AME - Aviation Structural Mechanic, Safety Equipment
There is only one rate in the Navy with “safety” in its name. As an Aviation Structural Mechanic – Safety Equipment, you make the upper atmosphere livable for naval aviators. As a part of this team, you’ll maintain everything from the heating, oxygen and pressure systems that support human life at high altitudes to the safety harnesses and ejection systems that keep aviators out of harm’s way. If you want a job that saves lives, look no further.
Active / Reserve
Job Description
Aviation Structural Mechanics, Safety Equipment (AME) maintain ejection seats, canopy jettison components, environmental control, fire extinguishing, and associated life support systems. They also maintain gaseous and liquid oxygen, cockpit pressurization, heating and cooling, ventilation systems, avionics cooling, and anti-gravity and control components; maintain utility systems and associated lines, fittings, rigging, valves, control mechanisms, oxygen gauges, converters, and regulators. They inspect, remove, and install ejection seats, and shoulder harnesses, inspect, remove, and install explosive devices, adjust canopy and ejection seat firing mechanisms, operate and maintain liquid oxygen, gaseous oxygen and nitrogen support equipment, and perform daily, pre-flight, post-flight, and other periodic aircraft inspections.
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