KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, ABILITIES, AND OTHER CHARACTERISTICS: The following skills and abilities are required: understanding and using the English language both oral and written to communicate information or ideas to another person or persons; writing routine reports and correspondence; reading and interpreting documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals; adding, subtracting, multiplying, and dividing into all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals; interpreting a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form; planning and organizing; creating, entering, retrieving, and printing from current software packages such as; Excel and Word; demonstrating problem analysis and independent decision making; demonstrating leadership; delegation of tasks and duties; motivating subordinates; discerning priorities; demonstrating Intra and interpersonal relations; recognizing or identifying the existence of a problem as well as elements of a problem; performing a task in the presence of distracting stimulation or under monotonous conditions without significant loss of thought process and efficiency; perceiving and feeling such attributes of objects and materials as size, shape, temperature, or texture; operating hand and power tools; traveling worldwide with limited notice; obtain a security clearance; obtain a passport and/or visa; interpreting drawings, specifications, and schematics of aircraft instrument/electronic components; recognizing from schematics and drawing not only how one assembly functions but also how various assemblies interact with each other; Knowledge of the following is required: databases sufficient to perform the job, duties, and tasks associated with the position; aircraft sheet metal repair and component repair; instrument, electronic and electrical test equipment; military or commercial aviation maintenance and its terminology; and. Any request to substitute related education or experience for minimum qualifications must be addressed to the Director of Human Resources in writing, identifying the related education and experience which demonstrates the candidates ability to perform all essential functions of the position.