Summary About the position: This position is Non-appropriated Fund (NAF) and will be assigned to the Aero Club on Holloman AFB, New Mexico. Incumbent may be required to work Monday - Sunday anywhere from 0600 - 2300. Requires frequent standing, bending, stooping, crawling, and working on and under small aircraft and working in tight spaces in tiring and uncomfortable positions. Frequently lifts parts and equipment that weigh up to 20lbs and occasionally lift and carry items that weigh about 50lbs. Responsibilities The primary purpose of this position is to maintain Aero Club aircraft in a safe and operational condition. The primary duties of this position include but are not limited to: Makes repairs to a variety of systems, assemblies, and surfaces such as hydraulic, oil, fuel, and pressurization systems, landing gear assemblies, ailerons, and flaps. Uses test stands and cockpit gauges, instruments, and controls as well as visual checks to trouble shoot (trace and locate) defects and determine the @type and extent of repair needed. Install, aligns, and adjust whole new systems, assemblies and surfaces as needed, or repairs them by installing and adjusting all defective components and parts such as complete cable riggings, rubber pedals, pump controls. Connects up related systems, such as hydraulic and cable systems, to newly-installed or repaired units, and makes adjustments to the units and their related mechanisms that assure their proper operation. Taxi or tows aircraft to and from maintenance facilities. Select tools, test equipment, decides on methods and techniques to use, and carries out assignments with little or no check during their process or upon completion. Obtain repair parts or new components and assemblies such as fuel and oil line connections to fittings, cable linkages, and spark plug cables and harnesses, by looking up replacement information in parts manuals, computer data bases, and by making visual comparisons with samples. Cleans, washes, and wax aircraft. Maintains tool and work areas in a clean, orderly, and safe condition. Performs other related duties as assigned. If interested in applying for this position you may preview the online application: https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12979273 Requirements Conditions of Employment Qualifications The Area of Consideration for this vacancy announcement is US Citizens and legal US residents within a 100-mile radius of Holloman AFB, New Mexico. Recruitment limited only to the local commuting area of Holloman AFB. USAJobs profile address must reflect an address within a 100-mile radius of Holloman AFB, New Mexico. Who May Apply: Open to everyone. Applicants will be categorized by preference(s) and/or priority consideration eligibilities. An applicant's eligibility will be determined based on eligibility claimed in the questionnaire and proof of eligibility MUST be provided with application by the closing date, 06/12/2026 Business Based Action, Military Spouse Preference, Outside Applicant Veteran, Spouse/Widow/Parent of Veteran, and Transition Hiring Preference In order to qualify, you must meet the experience requirements described below. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student; social). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if the position allows for qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Qualifying Experience: Must have FAA Airframe and Powerplant license. Must have technical experience and knowledge of the make-up, operation, and installation of a variety of aircraft systems, assemblies, and surfaces such as fuel hydraulic systems, landing gear assemblies, and surfaces that can be repaired through replacement of new parts and components, and the @types and extent of adjustment and alignment required. Must have full knowledge of equipment, and tools and cockpit instruments and controls. Must have skill in the removal, replacement, and adjustment of various systems, assemblies, and surfaces or any of their components and parts. Must have skill in connecting, meshing, aligning, and adjusting the surfaces, assemblies, and systems with one another, for example, mashing the propeller assembly with the engine, hooking up and adjusting fuel and oil systems for proper flow, injection, and pressure, and setting engine timing. Must have recent experience (in accordance with 14 CFR 65.83) that demonstrates the ability to perform maintenance on a variety of General Aviation (GA) aircraft. Education Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. This position does not allow for education substitution. Additional Information Individual must fully meet qualification/eligibility/background requirements for this position. U.S. Citizens and Non-U.S. Nationals who have resided in the U.S. Territory for three (3) or more consecutive years immediately preceding the start of Federal Affiliation or a signed memorandum indicating the installation's decision on the 3-year residency requirement. Male applicants born after December 31, 1959 must be registered for Selective Service. Direct deposit is required. Satisfactorily complete an employment verification (E-Verify) check. A probationary period may be required. Pre-employment requirements must be satisfactorily met prior to Entrance on Duty (EOD). Payment of Permanent Change of Station (PCS) costs is not authorized, based on a determination that a PCS move is not in the Government's interest. Multiple positions may be filled from this job opportunity announcement. And additional selections may also be made from this job opportunity announcement. Selection(s) are subject to restrictions resulting from hiring preferences and priority consideration eligible. This is a Nonappropriated Fund (NAF) position carrying out Morale, Welfare and Recreation (MWR) activities for the Air Force and Space Force. This position is not included in a bargaining unit. Applicants must be able to provide a REAL ID or present a combination of source identity documents authorized to facilitate access to the installation. Please contact the servicing HR Office with any questions.
