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Airbus Helicopters is looking for a Senior Aircraft Technician (Avionics) to join our Maintenance & Repair (MAR) team in Grand Prairie, TX. You will be part of a small team that performs work on assigned electronic components. You will perform repair or replacement of electronic components and systems, conduct operational checks to verify proper functioning of components, and diagnose malfunctions or failures and make adjustments, repairs or replacements of parts or circuitry.
Job Responsibility:
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
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
Ensure Electrostatic Sensitive Devices (ESD) processes are adhered to at all phases of the repair process
Requirements:
Minimum of six (6) years of bench technician/component level repair in electronics
FCC License and Through Hole-Soldering Certification is HIGHLY desirable
Ability to read and interpret electronic schematics
Ability to diagnose, identify and repair defective electronic components on printed circuit board (PCB)
Must be able to read, write, and speak English
US Person under ITAR definition (FOR EXAMPLE: U.S. Citizen, green card holder or person covered under our existing ITAR license)
Physical Requirements: Vision: able to see and read computer screens and other electronic equipment with screens, able to read documents, reports and engineering drawings
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 30lbs/14kgs
Lifting: able to lift documents, tools, drawings, electronic equipment up to 60lbs/27kgs
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
Climbing: Must be able to climb ladders and aircraft foot holds on a daily basis to reach the top of the Aircraft for inspections and or maintenance activities
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
What we offer:
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