Air Force · 2A655

Aircraft Hydraulic Systems Journeyman: civilian jobs and transferable skills

Air Force 2A655 Aircraft Hydraulic Systems Journeyman experience builds transferable skills in hydraulics, pneumatics, aircraft maintenance, aircraft inspection, mechanical systems, flight control systems, technical troubleshooting, maintenance documentation, and technical drawings. CivLaunch currently matches 22 open civilian jobs to this specialty, including Aircraft Mechanic at Vertex Aerospace, Egress Systems Technician at Vertex Aerospace, and Maintenance Technician at NMG Aerospace.

About the 2A655 specialty

Performs maintenance, inspection, and repair of aircraft hydraulic and pneumatic systems, including pumps, reservoirs, actuators, accumulators, landing gear, brakes, and flight control components. Troubleshoots system malfunctions using schematics and test equipment, removes and installs components, services systems and performs fluid sampling and contamination control, conducts operational and leak checks, and documents all maintenance actions. Journeyman (5-skill) level.

Transferable skills

  • Hydraulics
  • Pneumatics
  • Aircraft Maintenance
  • Aircraft Inspection
  • Mechanical Systems
  • Flight Control Systems
  • Technical Troubleshooting
  • Maintenance Documentation
  • Technical Drawings

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22 jobs match 2A655 Aircraft Hydraulic Systems Journeyman

Ranked by how many of your skills each job uses. Strong matches share the most.

  1. Aircraft Mechanic

    Vertex Aerospace · Patuxent River, MD

    Strong Match
    • $47.67 an hour
    • Aircraft Maintenance
    • Clearance-eligible
    • 4+ years

    C-130 mechanic with test squadron VX-20 at Patuxent River. Troubleshoots and repairs structures, landing gear, controls, engines, and auxiliary systems, removes and installs engines, performs flight inspections, and logs work under NAMP. Needs four years of recent C-130 experience and Secret clearance eligibility.

    Why this matched

    Your experience maps to hydraulics, pneumatics, and aircraft maintenance.

    Shares 6 of your 9 skills:

    • Hydraulics
    • Pneumatics
    • Aircraft Maintenance
    • Aircraft Inspection
    • Flight Control Systems
    • Maintenance Documentation
    View on Vertex Aerospace Careers Search requisition 61983 on careers.gov2x.com · Added Aug 27
  2. Egress Systems Technician

    Vertex Aerospace · Meridian, MS

    Good Match
    • Aircraft Maintenance
    • 3+ years

    T-45 egress and life support technician at NAS Meridian. Removes, inspects, and reinstalls ejection seats and canopy explosives, maintains oxygen and environmental systems, and supports flight line operations. Requires three years of ejection seat maintenance and a military or factory seat course.

    Why this matched

    Your experience maps to pneumatics, aircraft maintenance, and aircraft inspection.

    Shares 6 of your 9 skills:

    • Pneumatics
    • Aircraft Maintenance
    • Aircraft Inspection
    • Mechanical Systems
    • Technical Troubleshooting
    • Maintenance Documentation
    View on Vertex Aerospace Careers Search requisition 62322 on careers.gov2x.com · Added Aug 27
  3. Maintenance Technician

    NMG Aerospace · Tempe, AZ

    Good Match
    • Technical Services
    • 3+ years

    Maintenance technician at NMG Aerospace in Tempe, Arizona, keeping CNC machining centers and plant equipment running. Finds and fixes electrical, mechanical, hydraulic, and pneumatic faults, rebuilds and aligns specialized machinery, carries out preventive maintenance and logs repairs, sources replacement parts, and helps with installations and facility projects. Three to five years repairing CNC or industrial equipment.

    Why this matched

    Your experience maps to hydraulics, pneumatics, and mechanical systems.

    Shares 5 of your 9 skills:

    • Hydraulics
    • Pneumatics
    • Mechanical Systems
    • Technical Troubleshooting
    • Technical Drawings
    View Job On recruiting.ultipro.com · Added Oct 1
  4. Maintenance Technician

    Essex Industries · St. Louis, MO

    Good Match
    • Technical Services
    • 2+ years

    Plant maintenance technician at Essex Industries in St. Louis, a maker of aircraft controls and oxygen equipment. Keeps production machines and buildings running: troubleshoots motors, VFDs, and control circuits, repairs hydraulic, pneumatic, and mechanical equipment, and does preventive maintenance, light welding, and safety inspections. Needs two years of technical school plus two to five years of industrial maintenance, or equivalent.

    Why this matched

    Your experience maps to hydraulics, pneumatics, and mechanical systems.

    Shares 5 of your 9 skills:

    • Hydraulics
    • Pneumatics
    • Mechanical Systems
    • Technical Troubleshooting
    • Technical Drawings
    • Associate degree or equivalent experience
    • Requires: EPA refrigerant (CFC) certification for HVAC work
    View Job On essexind.rec.pro.ukg.net · Added Sep 25
  5. Maintenance Technician

    GKN Aerospace · El Cajon, CA

    Good Match
    • $32–$40 an hour
    • Technical Services
    • 4+ years

    Maintenance technician at GKN Aerospace's El Cajon, California plant. Keeps CNC machines, robots, furnaces, chemical lines, and utilities running: troubleshoots 480-volt controls, drives, and PLCs, repairs hydraulic, pneumatic, and drivetrain parts, finds root causes, and logs work in the CMMS. Needs four years of industrial maintenance; pyrometry and aerospace equipment experience preferred. Pay $32 to $40 an hour.

    Why this matched

    Your experience maps to hydraulics, pneumatics, and mechanical systems.

    Shares 5 of your 9 skills:

    • Hydraulics
    • Pneumatics
    • Mechanical Systems
    • Technical Troubleshooting
    • Technical Drawings
    View Job On joinus.gknaerospace.com · Added Sep 25
  6. Facilities Maintenance Technician

    C&L Aviation Group · Bangor, ME

    Good Match
    • $22–$28 an hour
    • Technical Services

    Facilities maintenance technician at the C&L Aviation hangar complex in Bangor, Maine. Keeps buildings, grounds, generators, and diesel vehicles and equipment running, diagnosing engines, pumps, motors, and hydraulics from manuals and wiring diagrams, handling light plumbing, electrical, carpentry, and HVAC work, answering urgent repair calls, and logging work orders. Pays $22 to $28 an hour.

    Why this matched

    Your experience maps to hydraulics, pneumatics, and mechanical systems.

    Shares 5 of your 9 skills:

    • Hydraulics
    • Pneumatics
    • Mechanical Systems
    • Technical Troubleshooting
    • Maintenance Documentation
    View Job On careers.cla.aero · Added Sep 29
  7. Aircraft Maintenance Technician

    Cutter Aviation · Broomfield, CO

    Potential Match
    • $30–$45 an hour
    • Aircraft Maintenance
    • 2+ years

    Airframe and powerplant technician at Cutter Aviation's Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport shop working on Pilatus PC-12 and PC-24 aircraft. Handles scheduled maintenance, major inspections, troubleshooting, component changes, engine runs, and modifications under Part 145 repair station procedures. Requires an A&P certificate and two years of business aircraft maintenance experience.

    Why this matched

    Your experience maps to aircraft maintenance, aircraft inspection, and mechanical systems.

    Shares 5 of your 9 skills:

    • Aircraft Maintenance
    • Aircraft Inspection
    • Mechanical Systems
    • Maintenance Documentation
    • Technical Drawings
    • FAA A&P certificate required
    View Job On cutteraviation.com · Added Sep 25
  8. Aircraft Maintenance Technician

    Empire Airlines · Great Falls, MT

    Potential Match
    • $38.67–$43.70 an hour
    • Aircraft Maintenance

    Line A&P mechanic for Empire Airlines at its Great Falls, Montana station. Inspects and repairs airframes, engines, and hydraulic, electrical, and structural systems, troubleshoots pilot write-ups, changes engines, and logs all work to FAA and program standards, with up to 25% field travel. Requires an A&P certificate and high school diploma.

    Why this matched

    Your experience maps to hydraulics, aircraft maintenance, and aircraft inspection.

    Shares 5 of your 9 skills:

    • Hydraulics
    • Aircraft Maintenance
    • Aircraft Inspection
    • Maintenance Documentation
    • Technical Drawings
    • FAA A&P certificate required
    View Job On recruiting.paylocity.com · Added Sep 25
  9. Maintenance Supervisor

    Essex Industries · St. Louis, MO

    Potential Match
    • Technical Services
    • 2+ years

    Maintenance supervisor for three Essex Industries plants in St. Louis. Leads technicians maintaining production equipment, boilers, HVAC, and buildings, shifts the team toward preventive maintenance, tracks downtime and backlog, keeps equipment records and PM schedules, orders parts, runs the safety committee and investigates accidents. Needs technical college and two to five years of industrial maintenance; CFC certification for HVAC work.

    Why this matched

    Your experience maps to hydraulics, pneumatics, and mechanical systems.

    Shares 5 of your 9 skills:

    • Hydraulics
    • Pneumatics
    • Mechanical Systems
    • Technical Troubleshooting
    • Maintenance Documentation
    • Requires: EPA CFC refrigerant certification (for HVAC work)
    View Job On essexind.rec.pro.ukg.net · Added Sep 29
  10. Assembly and Test Technician

    Moog · Buffalo, NY

    Potential Match
    • $25–$32 an hour
    • Aerospace Manufacturing
    • 3+ years

    Assembly and test technician building hydraulic, pneumatic, and electromechanical valves and actuators for military aircraft, performing high-reliability soldering and crimping, working from drawings, and testing and reworking units.

    Why this matched

    Your experience maps to hydraulics, pneumatics, and technical troubleshooting.

    Shares 4 of your 9 skills:

    • Hydraulics
    • Pneumatics
    • Technical Troubleshooting
    • Technical Drawings
    View Job On moog.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com · Added Sep 24
  11. Aircraft Maintenance Technician

    Banyan Air Service · Fort Lauderdale, FL

    Potential Match
    • Aircraft Maintenance
    • 5+ years

    A&P mechanic at Banyan Air Service's Fort Lauderdale Part 145 repair station, maintaining turbine business aircraft from King Airs to Gulfstreams. Performs inspections and repairs on airframes, engines, and components, looks up tasks and parts in manufacturer manuals, tags removed parts, and supports AOG travel. Requires an A&P, five years of hands-on experience on business jets, and personal tools.

    Why this matched

    Your experience maps to aircraft maintenance, aircraft inspection, and mechanical systems.

    Shares 4 of your 9 skills:

    • Aircraft Maintenance
    • Aircraft Inspection
    • Mechanical Systems
    • Maintenance Documentation
    • FAA A&P certificate required
    View Job On banyanair.acquiretm.com · Added Sep 25
  12. Aircraft Maintenance Technician

    Airshare · Wichita, KS

    Potential Match
    • Aircraft Maintenance

    A&P mechanic for the Airshare private jet fleet at Colonel James Jabara Airport in Wichita. Handles scheduled maintenance, repairs worn or damaged components, performs pre- and post-flight checks, reports discrepancies, and completes return-to-service records under FAA rules and the company maintenance manual. Requires an A&P and high school diploma; five years of general aviation maintenance preferred.

    Why this matched

    Your experience maps to aircraft maintenance, aircraft inspection, and mechanical systems.

    Shares 4 of your 9 skills:

    • Aircraft Maintenance
    • Aircraft Inspection
    • Mechanical Systems
    • Maintenance Documentation
    • FAA A&P certificate required
    View Job On paycomonline.net · Added Sep 25
  13. Electromechanical Overhaul Technician

    Duncan Aviation · Lincoln, NE

    Potential Match
    • Aircraft Maintenance

    Electromechanical overhaul technician in Duncan Aviation's Lincoln, Nebraska component shop. Tests, troubleshoots, repairs, and overhauls aircraft accessory components to manufacturer specs, orders the parts each job needs, keeps work orders and FAA-required records current, and supplies repair details for estimates. Hired at levels I to III by experience; associate degree preferred.

    Why this matched

    Your experience maps to aircraft maintenance, mechanical systems, and technical troubleshooting.

    Shares 4 of your 9 skills:

    • Aircraft Maintenance
    • Mechanical Systems
    • Technical Troubleshooting
    • Maintenance Documentation
    View Job On duncanaviation.workgr8.com · Added Oct 1
  14. A&P Mechanic (Traveler)

    Empire Airlines · Hayden, ID

    Potential Match
    • $36.67–$41.70 an hour
    • Aircraft Maintenance
    • 2+ years

    Traveling A&P mechanic for Empire Airlines, a cargo feeder and charter operator based in Hayden, Idaho. Keeps company aircraft airworthy at outstations, works each task on the job cards to the maintenance manual and FAA rules, and completes maintenance records. Frequent travel and long stretches away; two years on type preferred; $36.67 to $41.70 an hour including adders.

    Why this matched

    Your experience maps to aircraft maintenance, aircraft inspection, and mechanical systems.

    Shares 4 of your 9 skills:

    • Aircraft Maintenance
    • Aircraft Inspection
    • Mechanical Systems
    • Maintenance Documentation
    • FAA A&P certificate required
    View Job On recruiting.paylocity.com · Added Oct 1
  15. A&P Mechanic

    Empire Airlines · Anchorage, AK

    Potential Match
    • $45.67–$50.70 an hour
    • Aircraft Maintenance
    • 2+ years

    A&P mechanic for Empire Airlines in Anchorage, Alaska. Keeps the company's cargo feeder aircraft airworthy, works each job card to manufacturer manuals and the approved maintenance program, and keeps maintenance records accurate and on time. Up to 25 percent travel; two years on type preferred; $45.67 to $50.70 an hour including a regional adder and certificate pay.

    Why this matched

    Your experience maps to aircraft maintenance, aircraft inspection, and mechanical systems.

    Shares 4 of your 9 skills:

    • Aircraft Maintenance
    • Aircraft Inspection
    • Mechanical Systems
    • Maintenance Documentation
    • FAA A&P certificate required
    View Job On recruiting.paylocity.com · Added Oct 1
  16. Aircraft Maintenance Technician

    Cutter Aviation · San Antonio, TX

    Potential Match
    • Aircraft Maintenance
    • 5+ years

    Aircraft maintenance technician at the Cutter Aviation repair station in San Antonio, Texas, working on business aircraft such as HondaJets, Pilatus, Citations, and Learjets. Performs scheduled maintenance and major inspections, troubleshoots and repairs airframe systems and engines, swaps components, runs leak checks and engine runs, and documents each discrepancy to repair-station rules. Five years of experience; A&P preferred.

    Why this matched

    Your experience maps to aircraft maintenance, aircraft inspection, and mechanical systems.

    Shares 4 of your 9 skills:

    • Aircraft Maintenance
    • Aircraft Inspection
    • Mechanical Systems
    • Maintenance Documentation
    View Job On cutteraviation.com · Added Oct 1
  17. Airframe Technician

    Duncan Aviation · Battle Creek, MI

    Potential Match
    • Aircraft Maintenance

    Airframe technician on Learjet business jets at Duncan Aviation in Battle Creek, hiring from entry level up. Inspects, services, troubleshoots, and repairs aircraft systems and documents work in the company work order system. Requires an FAA Airframe certificate; Powerplant preferred.

    Why this matched

    Your experience maps to aircraft maintenance, aircraft inspection, and mechanical systems.

    Shares 4 of your 9 skills:

    • Aircraft Maintenance
    • Aircraft Inspection
    • Mechanical Systems
    • Maintenance Documentation
    • FAA A&P certificate required
    View Job On duncanaviation.workgr8.com · Added Aug 27
  18. Aircraft Mechanic

    Vertex Aerospace · Point Mugu, CA

    Potential Match
    • $57.79 an hour
    • Aircraft Maintenance
    • Clearance-eligible
    • 10+ years

    Senior P-8 airframes mechanic at Point Mugu under a union agreement. Maintains airframes, ordnance, egress, engines, and related systems, isolates faults, and directs junior technicians. Requires ten years of Navy, Marine, or Coast Guard O-level experience on type, C-school, and CDI/CDQAR; A&P with IA may substitute.

    Why this matched

    Your experience maps to hydraulics, pneumatics, and aircraft maintenance.

    Shares 4 of your 9 skills:

    • Hydraulics
    • Pneumatics
    • Aircraft Maintenance
    • Flight Control Systems
    • Requires: Navy/USMC/USCG C-school in specialty; CDI/CDQAR qualification
    View on Vertex Aerospace Careers Search requisition 61164 on careers.gov2x.com · Added Aug 27
  19. Avionics Technician

    Vertex Aerospace · San Angelo, TX

    Potential Match
    • Avionics

    C-12 avionics mechanic at Goodfellow AFB. Inspects, repairs, and installs avionics, wiring, and flight control components, troubleshoots discrepancies using manuals and schematics, and treats corrosion. Requires an FAA A&P and high school diploma.

    Why this matched

    Your experience maps to aircraft maintenance, aircraft inspection, and flight control systems.

    Shares 4 of your 9 skills:

    • Aircraft Maintenance
    • Aircraft Inspection
    • Flight Control Systems
    • Technical Drawings
    • FAA A&P certificate required
    View on Vertex Aerospace Careers Search requisition 62511 on careers.gov2x.com · Added Aug 27
  20. Industrial Maintenance Technician

    Héroux-Devtek · Springfield, OH

    Potential Match
    • Technical Services
    • 4+ years

    Industrial maintenance technician at Héroux-Devtek's landing gear plant in Springfield, Ohio. Installs, repairs, and services CNC lathes, mill-turns, and multi-axis mills, fixing mechanical, electrical, hydraulic, and pneumatic faults during breakdowns and scheduled downtime, plus preventive and facility maintenance. Needs four years of manufacturing experience, a high school diploma, and a craft apprenticeship or equivalent.

    Why this matched

    Your experience maps to hydraulics, pneumatics, and mechanical systems.

    Shares 4 of your 9 skills:

    • Hydraulics
    • Pneumatics
    • Mechanical Systems
    • Technical Troubleshooting
    View Job On recruiting.ultipro.ca · Added Sep 25
  21. Assembly and Test Technician

    Triumph Group · Clemmons, NC

    Potential Match
    • Aerospace Manufacturing
    • 2+ years

    Hydraulic assembly and test technician at Triumph's actuation systems plant in Clemmons, North Carolina. Builds, acceptance-tests, troubleshoots, repairs, and finishes hydraulic components from engineering drawings and specs, records assembly and test data, and trains others on precision measuring tools. Needs a high school diploma and two years of military, aviation maintenance, or manufacturing experience; A&P preferred.

    Why this matched

    Your experience maps to hydraulics, technical troubleshooting, and maintenance documentation.

    Shares 4 of your 9 skills:

    • Hydraulics
    • Technical Troubleshooting
    • Maintenance Documentation
    • Technical Drawings
    View Job On careers.triumphgroup.com · Added Sep 25
  22. Mechanical Team Lead

    General Dynamics · Point Mugu, CA

    Potential Match
    • Aircraft Maintenance
    • Clearance-eligible
    • 5+ years

    Working lead for Jet Aviation's aircraft maintenance team at Point Mugu. Plans mechanical tasks, reports test status, assigns technicians, runs engines, handles inspections and repairs, and checks records against repair station and FAA standards. Requires an FAA A&P and five years of heavy maintenance on mid-size or larger aircraft.

    Why this matched

    Your experience maps to aircraft maintenance, aircraft inspection, and mechanical systems.

    Shares 5 of your 9 skills:

    • Aircraft Maintenance
    • Aircraft Inspection
    • Mechanical Systems
    • Flight Control Systems
    • Maintenance Documentation
    • FAA A&P certificate required
    View Job On jobs.jetaviation.com · Added Aug 26