RPA Mx Munitions Technician I – Deployment Pool

About the role

The RPA Mx Munitions Technician I will join the Deployment Pool, providing critical support for munitions operations across CONUS and OCONUS locations. The role demands flexibility to meet varied deployment schedules and ensures the safe handling, maintenance, and demilitarization of aircraft armament systems.

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 modifications, destruction, and demilitarization 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.
• Manage inspection, maintenance, and storage of munitions and support equipment.
• Support weapons loading, armament systems, quality assurance, compliance, and standardization programs.
• Attend weapons safety courses and maintain certification.
• Provide technical input to management on inventory, maintenance, and armament readiness.

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 and demilitarization.
• Aircraft armament system installation and adjustment.
• Configuration changes and system modification.
• Weapons maintenance and repair.
• Stock control software operation.
• Bomb release system inspection.
• Missile launcher inspection.
• Weapons safety certification.
• Use of technical publications.