Avionics/Electrical Technician Sr-Savannah, GA

Aviation Personnel; Savannah (GA); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Travel pay

Holiday Pay

Vacation Pay

Referral fees

Cash advances

Direct deposit

Job summary

A prominent aviation services company in Savannah, GA is seeking a Sr Avionics/Electrical Technician. This role involves leading operational tests and repairs of avionics systems, ensuring high safety and quality standards. Candidates must have a High School Diploma or GED, at least 6 years of relevant experience, and preferably hold an A & P license. The position offers travel pay and various employee benefits, including vacation and referral bonuses.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED required.
• 6 years of experience in an avionics/electrical career field or 2 years of schooling in aviation electronics.
• A & P license or FCC license preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership and technical expertise in testing, troubleshooting, and repairs of aircraft systems.
• Teach installation and functional testing of avionics components according to specifications.
• Perform operational tests to evaluate performance and reliability.
• Ensures quality and efficiency of all installations; troubleshoots and teaches troubleshooting processes to provide timely repairs.
• Oversees repairs to ensure conformity and proper documentation; maintains daily logs.

Skills

Avionics troubleshooting

Electrical systems knowledge

Technical training ability

Safety compliance

Education

High School Diploma or GED

6 years of experience in avionics/electrical field or 2 years of school plus 4 years experience

A & P license or FCC license

Tools

Test equipment

Job description

Sr Avionics/Electrical Technician – Savannah, GA

Unique Skills

• High School Diploma or GED required.
• 6 years of experience in an avionics/electrical career field; or 2 years of accredited schooling in aviation electronics and 4 years related experience.
• A & P license, FCC license or NCATT certification preferred.

Education and Experience Requirements

• High School Diploma or GED required.
• Six (6) years experience in an avionics/electrical career field; or two (2) years of accredited schooling in aviation electronics and four (4) years related experience.
• A&A (FAA Airframe and Powerplant) license preferred. Other FCC License preferred. Other NCATT preferred.

Position Purpose

Provides leadership, technical expertise and guidance while performing various operational, functional tests and repairs of avionics/electronic, aircraft equipment and systems to ensure a defect‑free aircraft. Provides superior technical expertise in testing, troubleshooting and repairing system discrepancies to ensure minimum schedule impact. Demonstrates technical expertise and leadership by defining and implementing process changes to reduce cost and meet schedule without compromising Safety or Quality. Demonstrates the knowledge and leadership skills required to fill in for the team leader, thus ensuring that the company goals of Safety and Quality are enforced all times while adhering to daily work plans to maintain schedule requirements.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities

Essential Functions

• Demonstrates superior technical skills and expertise in avionics and aircraft systems operational testing and troubleshooting. Provides direct training to personnel to support company cross‑training goals while ensuring a safety‑conscious, quality‑oriented, skilled workforce.
• Teaches the installation and functional testing of electrical/avionics components and systems per Engineering specifications, drawings and maintenance manuals ensuring a defect‑free system.
• Ensures quality and efficiency of all installations: troubleshoots and teaches troubleshooting processes/concepts to provide timely, quality repairs of malfunctioning systems.
• Demonstrates the skills and knowledge required to effectively and efficiently repair or replace defective components and wiring to ensure installations meet conformity. Demonstrates effective repair techniques using acceptable practices including splicing, soldering and pinning of wiring.
• Oversees the performance and compliance with engineering changes and modifications as required.
• Sets up and operates necessary test equipment. Conducts functional and operational tests to evaluate performance and reliability.
• Demonstrates through diligent compliance the importance of maintaining daily logs and other paperwork. Ensures that all work performed on the aircraft is properly and completely documented.
• As required, pre‑inspects work of others prior to submitting to inspection for approval to reduce rework and inspection time.
• Provides the knowledge and technical expertise in testing and maintaining test equipment and electronic systems and components as required.
• Enforces the company FOD program, tool control program, 5‑S program and all safety regulations.
• Adapts to sudden schedule changes.
• Coordinates with other disciplines concerning projects.

Additional Functions

• Where required, teaches the installation and functional testing of electrical/avionics components and systems per Engineering specifications, drawings and maintenance manuals ensuring a defect‑free system.
• Self‑inspection capability for all avionics testing functions in applicable areas.
• In support of aircraft certification and final phase testing, may include flight tests on aircraft as required.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Other Requirements

• Preferred proficiency in the operation and troubleshooting of other aircraft systems or disciplines other than avionics, such as hydraulics, landing gear, flight controls, environmental controls or structural installations and repairs.
• APU run qualification and engine run qualification preferred.
• Ability to read and interpret basic blueprints and schematic diagrams.

Benefits

.63 cents per mile up to $252.00 Travel Pay on your first check, plus a $100.00 longevity monthly bonus.

Great benefits like: Holiday Pay, Vacation Pay, $250.00 referral fees and FREE Direct Deposit. Cash Advances Available.

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