Maintenance Technician I - Westover, MA

Cymstar Services•Chicopee, MA

About The Position

The Maintenance Technician I assists with analyzing malfunctions and repairing, calibrating, inspecting, overhauling, modifying, reprogramming, maintaining, and operating simulators, trainers, computers, and digital image visual systems supporting the C-5 Aircrew Training System. The position may require working any shift—day, swing, or mids—as operational needs require. The technician performs routine technical tasks using maintenance manuals and similar references, supports simulator and aircraft configuration updates, maintains repair and logistics records, and provides operational, troubleshooting, networking, and information systems support for training devices and networks. The role requires compliance with health, safety, security, local base, company, and quality procedures, as well as professional interaction with customers and coworkers.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent.
Completion of a civilian or military Electronics Principles course.
U.S. citizenship.
Ability to obtain a Secret-level clearance.
Knowledge of commonly used concepts, practices, and procedures in the field.
Related skills should include technical writing and presentation skills.
Ability to read, analyze, and interpret common professional literature and respond to common inquiries or complaints from customers, regulatory agencies, or business-community members.
Ability to present information effectively to management and colleagues.
Ability to comprehend and apply basic mathematics.
Proficiency with standard personal-computer productivity software, including word processing, spreadsheets, presentation graphics, project management, and databases.
Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
Familiarity with specialized tools and test equipment such as oscilloscopes, function generators, digital voltmeters, and torque wrenches.
Ability to work any shift as operational requirements dictate; occasional holiday, weekend, and irregular-shift work may be required.
Ability to meet the stated physical demands, including sitting, using hands, reaching, talking or hearing, standing, walking, climbing or balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, crawling, and lifting or moving up to 50 pounds.

Nice To Haves

An associate degree in an electronics field.
Completion of a VoTech Simulator Maintenance Program.
Aircraft maintenance work experience in an aerospace repair shop environment.
An Airframe & Propulsion license.

Responsibilities

Assist in analyzing malfunctions and repairing, calibrating, inspecting, overhauling, modifying, reprogramming, maintaining, and operating simulators, trainers, computers, and digital image visual systems.
Apply basic knowledge and experience to resolve routine technical tasks and system problems, including work guided by maintenance manuals and similar documents.
Assist with designing minor hardware modifications and software programs to keep simulators current with aircraft configurations and improve operability.
Maintain required documentation of maintenance activities.
Monitor and track the repair status of inoperative equipment and document maintenance activities in the logistics management database, including work orders, repair actions, and inventory transactions and records.
Perform assigned site logistical control duties.
Assist with training-device operation and DMO activities, including setup, power-on and power-off, daily operational readiness testing, and initialization.
Recommend changes based on knowledge and experience.
Use knowledge of simulator and aircraft systems to interpret advanced technical data.
Interpret and work with computer systems using multiple operating systems.
Assist in diagnosing computer and associated-equipment malfunctions, conducting readiness tests, and performing repairs.
Assist with systems interface and fault isolation.
Troubleshoot and maintain interfaces and computer peripheral equipment.
Interpret mechanical, hydraulic, electrical, and electronic schematics and drawings and create simplified versions.
Conduct voice communications on phone, interphone, and radio circuits.
Provide networking and information systems support for training devices and networks.
Maintain good customer relations and ensure information flows within the technical organization.
Comply with health, safety, security, and local base procedures, as well as company policies, work instructions, professionalism standards, and quality standards.
Implement basic modifications to existing simulators.
Perform other duties as assigned.