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in Wichita, KS
Avionics Technician
Hours | Full-time, Part-time |
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Location | Wichita, Kansas 67202 Wichita, Kansas |
About this job
Candidates will be doing Avionics repair, install and modification on business aircraft. Candidates should have Avionic and Electrical Component experience.
In your role, you will:
- Adhere to General Work Requirements
- Assist in working with production to build or assemble first aircraft and experimental/production equipment
- Prepare major aircraft sections for mating
- Perform final assembly, install, and modify first aircraft components, systems, and sub-assemblies, for example, landing gear, engines, flight control surfaces, experimental equipment, and tire build-up
- Perform minor fabrication and modification of production aircraft parts in accordance with developmental and/or engineering specifications
- Fabricate and modify production or experimental aircraft parts in accordance with developmental and/or experimental engineering specifications
- Perform maintenance on experimental aircraft in accordance with applicable technical data
- Perform inspection, adjust, repair, and/or replace components to correct any malfunction or deficiency with and without power applied to aircraft
- Prepare equipment and aircraft article for functional testing
- Assist engineering and vendors with troubleshooting functional tests results and repair, modify, replace, and/or route back to vendor depending upon component
- Assist engineering with revising functional test procedures as required
- Set-up fixtures to perform static tests, fatigue tests, pressure tests, bird strikes, and assemble aircraft sections
- Prepare aircraft components and systems and perform nondestructive/destructive testing, for example, cycle tests and ultimate load test
- Assist with aircraft set-up in accordance with various flight test configurations to assess in-flight handling characteristics of experimental aircraft
- Perform minor troubleshooting and/or minor repair of aircraft components and systems
- May perform aircraft testing at offsite locations in support of other divisions and customers
- Inspect, maintain, and/or repair ground support equipment as required
- Perform basic aircraft handling activities, for example, towing, jacking, and assist with fueling in accordance with Flight Test Directives and OIM
- Assist other employees in the performance of their duties within area(s) of qualification
- Actively participate in process improvement initiatives as directed or assigned
- Maintain company tools, equipment and work areas to department and company standards.
Qualifications
As our ideal candidate,
- An A&P License is preferred
- You have typically 1 year aircraft mechanical system experience and aircraft sheet metal experience or special skill as required by department
- You have basic knowledge of safety and operating procedures for power-on aircraft systems
- You have the ability to read and interpret aircraft engineering documents and drawings
- You have working knowledge of aircraft systems
- You have knowledge of computer programs including but not limited to Flight Preparation System (FPS) Electronic break of Inspection (EBOI) and Electronic Tie In, in support of daily aircraft operations
- You have the ability to operate ground support equipment, for example, hydraulic mule, service carts, ground power units, and powered lifts or other engine powered vehicles
- You are able to obtain and renew certifications, for example, tug operators license, powered lift operation,
- You have basic sheet metal skills
- You are able to use and interpret a variety of precision measurement instruments
- You have the mechanical ability to use basic hand tools, for example, rivet gun, drill press, surface grinder, belt sander, sheet metal roller, and 90 and 45 degree drills
- You have basic knowledge of regulations for FAA, JAA, Transport Canada, and other governing aviation agencies
- You have basic knowledge of flight-line ground safety procedures
- You are able to operate computer
About Aerotek:
Our people are everything. As a Best of Staffing® Client and Talent leader, Aerotek® Inc. has distinguished itself as a leader in recruiting and staffing services, by having a deep understanding of the intersection of talent and business. As a strategic partner to more than 17,000 clients and 300,000 contract employees every year, Aerotek's people-focused approach yields competitive advantages for its clients and rewarding careers for its contract employees. Headquartered in Hanover, Md., Aerotek operates a network of over 230 non-franchised offices with more than 6,000 internal employees dedicated to serving our customers. Aerotek is an operating company of Allegis Group, a global talent solutions provider. To learn more, visit .
Aerotek is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.