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Job description
About
When you become an Aviation Maintenance Duty Officer, you’re not just managing a team. You’re managing every piece of over eighty aircraft plus hundreds of personnel, requiring organization and focus that few can say they’ve mastered. You’re in charge of managing the repair and upkeep of our most lethal aviation assets. As an Aviation Maintenance Duty Officer, you lead a variety of rates who must work together to get our birds back into the sky.
Responsibilities
Navy aircraft are among the most complex in the world. These machines see heavy use, and lives and missions depend on meticulous maintenance and repair. Aviation Maintenance Duty Officers deliver just that by keeping lives safe and aircraft functioning properly every day. Their responsibilities include:
Making certain all aircraft maintenance has been performed correctly
Influencing emerging aviation weapon system designs to reduce, simplify or eliminate maintenance actions
Providing operational support to the Fleet’s personnel and aircraft
Managing all material and manpower needed to support Flight Operations
Work Environment Members of the Navy Flight Support community occupy a variety of positions, allowing them to be a part of just about any aspect of Naval Aviation. As an Aviation Maintenance Duty Officer, you could find yourself working on a ship at sea or at an air station on shore – at locations around the globe.
Qualifications
A degree from a four-year college or university is a minimum educational requirement to become a Commissioned Officer. You must also attend Officer Training. There may be exceptions to the degree requirements based on extensive service experience.
General qualifications may vary depending upon whether you’re currently serving, whether you’ve served before or whether you’ve never served before.
Part-Time Opportunities
There are part-time opportunities available as an Aviation Maintenance Duty Officer. Serving part-time as a Navy Reserve Sailor, your duties will be carried out during your scheduled drilling and training periods. During monthly drilling, Aviation Maintenance Duty Officers in the Navy Reserve typically work at a location close to their homes. For annual training, Aviation Maintenance Duty Officers may serve anywhere in the world, whether on a ship at sea or at bases and installations on shore.
Worksite address
portland, OR, 97204, US
Who can apply
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