A-Tech Avionics Installer - Retrofit

Airbus • Columbus, MS

8d • Onsite

About The Position

Airbus Helicopters is looking for an A Tech Aviation Installer - Retrofit to join our Retrofit team based in Columbus, MS. You will perform avionics and electrical installations and checkouts on assigned aircraft or parts and subassemblies. Routes and terminates aircraft harnesses, performs continuity, power and ground checks prior to power application. Performs configuration and programming of installed avionics components. Performs operational testing of communication and navigation equipment.

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: On the eastern border of Mississippi you’ll find Columbus, home to our Helicopter manufacturing and assembly lines and Center of Excellence for the entire North America region. It’s here that we produce the UH-72A Lakota Helicopters for the U.S. Army in addition to the H-125 aircraft for civil and commercial customers.

How we care for you: Financial Rewards: Competitive base salary, incentive compensation which may include profit sharing schemes, retirement savings plan and the ability to participate in an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (“ESOP”) Work/Life Balance: Paid time off including personal time, holidays and a generous paid parental leave program. Health & Welfare: Comprehensive insurance coverage including medical (traditional and high-deductible health plans), prescription, dental, vision, life, disability, Employee Assistance Plan (“EAP”) and other supplemental benefit coverages. Individual Development: Upskilling and development opportunities through our global Leadership University, including unlimited access to 10,000+ e-learning courses focusing on ways to develop your employability, certifications, career path as well as the opportunity to participate in accelerated development programmes and both national and international mobility. 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.

Requirements

• HS diploma or equivalent
• Minimum of four (4) years’ experience in an electrical installation/repair field (Industrial, Automotive, or telecommunications)
• Knowledge of electrical blueprints and drawings.
• US Person under ITAR definition (U.S. Citizen, green card holder or person covered under our existing ITAR license)
• able to see and read computer screens and other electronic equipment with screens, able to read documents, reports and engineering drawings.
• 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.
• able to speak in conversations and meetings, deliver information and participate in communications.
• able to operate most office and personal electronic equipment and some tools including production tools such as hydraulic lifts.
• able to carry documents, tools, drawings, electronic equipment up to 30lbs/14kgs.
• able to lift documents, tools, drawings, electronic equipment up to 30lbs/14kgs.
• able to push and pull small office furniture and some equipment and tools.
• able to sit for long periods of time in meetings, working on the computer.
• able to squat or kneel to retrieve or replace items stored on low shelving.
• able to stand for discussions in offices or on the production floor.
• able to travel independently and at short notice.
• able to walk through office and production areas including uneven surfaces.
• 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
• Steel-toed shoes are required for all shop floor visits, appropriate hearing/eye protection may also be required when visiting the shop floor.

Nice To Haves

• Aviation trade school
• Technical training in an electrical/wiring installation capacity such as Industrial, automotive or telecommunications may be substituted
• Minimum four (4) years General Aviation or Military Aviation
• FCC, A/P License
• 5% Domestic and International

Responsibilities

• Avionics/Electrical Assembly: 60%
• Perform assembly, installation, repair or replacement of aircraft electrical/electronic components and systems in the manufacture, maintenance or refurbishing of aircraft.
• Install electrical harness and sub-assemblies in aircraft by performing, but not limited to, the following activities: basic identification of wire and coax cable, clamping, bundling, mounting, routing, stripping, splicing, soldering, and various wire end terminations.
• Assure that installations are attached without endangering aircraft structure or systems operation and function.
• Avionics/Electrical Testing: 30%
• Configures and programs installed avionics equipment IAW provided engineering data.
• Utilizes various test sets (IFR 4000/6000, Pitot static, ELT tester, Frequency generator, etc.) to conduct operational checks of complete systems to verify proper functioning of installed comm/nav components and systems.
• Conduct bonding checks of electrical installations.
• Records and signs off applicable test documents and engineering reports.
• Avionics/Electrical Troubleshooting: 10%
• Diagnose component/system malfunctions and failures.
• Make adjustments, repairs or replacements of necessary parts or components.
• Makes appropriate workbook and logbook entries to document required maintenance actions performed on aircraft.
• Other duties as assigned

Benefits

• Competitive base salary
• incentive compensation which may include profit sharing schemes
• retirement savings plan and the ability to participate in an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (“ESOP”)
• Paid time off including personal time, holidays and a generous paid parental leave program.
• Comprehensive insurance coverage including medical (traditional and high-deductible health plans), prescription, dental, vision, life, disability, Employee Assistance Plan (“EAP”) and other supplemental benefit coverages.
• Upskilling and development opportunities through our global Leadership University, including unlimited access to 10,000+ e-learning courses focusing on ways to develop your employability, certifications, career path as well as the opportunity to participate in accelerated development programmes and both national and international mobility.
• flexible working arrangements to stimulate innovative thinking.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: High school or GED