov/faq/applicion/documents/resume/page-limit If you are relying on your educion to meet qualificion requirements: Educion must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion in order for it to be credited towards qualificions. Therefore, provide only the tendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion . Failure to provide all of the required informion as sted in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible ring or may affect the overall ring. How to Apply Help To apply for this position, you must complete the online applicion/Occupional Questionnaire and submit the documention specified in the Required Documents section below. To view the Occupional Questionnaire, click the following link: https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12961718 A complete applicion package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on the closing de of the announcement to receive considerion. To begin, click Apply to access the online applicion. You will need to be logged into your USAJOBS account to apply. If you do not have a USAJOBS account, you will need to cree one before beginning the applicion. Follow the prompts to select your resume and/or other supporting documents to be included with your applicion package.

IMPORTANT

Your resume cannot exceed 2 pages. You will have the opportunity to upload additional documents to include in your applicion before it is submitted. Your uploaded documents may take several hours to clear the virus scan process. After acknowledging you have reviewed your applicion package, complete the Include Personal Informion section as you deem approprie and click to continue with the applicion process . You taken to the online applicion which you must complete in order to apply for the position. Complete the online applicion, verify the required documention is included with your applicion package, and submit the applicion. To verify the stus of your applicion, log into your USAJOBS account ( https://my.usajobs.gov/Account/Login ), all of your applicions will appear on the Welcome screen. The Applicion Stus will appear along with the de your applicion was last upded. For informion on wh each Applicion Stus means, : https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/how-to/applicion/stus/ . Agency contact informion Elizabeth Boonstra elizabeth.a.boonstra.civ@army.mil Address

MA ARNG AASF 2 179

Falcon Drive Westfield, MA 01085 US Next steps Once your online applicion is submitted you will receive a confirmion notificion by email. Your applicion evalued by the Human Resources Office to determine your eligibility for the position. After the evaluion is complete, you will receive another notificion regarding the stus of your applicion. Fair and transparent The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance. Criminal history inquiries Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy Financial suitability New employee probionary period Privacy Act Reasonable accommodion policy Selective Service Signure and false stements Social security number request Required Documents Help Resume must be submitted with the following informion: Your name and contact informion. Work Experience section of your resume must include: Name of the organizion you worked . Job title you held the organizion. Start and end des for the position ( des must have month and year) . Bulleted stements regarding duties you performed in the position. Be clear and concise in sting your duties, we will not make any assumptions regarding your experience. Your bulleted stements should reflect th you have the required specialized experience described in this announcement. If your position was in the civil service, include the grade and series for the position. If applicable, include

TRADITIONAL GUARDSMEN

experience. Enter your MOS, bulleted stements of duties, and start and end des (des must have month and year) . Educion and certifices if applicable. Include name of school, degree, or certifice, start and end des. Part-Time, unpaid, volunteer work if applicable. Include duties and responsibilities and start and end des ( des must have month and year).

IMPORTANT

Resumes th exceed 2 pages cannot be For additional informion regarding resume requirements : https://help.usajobs.gov/faq/applicion/documents/resume/page-limit If you are relying on your educion to meet qualificion requirements: Educion must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion in order for it to be credited towards qualificions. Therefore, provide only the tendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion . Failure to provide all of the required informion as sted in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible ring or may affect the overall ring. How to Apply Help To apply for this position, you must complete the online applicion/Occupional Questionnaire and submit the documention specified in the Required Documents section below. To view the Occupional Questionnaire, click the following link: https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12961718 A complete applicion package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on the closing de of the announcement to receive considerion. To begin, click Apply to access the online applicion. You will need to be logged into your USAJOBS account to apply. If you do not have a USAJOBS account, you will need to cree one before beginning the applicion. Follow the prompts to select your resume and/or other supporting documents to be included with your applicion package.

IMPORTANT

Your resume cannot exceed 2 pages. You will have the opportunity to upload additional documents to include in your applicion before it is submitted. Your uploaded documents may take several hours to clear the virus scan process. After acknowledging you have reviewed your applicion package, complete the Include Personal Informion section as you deem approprie and click to continue with the applicion process . You taken to the online applicion which you must complete in order to apply for the position. Complete the online applicion, verify the required documention is included with your applicion package, and submit the applicion. To verify the stus of your applicion, log into your USAJOBS account ( https://my.usajobs.gov/Account/Login ), all of your applicions will appear on the Welcome screen. The Applicion Stus will appear along with the de your applicion was last upded. For informion on wh each Applicion Stus means, : https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/how-to/applicion/stus/ . Expand Hide how to apply Agency contact informion Elizabeth Boonstra elizabeth.a.boonstra.civ@army.mil Address

MA ARNG AASF 2 179

Falcon Drive Westfield, MA 01085 US Next steps Once your online applicion is submitted you will receive a confirmion notificion by email. Your applicion evalued by the Human Resources Office to determine your eligibility for the position. After the evaluion is complete, you will receive another notificion regarding the stus of your applicion. Expand Hide next steps Fair and transparent The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance. Criminal history inquiries Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy Financial suitability New employee probionary period Privacy Act Reasonable accommodion policy Selective Service Signure and false stements Social security number request Overview Help Accepting applicions Open & closing des 05/18/2026 to 05/28/2026 Salary $38.63

• $45.08 per hour Pay scale & grade WG 10 Locion 1 vacancy in the following locion: Westfield, MA 1 vacancy Remote job No Telework eligible No Travel Required Occasional travel
• You may be expected to travel for this position. Relocion expenses reimbursed No Appointment type Temporary
• Indefinite Work schedule Full-time Service Excepted Promotion potential None Job family (Series) Supervisory stus No Security clearance Drug test No Financial disclosure Bargaining unit stus Announcement number

MA-12961718-AR-26-084

Control number 869669000