RPA Munitions Technician – Deployment Pool

About the role

The RPA Munitions Technician I will join the Deployment Pool and support deployments to various CONUS and OCONUS locations. The role involves hands‑on work with aircraft armament systems, munitions handling, and ensuring weapons are safe, serviceable, and compliant with standards.

Key responsibilities

• Assemble, disassemble, renovate, transport, load, deactivate, modify, destroy and handle missiles, precision weapons and gravity bombs.
• Install, configure, modify, repair and adjust aircraft armament systems and components.
• Perform maintenance, demilitarization and destruction of ammunition and explosive components.
• Operate computer hardware, software utilities and manual records for stock control and accounting.
• Inspect bomb release systems and missile launchers to determine repair or destruction needs.
• Conduct inspection, maintenance and storage of munitions and support equipment.
• Support weapons loading, armament systems, quality assurance, compliance and standardization programs.
• Attend weapons safety courses, maintain load certification and provide technical input to management.

Required profile

• High school diploma or equivalent military/vocational technical education.
• Minimum one year of aircraft munitions/weapons maintenance experience.
• Completion of USAF Munitions/Weapons Tech School or DoD equivalent.
• Basic knowledge of technical publications related to aircraft maintenance.

Required skills

• Munitions handling
• Aircraft armament system maintenance
• Weapons demilitarization
• Stock control software operation
• Bomb release system inspection
• Missile launcher inspection
• Weapons safety certification