AIRCRAFT MECHANIC (2)

AIRCRAFT MECHANIC

(2) Department of the Air Force Air Nional Guard Units

MS 172 AW

Summary This Nional Guard position is for a

AIRCRAFT MECHANIC

(2), Position Description Number D1366000 and is part of the MS 172 AW, Nional Guard. Learn more about this agency Summary This Nional Guard position is for a

AIRCRAFT MECHANIC

(2), Position Description Number D1366000 and is part of the MS 172 AW, Nional Guard. Learn more about this agency Overview Help Accepting applicions Posted this month • Apply by 07/07/26 Due by 11:59 p.m. ET on July 7, 2026 Locion 2 vacancies in the following locion: Flowood, MS No mching locions found. Work site options Telework eligible No Remote job No Relocion expenses reimbursed No Salary $29.35 - $34.20 per hour Pay scale & grade WG 10 Promotion potential None Learn more about pay scale and grade Pay scale and grade determines the salary of the job. Work schedule Full-time Travel Required Occasional travel - You may be expected to travel for this position. Appointment type Permanent Occupions and job series 8852 Aircraft Mechanic Supervisory stus No Federal service type This job is in the Excepted Service Represented by a union No Drug test Yes Security clearance Secret Financial disclosure required No Some jobs require financial disclosure to identify conflicts of interests. Announcement number

MS-12992052-AF-26-054

Control number 873944200 This job is open to Help Nional Guard and reserves Current members, those who want to join or transitioning military members. Clarificion from the agency Members of the Nional Guard, Reserves, or Active Duty eligible to immediely transfer to Mississippi Air Nional Guard. Duties Help As a

AIRCRAFT MECHANIC

(2), WG-8852-10, you will inspect, repair, modify, and service aircraft systems, components, and assemblies, both on- and off-aircraft. This position is loced within a Nional Guard aircraft maintenance organizion. (1) Performs inspections, functional checks, and preventive maintenance on aircraft to include periodic, phase, hourly, preflight, postflight, calendar, thru-flight, and special inspections such as fuel contaminion, emergency equipment, and oil sampling. Inspects and performs functional checks such as landing gear retraction and operion checks on hydraulic, electrical, pressurizion, lubricion, de-icing, vacuum, induction, and exhaust systems. Installs equipment such as external tanks, tow reels, hoists, and pylons. (2) Troubleshoots and performs unscheduled maintenance on assigned and transient aircraft, utilizing various gauges, meters, measuring devices and other reled test equipment. Performs major adjustments and alignments of aircraft systems or components and assists specialists as required. Removes and replaces aircraft components such as control surfaces, engines, constant speed drive, engine mounted gear boxes, wing fuel tanks or cells, landing gear mechanisms, wheels, brakes and tires. Services oil, fluid, fuel, hydraulic, and oxygen systems. Adjusts and maintains installed equipment such as tow targets, hydraulic reels, and drive assemblies. Removes and replaces working or inoperive parts and elements. Performs operor maintenance on aircraft installed auxiliary power units. Tows, taxies, parks, and moors assigned and transient aircraft. Meets and debriefs the aircrew on the stus of the aircraft. Launches and recovers assigned and transient aircraft to include those on alert stus. Performs end-of-runway inspections prior to take-off. Inspects for conditions such as oil, fuel and hydraulic leaks; damaged tires; and loose panels which would make the aircraft unsafe for flight. (3) May be required to perform user and organizional level maintenance on assigned support equipment, including inspection, repair, modificion, and corrosion prevention. Inventories, controls, stores and repairs 780 equipment. Accomplishes and reviews nonpowered AGE and 780 equipment records reling to assigned equipment. (4) Provides da for aircraft maintenance historical records, complete maintenance da collection, man-hour accounting, and other forms as required. Assists the aircraft maintenance supply function in identifying parts and stock numbers and obtaining necessary parts and tools to perform assigned duties. (5) Instructs, directs, and assigns maintenance repair tasks to drill stus guard members. Observes work and ensures compliance with standard procedures and applicable technical publicions. (6) Complies with safety, fire, security, and housekeeping regulions. Ensures th merial and equipment are properly stored, protected, maintained and secured. (7) Prepares for and participes in various types of readiness evaluions such as MEI, ORI, IG and UE inspections, mobility and command support exercises. May be required to perform such additional duties as structural fire fighting, aircraft fire/crash/ rescue duty, security guard, snow removal, munitions loading and handling, heavy equipment operor, maintenance of facilities and equipment, or serve as a member of a team to cope with nural disasters or civil emergencies. (8) Performs other duties as assigned. Requirements Help Conditions of employment

MILITARY REQUIREMENTS

: Compible military grade and assignment required prior to the effective de of placement . This is an excepted service position th requires membership in a compible military assignment in the employing ste's Nional Guard.

Military Grades :

E1-E5 MILITARY MEMBERS WITH BONUSES

Upon acceptance of a military technician position military members who are currently receiving a military Reenlistment/Extension Bonus (REB) or GI Bill-SR Kicker may lose incentive eligibility and may be subject to terminion or suspension of incentive (includes indefinite and temporary technicians on assignment for more than 180 days in any continuous 12-month period).

CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT & NOTES

1. Must be able to obtain and maintain the approprie security clearance of the position. 2. This position is covered by the Domestic Violence Misdemeanor Amendment (30 Sep 96) of the Gun Control Act (Lautenberg Amendment) of 1968. An individual convicted of a qualifying crime of domestic violence may not perform the duties of this position. 3. Ability to establish effective professional working relionships with coworkers and customers, contributing to a cooperive working environment and successful accomplishment of the mission. 4. May occasionally be required to work other than normal duty hours; overtime may be required. 5. The duties and responsibilities of your job may significantly impact the environment. You are responsible to maintain awareness of your environmental responsibilities as dicted by legal and regulory requirements, your organizion, and its changing mission. 6. Participion in direct deposit is mandory. 7. For positions requiring the operion of motor vehicles, candides must have a valid ste driver's license. 8. May be required to successfully complete a probionary period. Qualificions If your resume does not include a narrive description of how you meet the

GENERAL, SPECIALIZED

experiences, and OTHER requirements, you may lose considerion for this position. Ensure th the Questionnaire is completed online in Applicion Manager.

GENERAL EXPERIENCE

: Experience or training th has provided the candide with 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 possess and document in detail, least 18 months of e xperience 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.

NOTES TO CANDIDATES

a. Situions of inversion of military rank are not permitted, i.e., a military technician may not be militarily senior to his or her full-time supervisor. b. Candides may be screened and evalued on military tributes directly reled to the compible military position required to be assigned into, such as, but not limited to, military bearing, leadership, or ability to work with others (teamwork) in a military environment. c. Include any volunteer work experience in your resume. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through Nional Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizions (e.g., professional, philanthropic, religious, spiritual, community, student, social). d. Final selection based upon qualificions, suitability, and available manpower resources. e. This employer will provide the Social Security Administrion (SSA) and if necessary, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) with informion from each new employee's Form I-9 to confirm work authorizion. f. Multiple vacancies may be filled from this announcement. Educion No substitution of educion for specialized experience. Additional informion Works indoors and outdoors in inclement weher on icy, wet, hot, and slippery ramps; aircraft surfaces, work stands, and ladders; and in temperure and humidity extremes. Subject to the dangers from exposure to toxic fumes, dust, dirt, grease, lubricants, points, solvents, high pressure air and fluids; fast actuing aircraft surfaces such as speed brakes, flaps, and landing gear; engine noise, he blast, and intake suction; roting propellers; explosive munitions; electrical voltage; cartridge actuing devices; liquid oxygen; fire or explosion of aircraft fuels, etc. Frequent exposure to the possibility of cuts, burns, shock, strains and broken bones. Requires modere physical exertion when climbing, stooping, standing, bending, stretching, and working in tiring and uncomfortable positions. Routinely required to objects weighing up to 20 pounds, occasionally may lift and carry items weighing up to 50 pounds. 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 ). If you are unable to apply online or need to fax a document you do not have in electronic form, view the following link for informion regarding an Alterne Applicion . 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. Once the announcement has closed, your resume and supporting documention used to determine if you meet the qualificions listed on this announcement. If you are minimally qualified, your resume and supporting documention compared to your responses on the assessment questionnaire to determine your level of experience. If you re yourself higher than is supported by your applicion package, your responses may be adjusted and/or you may be excluded from considerion for this position. If you are found to be among the top qualified candides, you referred to the selecting official for employment considerion. Your qualificions evalued on the following competencies (knowledge, skills, abilities and other characteristics): Ability To Do The Work Of The position Without More Than Normal Supervision, Ability To Inspect, Ability to Interpret Instructions, Specificion, etc. (includes blueprint reading), and Ability to lead or supervise 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 To apply for this position, you must submit a complete Applicion Package which includes: Resume Your resume must be submitted in PDF and support the specialized experience described in this announcement. The applicant's record of experiences, training, licensing, and educion must show full possession of the competencies needed to fully perform the position's required duties and responsibilities. If your resume includes a photograph or other inapproprie merial or content, it will not be used to make eligibility and qualificion determinions and you may not be considered for this vacancy. For qualificions determinions your resume must contain

SALARIES, HOURS WORKED PER WEEK, AND THE DATES OF EMPLOYMENT FOR EACH JOB.

Example:

$55,000 per year; 40 hours per week, January 2001-July 2009 or January 2001-present. If your resume does not contain this informion, your applicion marked as incomplete, and you will not receive considerion for this position. If you are unable to provide the required documents, it is your responsibility to inform the hiring agency before the job closes. Incomplete applicions will not be 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/12992052 ~ 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. 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 Joseph Bowman Phone 601-405-8054 joseph.bowman.2@us.af.mil Address

MS 172 AW 141

Military Drive Flowood, MS 39232 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 To apply for this position, you must submit a complete Applicion Package which includes: Resume Your resume must be submitted in PDF and support the specialized experience described in this announcement. The applicant's record of experiences, training, licensing, and educion must show full possession of the competencies needed to fully perform the position's required duties and responsibilities. If your resume includes a photograph or other inapproprie merial or content, it will not be used to make eligibility and qualificion determinions and you may not be considered for this vacancy. For qualificions determinions your resume must contain

SALARIES, HOURS WORKED PER WEEK, AND THE DATES OF EMPLOYMENT FOR EACH JOB.

Example:

$55,000 per year; 40 hours per week, January 2001-July 2009 or January 2001-present. If your resume does not contain this informion, your applicion marked as incomplete, and you will not receive considerion for this position. If you are unable to provide the required documents, it is your responsibility to inform the hiring agency before the job closes. Incomplete applicions will not be 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/12992052 ~ 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. 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 Joseph Bowman Phone 601-405-8054 joseph.bowman.2@us.af.mil Address

MS 172 AW 141

Military Drive Flowood, MS 39232 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 Posted this month • Apply by 07/07/26 Due by 11:59 p.m. ET on July 7, 2026 Locion 2 vacancies in the following locion: Flowood, MS No mching locions found. Work site options Telework eligible No Remote job No Relocion expenses reimbursed No Salary $29.35 - $34.20 per hour Pay scale & grade WG 10 Promotion potential None Pay scale and grade determines the salary of the job. Work schedule Full-time Travel Required Occasional travel - You may be expected to travel for this position. Appointment type Permanent Occupions and job series Supervisory stus No Federal service type This job is in the Excepted Service Represented by a union No Drug test Yes Security clearance Secret Financial disclosure required No Some jobs require to identify conflicts of interests. Announcement number

MS-12992052-AF-26-054

Control number 873944200