Company: Northwest Aerospace Technologies
Job field: Electrical and Mechatronics
Location: Everett, Washington, United States
Contract type: Permanent
Contract duration: Full-time
Required degree: High School Diploma/GED Equivalent
Required experience: More than 5 years
Professional status: Employees / Staff
Salary range: $45,750 - $71,890
Northwest Aerospace Technologies (“NAT”), a Safran Company, is the only EASA DOA Certified aircraft interior reconfiguration group in the United States. Focusing on commercial and military aircraft, NAT provides first-class services in design, engineering, quality, certification, and manufacturing for a variety of Blue Chip customers.
POWERED BY TEAMWORK. Are you ready to be part of a team that drives big ideas and even bigger wins? At Safran, we believe in the power of both collaboration and individual contributions. We understand that it takes diverse perspectives, problem-solving skills, dependability, and trust to push each other forward and achieve great success. For us, working here is more than just a job; it's a passion. There's the unique opportunity to lead the way in aerospace and defense and contribute to creating a safer and more sustainable world.
Position Summary:
The Electrical Mechanic III is a safety-sensitive position that requires following procedures for product assembly, fabrication, equipment operation, and safety requirements.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- Use a variety of tools and equipment to assemble product according to required specifications and procedures, including assembly of electrical components, wire build-up, and wire routing in monuments.
- Responsible for the quality of the product.
- Responsible for tool accountability and maintenance within the Electrical Shop area.
- Minimal guidance required to accomplish tasks.
- Responsible for keeping the work area clean and safe.
- Any other duties assigned by a Senior team lead Electrical Mechanic.
- Ability to walk throughout the facility.
- Able to provide daily status updates.
Complementary Description
Located in Everett, Washington, Safran Cabin NAT offers competitive salaries, recognition programs, comprehensive benefits, retirement plans with employer match, corporate university training courses, professional development programs, and more. We offer the opportunity for a rich and diverse career across over 300 job fields and international sites while our teams work to continuously develop their skills.
Knowledge/Experience
- Must be at least 18 years of age.
- The Electrical Mechanic III shall possess a High School diploma or GED.
- Preferably 7 years experience in an aerospace electrical manufacturing environment.
- An FAA A&P certificate is desirable but not required.
- Experience working with Boeing and Airbus wire specifications.
- Ability to read process specifications and documents such as D6-54446.
Job Requirements
Skills/Abilities
- Ability to communicate orally with others, internally and externally.
- Troubleshooting/problem-solving.
- Ability to prioritize, multi-task effectively, and work under pressure.
- Able to perform basic mathematic calculations.
- Demonstrate technical ability to read and interpret engineering drawings, technical orders, process specifications, and retrofit requirements to perform electrical modification/repair.
- Proficient with Syteline.
- Perform all duties of Electrical Mechanic I and II proficiently and consistently.
- Ability to use precision measuring instruments, calipers, micrometers, gauges, tools, etc., necessary to check dimensions and conformance to quality requirements.
- Responsible for the proper performance of assignments and the prudent handling of product, tools, and equipment.
- Perform complex connector terminations including shielded wires, coaxial cables.
- Develop and maintain professional and effective relationships with suppliers.
- Leverage teams' collective knowledge to develop technical solutions.
- Familiar with and experience with barrier door bracket assembly.
- Test continuity of circuits to ensure electrical compatibility and safety of components with testing instruments.
- Efficient in guiding and leading wire into small openings with 0 to – tolerance.
- Ability to understand and interpret electrical schematics.
- Works in a team environment participating in continuous improvement activities.
- Splices wires by stripping insulation from terminal leads and applying terminal caps.
- Route wire through closet furniture and terminate second end.
- Use a solder iron to solder wires to switches or connectors.
- Interpret standard work instructions, charts, tables, blueprints, wire diagrams, formulas, sketches, verbal and electronic orders, job layouts, etc., to accomplish assigned work.
- Perform tying and closure of wire harnesses and cables in accordance with standard processes.
- Communicates to reduce ambiguity and anticipate colleagues' and stakeholders' needs.
- Tests and validates to ensure system designs meet operational and functional requirements.
- Ability to quickly analyze, understand, organize, and communicate complex technical concepts/problems across multiple disciplines.
- Ability to work out of comfort zone, where process definition does not exist or is unclear.
- Take ownership/initiative, pull teams together, establish battle rhythm, and remove roadblocks.
- Adaptable and able to operate in a dynamic environment to meet objectives on time.
- Good communication skills and a self-starter that takes initiative without supervision.
Physical Requirements:
- Occasional lifting of up to 35 pounds.
- Hearing and vision within normal ranges is essential for safe conduct on the manufacturing floor and to meet job responsibilities.
- Ability to distinguish between the color spectrum.