2A3X7 Tactical Aircraft Maintenance (5th Generation)
What is 2A3X7? Full duties & requirements →A 5th Generation Tactical Aircraft Maintenance specialist crews the F-22 and F-35. The specialist launches and recovers aircraft, performs inspections and servicing including hot pit refuels, troubleshoots structures, engines, and hydraulic systems, and supervises flightline maintenance functions.
Contractor market
2A3X7 currently maps to 131 active matched openings across 12 defense contractors. 83 were posted in the last 30 days.
- Matched openings
- 131
- Contractors
- 12
- Posted in last 30 days
- 83
- OCONUS openings
- 19
Openings checked Latest posting
Civilian role fit
The closest civilian roles this specialty maps to in defense contracting.
- Maintenance ManagerDirect Match31 observed contractors
- Field Service EngineerStrong Match31 observed contractors
- Mission Assurance EngineerGood Match33 observed contractors
- Test EngineerGood Match37 observed contractors
- Quality ManagerPartial Match34 observed contractors
Contractors for 2A3X7
Clearance and seniority demand
Counts reflect active matched openings. Percentages use only openings with a known value.
Clearance
- TS/SCI
- 1 opening · 1% of known
- Top Secret
- 3 openings · 3% of known
- Secret
- 57 openings · 63% of known
- Eligible to obtain
- 29 openings · 32% of known
- Not specified
- 41 openings
Seniority
- Intern
- 1 opening · 1% of known
- Junior
- 17 openings · 13% of known
- Mid-level
- 76 openings · 58% of known
- Senior
- 31 openings · 24% of known
- Lead
- 3 openings · 2% of known
- Manager
- 3 openings · 2% of known
Career preparation
Core skills
- preventive and corrective maintenance
- technical troubleshooting and fault isolation
- reading and interpreting technical data
- aircraft systems knowledge (avionics, hydraulics, engines)
- use of electronic test equipment
Starter certifications
- ASTM NCATT Aircraft Electronics Technician (AET)
- ASTM NCATT Foreign Object Elimination (FOE)
- Associate Electronics Technician (CETa)
- Official clearance profile
- Minimum SecretTarget Secret
Cross-branch equivalents
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