APG Crew Chief (F-16)

**Accepting applications - Pending contract award and funding CY2026**

Position Summary:

Keeps airplane in safe working condition by servicing engines, engine components, and airframe components. Perform routine troubleshooting, installation, repair and maintenance of all electro-mechanical systems and components on the aircraft at the organizational level of maintenance. Responsible all maintenance performed on the assigned aircraft.

Job Description:

- This includes but is not limited to major maintenance such as landing gear replacement, flight control replacement and accomplish Periodical Inspections.
- Maintains tactical aircraft, support equipment, and forms and records. Performs and supervises flight chief, expediter, crew chief, repair and reclamation, quality assurance, and maintenance support functions.
- Services aircraft. Performs end-of-runway, postflight, preflight, thru-flight, and phase inspections. Performs integrated combat turns and hot pit refuels.

- Provide for the launch, recovery, and preflight/thru flight/BPO inspections, ground handling, minor maintenance, and servicing.
- Advises on problems maintaining, servicing, and inspecting aircraft and related aerospace equipment.
- Uses technical data to diagnose and solve maintenance problems on aircraft systems.
- Interprets and advises on maintenance procedures and policies to repair aircraft and related equipment.
- Troubleshoots and maintains aircraft structures, systems, components, and related equipment. Removes and installs aircraft components.
- Conducts functional tests of repaired components and systems. Adjusts, aligns, and rigs aircraft systems.
- Supervises and performs aircraft jacking, lifting, and towing operations.
- Inspects aircraft structures, systems, components, and related systems.
- Supervises and performs aircraft and component inspections.
- Interprets inspection findings and determines adequacy of corrective actions.
- Inspects and checks components for clearances, tolerances, proper installation, and operation.
- Inspects and operates powered and nonpowered aerospace ground equipment.
- Inspects and identifies aircraft corrosion for prevention and repair.
- Reviews maintenance forms, aircraft records, automated maintenance data systems, and historical reports to ensure complete documentation.
- Inventories and maintains aircraft equipment.

-Knowledge of military and/or company forms required by work specifications is a plus.

Minimum Requirements:

- Minimum of 3-5 years' experience on like aircraft.
- High school graduate or GED with a certificate of completion.
- Experience in all aspects of intermediate level maintenance on F-16 Block 50 Aircraft.
- Experience in Phase Inspections and all aspects of scheduled maintenance.
- Experience in Inspection & troubleshooting of any systems failures.
- Experience providing OJT to technicians.

-Experience with landing gear overhaul, inspection and operational checks

Clearance Requirements:

• Must be able to obtain and maintain facility credentials/authorization. US Citizenship is required for facility credentials/authorization to work at this facility.

Physical Requirements/Working Environment:

• Frequently lifts parts and equipment up to 25 pounds.
• Occasionally lifts objects up to 50 pounds.
• Most heavy lifting is accomplished through the use of mechanical devices.
• Work is performed in a shop environment that is moderately lighted, heated, and ventilated. Is exposed to disagreeable fumes and to cuts and bruised from using tools in close placed and hazards of moving vehicles such as forklifts in shop area.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; and talk or hear.
• The employee frequently is required to walk; reach with hands and arms; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl and work in tiring and uncomfortable positions.
• The employee is occasionally required to sit, climb, or balance.

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