RPA Munitions Technician – Deployment Pool

About the role

The employee will join a Deployment Pool supporting RPA (Remotely Piloted Aircraft) munitions operations at various CONUS and OCONUS locations. The role requires flexibility to meet deployment schedules and to ensure safe handling, maintenance, and demilitarization of a wide range of weapons systems.

Key responsibilities

• Assemble, disassemble, renovate, transport, load, deactivate, modify, destroy, and handle munitions including missiles, precision weapons, and gravity bombs.
• Perform installation, configuration changes, modification, repair, and adjustment of aircraft armament systems and components.
• Conduct maintenance modifications, destruction, and demilitarization of ammunition and explosive components.
• Operate computer hardware and software utilities for stock control and accounting procedures.
• Inspect bomb release systems and missile launchers to determine repair or destruction needs.
• Support weapons loading, armament systems, and related matters.
• Assist with quality assurance, compliance, continuity, and standardization of munitions programs.
• Provide technical inputs to management on weapons management, inventory, maintenance, loading, and armament systems.
• Maintain weapons certification and currency.
• Assist with availability and serviceability of munitions to meet emerging customer requirements.

Required profile

• High School diploma or equivalent military/vocational training.
• Minimum one year of aircraft munitions/weapons maintenance experience.
• Completed USAF Munitions/Weapons Tech School or DoD equivalent.
• Active Secret US Government clearance within the last 12 months and US citizenship.
• Ability to meet OCONUS deployment criteria, including medical screening and travel requirements.
• Ability to lift, carry, and wear equipment over 50 lb for extended periods.
• Fully COVID‑19 vaccinated with booster.
• Valid U.S. passport with at least two years remaining and at least four blank visa pages.
• Current state driver’s license and ability to obtain a flight‑line government driver’s license.

Required skills

• Aircraft armament systems maintenance.
• Munitions assembly and disassembly.
• Missile and bomb handling.
• Stock control and accounting software operation.
• Ground support equipment operation.
• Technical publications interpretation.
• Hazardous cargo handling.