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Amentum
CH-47F MTP - Maintenance Test Pilot (CH-47F)
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CH-47F MTP - Maintenance Test Pilot (CH-47F)
The CH47-F MTP (CH-47 F Maintenance Test Pilot) utilizes flight test techniques to perform test flights of aircraft to measure performance and handling to determine airworthiness following maintenance or modifications. (A Minimum of 1,000 PIC hours if preferred).
Perform test flights and demonstrating aircraft proficiency upon completion of aircraft maintenance or modifications on aircraft.
Interpret meteorological data as it pertains to filing a flight plan for the navigational course of flight needed for a mission or sortie.
File flight plans for all flights using authorized navigational processes.
Compute weight and balance logs for the aircraft being flown.
Initiate and complete all military flight or maintenance forms to document maintenance test flight completion and discrepancies.
Communicate, troubleshoot, advise and work side by side with military pilots and technicians.
Determine in accordance with publications and procedures the airworthiness of aircraft prior to release for flight.
Communicate, troubleshoot, advise and work side by side with military pilots and technicians.
Perform recovery flights and ferries aircraft to additional sites, such as depots.
Perform troubleshooting procedures of aircraft on the ground and during flight and makes appropriate write-ups or gives verbal instructions to correct deficiencies.
Verify forms and records used in the performance of maintenance to ensure they comply with work performed prior to ground or flight checks.
Run-up aircraft for alert status to perform test on modifications.
Deploy when required to support contract requirements when maintenance test flights are anticipated.
Ensure proper documentation is chronicled.
As qualified may perform as site safety specialist and/or additional duties safety officer functions.
May support AS9100-AS9110 internal audits, corrective action requests, assist section, department, and/or program in developing plans to correct identified shortfalls.
May assist with continual improvement initiatives.
Must be capable of Aircraft Technical Inspection (TI) as additional duty.
Plan and conduct aircraft technical inspections.
Provide technical guidance to repairs performing aircraft and subsystem maintenance techniques and safety procedures.
Maintains technical library, inspect systems, subsystems, and components according to applicable technical publications and checklists before, during and after airplane maintenance and modifications.
Check and troubleshoot systems
Annotate records of required maintenance.
Evaluate operational readiness of aircraft and recommend corrective action.
Inspect crash-damaged aircraft and estimates time, parts and costs to repair.
Performs maintenance trend analysis and applies production control, quality control and other maintenance management principles and procedures to aircraft maintenance operations.
Perform other qualified duties as assigned
Requirements:
High School Diploma or equivalent.
Completed Military flight and applicable training courses as required IAW 95-20
Minimum of Ten (10) years of aviation maintenance experience required.
Minimum of 1,000 PIC Hours is preferred.
Be proficient in flying operations of the aircraft they are assigned (CH-47).
Satisfactorily completed a proficiency check within the previous 12 months.
Successfully complete initially and annually thereafter an Army or FAA Class II flight physical.
Possess an instrument rating on their FAA Commercial Certificates.
Possess a current valid Army or FAA Class II Medical Certificate.
Successfully completed Army Maintenance Test Pilots Course (MTPC) or complete an equivalency evaluation IAW AR 95-1 and 95-20.
Successfully completed the US Army Aircraft Maintenance Officers Course (AMOC) Phase II or complete an equivalency evaluation IAW AR 95-1 and 95-20.
Must meet the qualification requirements of AR 95-20.
US Citizen
Ability to obtain/maintain Security Clearance (NAC-I T1) Public Trust
Must meet the experience requirements of AFR55-22, NOTAMS, AR95-10, AR95-20 and DCMA-8210 pertaining to each aircraft prior to acting in the capacity of pilot-in-command on maintenance test flights.
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