Senior Avionics Maintenance Engineer

Job description

Job responsibilities

• Service, troubleshoot, repair, inspect, and maintain aircraft avionics and ground support equipment in support of test operations and sustainment activities in accordance with maintenance documentation.
• Modify, install, and test electronics and mechanical equipment as part of customer and company modification and test efforts.
• Correct major and minor discrepancies by removal, repair, or replacement of defective avionics, electrical, payloads and subsystems
• Perform scheduled maintenance and functional checks on aircraft avionics, electrical, and subsystems.
• Ability to fabricate, upgrade and modify aircraft harnesses, coax cables and fiber optic as well as install and checkout with limited engineering guidance.
• Load and maintain software configuration on Aircraft and Ground Segment.
• Extensive experience with software loads and regressions in a development environment.
• Upkeep of DTED, WX, Aeronautical Charts, and other supporting information for GCS mission planning systems.

Job requirements

• Excellent communication and teamwork abilities.
• Proficient with computer use (standard browser, word processing applications).
• Extensive experience and training in Install, troubleshooting and checkout of flight test instrumentation systems to include but not limited to strain gauges, excels, strain pots and all associated wiring.
• Capable to perform tasks independently, manage time effectively, and make decisions without constant supervision or guidance.
• Ability to meticulously interpret and work from engineering drawings and draft procedures, ensuring accuracy in translating technical specifications into practical applications
• Willing to be multi-capable. Which shall include some electronics troubleshooting and repair.
• Active TS Clearance, investigation within 5 years or continuous evaluation.
• 8 years or more of aircraft avionics experience.