CBA - VX23 - F/18 Aircraft Ordnance Mechanic - Naval Test Wing Atlantic (NTWL) - Patuxent River, MD

Job description

JOB DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES: - Performs scheduled/unscheduled maintenance on ordnance, ordnance related equipment and armament systems. Maintains and repairs aircraft armament weapons systems, fire warning/extinguishing system, repair/troubleshooting, aircraft armament systems, and be familiar with OPNAVINST 8024. - Employs appropriate safety precautions, security procedures, and record-keeping techniques for ordnance. - Operates and performs operators maintenance on armament weapons support equipment and aircraft armament equipment. - Loads and unloads airborne weapons and stores aboard aircraft to include reconfiguration and functional testing of aircraft weapons release and control, missile, and gun systems. - Removes, maintains, services, installs, and loads aircraft guns. - Arms and de-arms aircraft. - Conducts functional tests of racks, launchers, adapters and electrical components, aircraft armament circuits and maintains them in an operational status by appropriate preventive maintenance. - Configures or reconfigures assigned aircraft for carriage of any aviation ammunition within the capability of the aircraft by installing or removing racks, launchers, adapters, and ele...