Aerospace Engineer

• Performs scheduled and unscheduled maintenance on AGE.
• Inspects, tests, and operates AGE to determine equipment serviceability and proper operation.
• Diagnoses mechanical and electronic circuitry malfunctions using visual and auditory senses, test equipment, and technical publications.
• Removes, disassembles, repairs, cleans, treats for corrosion, assembles, and re-installs AGE accessories and components.
• Stencils and marks AGE.
• Services equipment with fuel, oil, coolant, water, hydraulic fluid, and air.
• Operates, cleans, inspects, and services AGE towing vehicles.
• Maintains vehicle forms.
• Provides dispatch service for AGE, including positioning equipment to support aircraft maintenance and flying operations.
• Solves repair problems by studying drawings, wiring diagrams and schematics, and technical publications.
• Uses automated maintenance system to monitor maintenance trends, analyze equipment requirements, maintain equipment records, and document maintenance actions.
• Analyzes and repairs ground support equipment using conventional and digital multimeters, voltmeters, ohmmeters, frequency counters, oscilloscopes, circuit card testers, transistor testers, and hand tools.
• Maintains external fuel and grounding systems.

Requirements for Aerospace Engineer

Please be aware this is a Part Time position and requires Military enlistment. 

• Enlistment in the Air National Guard

• US citizen / Naturalized

• 17-40 years old
• Minimum of High School Diploma or G.E.D.
• Good Physical Condition / Health
• Additionally, you can only have limited law violations and must pass a background check. All of this is performed as part of the screening process before you can actually join the Air Guard.  

Job training consists of 21 weeks, 1 day technical school. Training will include the following:

• Principles of electricity, electronics, general mechanics, heating, refrigeration, pneumatics, hydraulics, and reciprocating and turbine engines.
• Troubleshooting, inspecting, repairing, and modifying equipment.
• Use of automated maintenance systems.
• Application of maintenance management techniques.
• Interpretation of maintenance directives, technical publications, drawings, wiring diagrams and schematics.
• Proper identification, handling, use, and disposal of hazardous waste materials.

Benefits include

The Air National Guard offers many benefits to their unit members and their families such as

• Base Exchange
• Commissary
• Morale, Welfare and Recreation Facilities
• Up to $400,000 Life Insurance
• Retirement  

Incentives may include

• Enlistment Bonus up to $20,000

• College Tuition in the form of the Montgomery GI Bill up to $24,000

• Student Loan Repayment up to $20,000

• Increased Rank for Non-Prior Service up to E-3