Aircraft Mechanic

Job Description

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• Role Summary
• In this role, you will perform electrical modification, installation, inspection, troubleshooting, and repair activities on aircraft electrical wiring and systems in support of testing, development, and modification efforts.

• Education & Job Requirements
• You must have
• A high school diploma or equivalent.
• A minimum of 10 years of experience with electrical and electronic theories and avionics systems, shop mathematics, and practices.
• A minimum of 10 years of experience working with schematics, specifications, assembly drawings, and standard operating procedures.
• A minimum of 10 years of experience performing component and wire installation, including repairing, modifying, testing, and troubleshooting new, experimental, and disturbed systems.
• Experience in fabricating new wire bundles.
• Experience in routing and installing wire bundles on airplanes without existing wiring.
• The ability to work variable shifts, including weekends and overtime.
• The ability to obtain customer approval for access.
• The ability to successfully complete required training.
• The ability to maintain required certifications, licenses, and permits for assigned work.
• Regular and predictable attendance.
• Read, write, and comprehend the English language.
• Must be a U.S. Citizen.

• Preferred Skills
• You will have
• Experience with avionics.
• Experience with depot-level or modification maintenance.
• Experience operating a forklift, mobile crane, or riding-type electric-powered elevating equipment.
• Federal Aviation Administration certification in Airframe or Powerplant.

• Job Duties & Functions
• You will be able
• Perform connector terminations, including shielded wires, coaxial cables, and fiber optic wiring.
• Route and handle wire harnesses in accordance with routing instructions.
• Perform sealing, wrapping, bonding, tying, and closure of wire harnesses and cables.
• Read and interpret engineering drawings, technical orders, process specifications, and retrofit requirements.
• Use tooling assemblies and fixtures for depot-level modification and repair of electrical wiring.
• Perform assembly, installation, visual inspection, modification, operational checks, and quality checks of aircraft electrical assemblies.
• Troubleshoot organizational and depot-level malfunctions in aircraft electrical and communication, or navigation systems.
• Interpret work instructions, charts, tables, blueprints, wire diagrams, formulas, sketches, and orders.
• Use equipment in accordance with established safety and operating procedures.
• Coordinate, prepare, and move materials and tools.
• Operate riding-type electric-powered elevating equipment to accomplish work assignments.
• Perform duties of lower electrical classifications as required.

• Physical Requirements
• Able to
• Ascend and descend vertical work ladders.
• Work in confined spaces.
• Lift loads of approximately 35 pounds.
• Work on elevated platforms.
• Use personal protective equipment for the face, eyes, ears, hands, and arms.
• Pass visual acuity and color perception tests.
• Handle, use, and dispose of hazardous materials.
• Obtain and maintain training certifications required for assignment responsibilities.
• Perform finger manipulation for 1 to 3 hours.
• Perform two-person lifts for weights greater than 50 pounds as required.
• Reach overhead for extended periods of time.
• Walk frequently on flat surfaces.
• Stand frequently on flat or uneven surfaces.
• Balance frequently on ladders, steps, or uneven surfaces.
• Climb ladders or stand up to 12 feet.
• Rotate head and neck, sit, crawl, squat, bend, stoop, lie down, and operate foot controls for extended periods of time.
• Work with occasional contact with metals.
• Work with frequent exposure to noise.