Aviation Electrician

Kay and Associates, Inc. • Rota, IL

3h • Onsite

About The Position

This position involves leading a team in aircraft maintenance, inspections, and scheduled/unscheduled maintenance. The role requires extensive technical experience to supervise mechanics, provide guidance on maintenance operations, and perform/inspect duties. Responsibilities include maintaining, repairing, and modifying aircraft structures, components, and engines, troubleshooting complex issues using technical data like blueprints and manuals, and determining functionality of electrical systems. A thorough knowledge of aircraft mechanical component troubleshooting, repair procedures, structural modification, and specialized tools is essential. The role also involves providing technical support to engineers and customers, prioritizing workload to meet delivery schedules, making logbook entries, and guiding lower-level technicians.

Requirements

• 8 years current or previous experience performing complex helicopter electrical work to include but not limited to: Involved in disassembly, repair, modification, assembly, testing, installation and maintenance of aircraft electrical systems, equipment and accessories such as automatic flight control, fire detection, instrumentation, power distribution, fuel indicating systems and utilities used on rotary wing aircraft.
• Ability to correct discrepancies by removal, repair, or replacement of defective circuits, wires, connectors, control units, plugs, switches, circuit breakers, diodes, resistors, capacitors, relays and other parts of aircraft electrical systems
• Performs final functional checks on existing and newly installed aircraft electrical systems, equipment, and wiring and cables to check continuity, resistance, amperage and insulation breakdown with standard and specialized tooling and equipment. On a daily basis, uses common hand and power tools and test equipment to facilitate rework operations.
• Comprehensive knowledge of electrical theory, principles, and circuitry; a thorough knowledge of aircraft electrical systems and their interrelationships and a working knowledge of electronic principles.
• Able to recognize actual circuit configuration on schematics and diagrams. Must be able to trace signal paths through printed circuits and aircraft wiring in order to troubleshoot, modify, repair, overhaul, and maintain complex electrical systems on board aircraft such as antiskid, automatic flight control, and fuel indicating systems
• Comprehensive knowledge of AC and DC power and a thorough understanding of aircraft electrical systems and their relationships with affected systems.
• Knowledgeable in the use of blueprints, technical manuals, wiring diagrams, schematics, drawings and technical directives.
• Makes independent decisions and judgments regarding complex troubleshooting techniques, modification, and repair procedures
• Skill in removing, installing, connecting, aligning, adjusting and testing complex systems, and assemblies.
• All employees must be issued a Tarjeta Especial de Identificacion (TEI) to be granted base access.
• Individual (I) Aircraft Maintenance Qualification
• Must be eligible for a Common Access Card (CAC)
• Satisfactory completion of T3/T3R National Agency Check Local Records Check and Credit (NACLC) or Access National Agency Check with written Inquiries (ANACI) resulting in eligibility for a SECRET clearance shall be required of employees assigned to perform: Maintaining MH-60S Avionics Systems

Nice To Haves

• Ten or more years rotary wing maintenance experience
• Qualified to certify H-60 aircraft Safe-for-Flight
• Naval Aviation Maintenance Control Management course (C-555-0053)
• Collateral Duty Quality Assurance Representative (CDQAR) for Airframes, Power Plants and Electrical Systems
• Collateral Duty Inspector (CDI) f or Line, Corrosion Control and Avionics Systems
• Quality Assurance Safety Observer (QASO)
• Ammunition & Explosive handling qualifications / Cartridge Actuated Device (CAD) qualified artisan
• Vibration Analysis Operator / Interpreter
• Tire and Wheel
• Hydraulic Contamination
• Aircraft Painter
• Integrated Mechanical Diagnostic System (IMDS) Interpreter
• Machinist
• Nondestructive Inspection (NDI) Technician
• Welder
• IMRL

Responsibilities

• Performs aircraft Organizational, Intermediate, and Depot Level maintenance
• Scheduled and unscheduled maintenance support for assigned MH-60s aircraft
• Performs inspection, disassembly, repair, servicing, TD compliance, modification, assembly, surface finish removal, corrosion control, preservation/depreservation services
• Maintenance Control planning and management
• Aircraft maintenance action documentation via logs, records, forms, and electronic means
• Troubleshoot malfunctions in aircraft structure, landing gear, flight surfaces and controls, anti-icing, pneudraulic, engines, auxiliary power unit, and ventilation and heating systems
• Use hand tools, power tools, machines, specific and general aviation test measurement and diagnostic equipment, and sets kits and outfits (SKO)
• Read and interpret manufacturers' maintenance manuals, military technical manuals, service bulletins, technical data, engineering data, blueprints, manufacturers’ drawings, and other specifications to determine feasibility and method of repairing or replacing malfunctioning or damaged components
• Confined space operations to include fuel cell entry
• Support Equipment (SE) operation and inspections
• Aircraft inspections
• Aircraft movement
• Support services
• Corrosion Control
• Preservation and depreservation
• General aircraft maintenance
• Technical Directive compliance and modifications
• Maintain Aircraft, Engines, and SE Logbooks
• Perform general housekeeping and organization of workstation(s), shop(s), maintenance facility to provide a clean, safe, and FOD free environment
• Perform shift work and/or overtime as required
• Supervise subordinate mechanics and provide technical guidance on maintenance operations
• Other duties as assigned

Benefits

• Employment is contingent on (a) your ability to provide appropriate proof of your identity and eligibility to work in the United States; (b) your references and any background check being satisfactory to the Company; (c) you successfully passing a pre-employment drug test; and (d) your ability to get a required clearance by your effective start date, if needed; and (e) KAI commencing performance on this contract.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed