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Position Title
AIRCRAFT ENGINE MECHANIC
Agency
Air National Guard Units
Announcement Number
DE-12736798-AF-25-049 Opens in new window
Open Period
Monday, May 19, 2025 to Tuesday, May 27, 2025
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Eligibilities
1. All on-board federal employees/technicians within the state for which you are applying (Title 32 and Title 5, Permanent and Excepted Indefinite).  Are you a current on-board federal employee or technician within the state for which this position is being advertised?

To verify your eligibility, you must submit a copy of your most recent Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50 (SF 50) reflecting your Tenure in Block 24 (1, 2,or 3).
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2. All on-board National Guard Title 32 Excepted Technicians within the state for which you are applying (Title 32 Permanent and Excepted Indefinite).  Are you a current on-board National Guard Title 32 Excepted Technician within the state for which this position is being advertised?

To verify your eligibility, you must submit a copy of your most recent Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50 (SF 50) reflecting your Tenure in Block 24 (1, 2, or 3).
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3. Current Army M-Day and current Air DSG members within the state for which you are applying.  Are you a current Army M-Day or current Air DSG member within the state for which this position is being advertised? (limit characters)
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All current (nationwide) federal employees.  Are you a current federal employee?

To verify your eligibility, you must submit a copy of your most recent Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50 (SF 50) reflecting your Tenure in Block 24 (1 or 2).

 

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5. Current nationwide military/prior members willing and eligible to become National Guard members.  Are you a current military or prior member willing and eligible to become a National Guard member? (limit characters)
6. US Citizens.  Are you a US Citizen? (limit characters)
7. Are you a current National Guard member within the state for which this position is being advertised? (limit characters)
8. Are you a current Permanent full-time Dual Status National Guard Technician within the state for which this position is being advertised?

To verify your eligibility, you must submit a copy of your Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50 (SF 50) reflecting your Permanent full-time status with the state National Guard.
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9. Are you a current Temporary Indefinite full-time Dual Status National Guard Technician within the state for which this position is being advertised?

To verify your eligibility, you must submit a copy of your Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50 (SF 50) reflecting your Indefinite full-time status with the state National Guard.
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10. Are you a current Temporary full-time Dual Status National Guard Technician within the state for which this position is being advertised?

To verify your eligibility, you must submit a copy of your Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50 (SF 50) reflecting your Temporary full-time status with the state National Guard.
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Assessment 1
1. Are you a member of the Delaware National Guard?
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2. This position requires membership in the Delaware Air National Guard and is  open to applicants in (Areas 1 thru 4). Please indicate your status below. (limit characters)
3. This position is only open to Members in the rank of E-3 (A1C) - E-5 (SSgt). Choose the option below that fits your status.
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4. Military compatibility is currently suspended for all military positions in the Delaware Air National Guard. However do you possess the following AFSC 2A6X1?
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Select “Yes” or “No” to the following question(s). (limit characters)
5. This position requires a Secret Security Clearance. Applicants must have or be able to obtain a Secret Clearance within one year of hire. Do you have or are you eligible to get a Secret Clearance within the required time?
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6. Specialized Experience: WG-10 - Must have at least 18 months experience or training performing standard, routine assembly and disassembly operations and making prescribed modifications to aircraft engines, engine assemblies, and accessories. Experience or training performing maintenance overhaul, troubleshooting, testing, and repair of aircraft engines, engine components, and power trains for fixed and/or rotary wing aircraft. Experience determining maintenance needed from work orders, inspection reports, historical record, and by own diagnosis. Do you meet these requirements?
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For each item, select the one response that most accurately describes your current level of experience and capability using the scale below. (limit characters)
7. Tasks include the knowledge and experience which include installing, maintaining, troubleshooting, repairing, overhauling, modifying, and certifying of assigned jet or turbo-prop engines, propellers, and gas turbine engines, and accessories such as starters, generators, fuel control devices, etc. Indicate your level of experience. Please indicate your level of experience below. (limit characters)
8. Tasks include knowledge that troubleshoots tests, repairs, overhauls, and inspects one or more types or models of malfunctioning aircraft engines while in the aircraft, the shop, or engine test cell. Please indicate your level of experience below. (limit characters)
9. Tasks include knowledge of gas turbine or reciprocating aircraft engines and accessory systems in order to troubleshoot, overhaul, maintain, repair, modify, service, and test different types of engines and related equipment in the aircraft, test cells, or maintenance shops. Please indicate your level of experience below. (limit characters)
10. Tasks include knowledge of engine repair practices in order to identify and correctly choose between alternative methods and trades techniques, to adapt accepted repair procedures to new or unfamiliar engines or accessory systems, to anticipate tools and parts to be required, and to set up the work area. Please indicate your level of experience below. (limit characters)
11. Tasks include knowledge and skill in the use of measuring instruments, such as vibration analyzers to detect and locate the source of vibration in engines, propellers, reduction gears, and/or engine rotors. Please indicate your level of experience below. (limit characters)
12. Tasks include knowledge and skill in the interpretation and use of technical orders, manufactures catalogs, maintenance bulletins, etc. to obtain the technical information needed for troubleshooting, assembling and trimming engines. Please indicate your level of experience below. (limit characters)
13. Tasks include knowledge and ability that disassembles the engine or accessory systems to locate the defect, determine the cause and determine the repairs needed. Please indicate your level of experience below. (limit characters)
Select “Yes” or “No” to the following question(s). (limit characters)
14. Qualifications Acknowledge Statement - Do you understand and certify that you will comply with the requirements listed below? Qualifications are based on your ability to demonstrate in your resume that you possess one year of the specialized experience for this announcement at a comparable scope and responsibility. To ensure all of the essential information is in your resume, we encourage you to use the USAJOBS online Resume Builder (https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/how-to/account/documents/resume/build/). If you choose to use your own resume, it must contain the following information organized by experience/position: (1) job title, (2) name of employer, (3) start and end dates of each period of employment (from MM/DD/YY to MM/DD/YY), (4) detailed description of duties performed, accomplishments, and related skills, and (5) hours worked per week (full-time employment and part-time employment will be prorated in crediting experience). Federal experience/ positions must also include the occupational series, grade level, and dates in which you held each grade level. Determining length of General or Specialized Experience is dependent on the above information. Failure to provide the above information in your resume may result in your application being found "not qualified." Do not copy and paste the duties, specialized experience, or occupational assessment questionnaire from this announcement into your resume as that will not be considered a demonstration of your qualifications for this position. Your resume serves as the basis for experience related qualification determinations, and you must highlight your most relevant and significant work experience and education (if applicable), as it relates to this job opportunity. Please use your own words, be clear, and specific when describing your work history. We cannot make assumptions regarding your experience. (limit characters)
15. Please take this opportunity to review your ratings to ensure their accuracy. By agreeing to the statement below, you are confirming that you: (1) understand this warning, (2) have reviewed your responses to this questionnaire for accuracy, and (3) verify that your responses accurately describe your current level of experience and capability.
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Select “Yes” or “No” to the following question(s). (limit characters)
16. Did you provide the required documents listed below with your application? Current resume & DNG 51-R (limit characters)
17. Please take this opportunity to review your ratings to ensure their accuracy. By agreeing to the statement below, you are confirming that you: (1) understand this warning, (2) have reviewed your responses to this questionnaire for accuracy, and (3) verify that your responses accurately describe your current level of experience and capability. (limit characters)