Specialty Summary. Services and maintains, or supervises these actions, on missiles, spacelift boosters, payloads, research and development (R&D) systems, environmental blast doors and valves, associated subsystems, components, and support equipment (SE). Operates and maintains related equipment. Designs R&D systems. Performs acquisition and activation activities. Related DoD Occupational Subgroup: 163200.
Duties and Responsibilities:
Performs missile maintenance actions at flightline, railhead, support base, and launch, launch control, and storage facilities, and ensures compliance with international treaties. Inspects, repairs, adjusts, and replaces, or supervises these actions, on components and subcomponents. Mechanically and electrically connects or disconnects reentry systems, guidance and control sections, missile stages, propulsion systems, and secondary ordnance devices at the launch facility. Prepares missile and launch facility for simulated launch and follow-on test and evaluation. Performs preventive maintenance inspections and electrical tests on missiles; missile components; launch and launch control facilities; support vehicles; hydraulic, pneudraulic, and pneumatic systems; and SE. Initiates unsatisfactory reports, failure reports, or proposed modifications. Performs intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) coding activities.
Supervises transportation, assembly, and inspection of spacelift booster and payload functions, their subsystems, and SE. Directs and controls activities of contractor personnel during space launch activities. Supervises loading, transportation, unloading, inspection, assembly, and hoisting of spacelift boosters, payloads, component parts, and satellites at space launch facilities; preparation of space launch complexes; and erection and mating of spacelift booster sections, payloads, and SE. Supervises or performs preventive maintenance inspections. Practices and supervises safety procedures when handling nitrogen, liquid fuels, oxidizers, and ordnance devices. Evaluates malfunctions and recommends corrective action.
Performs and evaluates laboratory R&D activities. Assembles, installs, and tests R & D systems such as laser, electromagnetic launcher, energetic materials, propulsion, high-powered microwave, satellite, telescope, and pointing and tracking. Designs, maintains, modifies, and operates support equipment, such as data acquisition devices, fiber optic, instrumentation. vacuum systems, wind tunnels, test stands, high/low pressure gas, propellant mixing/molding, and exotic fuels storage systems. Supports and advises scientists and engineers during experiment design, setup, and execution. Troubleshoots and resolves anomalies associated with laboratory systems and experiments.
Specialty Qualifications:
Knowledge. Knowledge is mandatory of oxidizers and fuels properties and characteristics; basic hydraulics, pneudraulics, pneumatics, mechanics, and electricity; missile propulsion principles; and use of diagrams and schematics.
Education. For entry into this specialty, completion of high school with courses in mathematics and physics is desirable.
Training. For award of AFSC 2M032 completion of the basic 3 level missile and space systems maintenance course is mandatory.
Experience. The following experience is mandatory for award of the AFSC indicated:
2M052. Qualification in and possession of AFSC 2M032. Also, experience in functions such as missile, space launch, and R&D, launch control, or preparation of launch facilities.
2M072. Qualification in and possession of AFSC 2M052. Also, experience performing or supervising missile maintenance, spacelift, or laboratory R & D activities.
Other. The following are mandatory as indicated: For entry into this specialty: Normal color vision as defined in AFI 48-123, Medical Examination and Standards. For entry, award, and retention of AFSCs 2M012/32/52, no record of emotional instability. For award and retention the following is mandatory: Specialty requires routine access to Top Secret material or similar environment. For award and retention of AFSCs 2M0X2, completion of a Single Scope Background Investigation (SSBI) according to AFI 31-501, Personnel Security Program Management. NOTE: Award of the 3-skill level without a completed SSBI is authorized provided an interim SSBI has been granted according to AFI 31-501.
