APG Technician - General Mechanic

About the role

Boeing Global Services is looking for a Crew Chief - APG Technician - General Mechanic to support maintenance at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. The role handles complex work, oversees activities and verifies compliance and airworthiness, and works under general direction.

Key responsibilities

• Perform scheduled and unscheduled maintenance on tactical aircraft, inspecting and repairing mechanical, electrical, hydraulic and fuel systems, including engines, airframes, flight controls, landing gear and weapons systems.
• Remove, install and align aircraft components, test repaired parts, and carry out adjustments, calibrations and functional checks.
• Carry out preventive maintenance inspections, lubrication, cleaning and adjustments, and replace consumable parts at prescribed intervals.
• Conduct pre-flight, post-flight and periodic inspections, document maintenance actions and component life cycles, and run validation and verification tests.
• Supervise others in the safe handling of aerospace vehicles (jacking, towing, system operations) and mentor and train colleagues.
• Work with other maintenance disciplines to get aircraft ready for flight, and be able to assign and perform CUT (cross-utilization training).

Required profile

• At least 1 year of experience as an airframe, powerplant and/or general mechanic.
• Ability to obtain a US security clearance (US citizenship required); an interim and/or final US Secret clearance after start is needed.
• Willingness to work variable shifts, including weekends and overtime; some positions may rotate.
• Able to obtain a work visa and meet the country's labour and immigration requirements; employer sponsors visas where required.
• Relocation offered based on eligibility.

Preferred: experience on military fighter platforms such as F-16, F-18, F-22, F-5, F-14 or F-15, and a military or vocational school background. The position is export controlled and may require government authorization.