Senior Aircraft Technician - Avionics (Contract)

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Job Description:

Airbus Helicopters is looking for an experienced Senior Aircraft Tech - Avionics (Contract) to join our Maintenance & Repair (MAR) team based in Grand Prairie, TX.

This position is a temporary (contract) position with no specific time period but could be extended or shortened as needed. Contractors are employed by a 3rd party vendor and placed on assignment to Airbus in America.

Your duties will consists of performing work on assigned electronic components. Perform repair or replacement of electronic components and systems. Conduct operational checks to verify proper functioning of components. Diagnose malfunctions or failures and make adjustments, repairs or replacements of parts or circuitry.  

Meet the team:

From building to servicing the next generation of aerospace, our team focuses on quality, productivity and efficiency. We ensure the highest quality of care and safety is built into each aircraft we assemble and maintain. Our team members make it happen.

Your working environment:

A suburb just outside the Dallas-Fort Worth metropolitan area is home to Airbus Helicopters U.S. regional headquarters, where we have more than 1,000 employees. Check out one of the seven professional sports teams that also call Dallas home - you may even see a special, custom Airbus helicopter dedicated to the Dallas Cowboys flying during home games.

At Airbus, we support you to work, connect and collaborate more easily and accessibly. Wherever possible, we foster flexible working arrangements to stimulate innovative thinking.

Your challenges:

Assembly, Installation, Repair or Replacement:  50%

• Perform work on assigned units from component maintenance manuals.

• Ensure repairs and completed work, are done in accordance with FAA regulations, customer requirements, and company processes.

• Complete maintenance orders pertaining to completion of assigned work.

• Coordinate with Business Office for required parts request, supplies, and AOG priority of job assignments.

• Ensure maintenance data being used is of the latest revision level.

• Subject to random drug and alcohol testing under DOT and FAA regulations.

Test and Repair:  40%

• Operate and set up auto test, bench test equipment in accordance with Component Maintenance Manuals.

• Diagnose faults by troubleshooting and isolating fault from LRU level to SRU level, and finally component level (transistor, Resistor, capacitor, Integrated Circuits, diodes, etc.…)

• Use touch-up and through-hole soldering skills to remove and replace components on printed circuit board using component maintenance manual.

• Use computer systems (Windows, SAP, HTML, ZOC, RS232, and IEEE.) for testing and reporting.

Conduct Final Test:  10%

• Final test in accordance with Component Maintenance Manual

• Follow all OSHA, safety and environmental regulations

• Ensure Electrostatic Sensitive Devices (ESD) processes are adhered to at all phases of the repair process.

• Coordinate with warehouse for required piece parts or search bench stock.

• Ensure all test equipment and tools are in a serviceable condition and have up to date calibration sticker.

Your boarding pass:

Education:

Required

• High School Diploma    

Preferred

• Some trade school

Experience:

Required

• Minimum of four (4) years of experience in aviation avionics systems installation, maintenance, troubleshooting, and inspection.

Preferred

• None

Licensure/Certifications:

Required

• None

Preferred

• FCC license

• Through hole-soldering certification

Travel Required: 

• Less than 5% Domestic and International

Citizenship: 

•  Authorized to Work in the US

Physical Requirements:  

• Onsite or remote: 98 % Onsite

• Vision: able to see and read computer screens and other electronic equipment with screens, able to read documents, reports and engineering drawings.  Ability to see color as pertains to electronics components.

• Hearing: able to participate in conversations in person and via teleconference or phone and to hear sounds on the production floor including safety warnings or alarms. 

• Speaking:  able to speak in conversations and meetings, deliver information and participate in communications. 

• Equipment Operation (personal computer, telephone, copies, fax machine, and related office equipment and using electronic identification card to enter building floors and internal doors): able to operate most office and personal electronic equipment and some tools including production tools such as hydraulic lifts. 

• Carrying: able to carry documents, tools, drawings, electronic equipment up to 10-15lbs/5-7kgs. 

• Lifting:  able to lift documents, tools, drawings, electronic equipment up to 10-15lbs/5-7kgs. 

• Pushing / Pulling:  able to push and pull small office furniture and some equipment and tools. 

• Sitting:  able to sit for long periods of time in meetings, working on the computer. 

• Squatting / Kneeling:  able to squat or kneel to retrieve or replace items stored on low shelving.

• Standing: able to stand for discussions in offices or on the production floor.

• Travel:  able to travel independently and at short notice.

• Walking (include routine walking such as to a shared printer to retrieve documents):  able to walk through office and production areas including uneven surfaces. 

• Personal Protective Equipment required:  Required PPE includes, but is not limited to, Safety Shoes, Safety Glasses, Hearing Protection, Respirators/Masks, and/or Protective Gloves as required by site and/or customer site

• Administrative position only PPE required: Steel-toed shoes are required for all shop floor visits, appropriate hearing/eye protection may also be required when visiting the shop floor.

Equal Opportunity:

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, disability, veteran status, age, marital status, pregnancy, genetic information, or other legally protected status

As a leader in our field, Airbus Helicopters, Inc. provides relocation assistance for qualified positions and a comprehensive compensation and benefits package.   

 As a matter of policy, Airbus Helicopters, Inc. does not sponsor visas for US positions unless specified. Only applicants with current work authorization will be considered.

 Airbus Helicopters, Inc. does not offer tenured or guaranteed employment. Employment with Airbus is at will, meaning either the company or the employee can terminate the employment relationship at any time, with or without cause, with or without notice.

 NOTE:  Airbus Helicopters, Inc. reserves the right to revise or change job duties and responsibilities as the need arises.  This position description does not constitute a written or implied contract of employment.

This job requires an awareness of any potential compliance risks and a commitment to act with integrity, as the foundation for the Company’s success, reputation and sustainable growth.

Company:

Airbus Helicopters, Inc.

Employment Type:

Agency / Temporary

Experience Level:

Professional

Remote Type:

On-site

Job Family:

Material Support & services <JF-CS-MS>

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