Avionics Lab Technician Onsite Wire & Test Expert

Collins Aerospace; Annapolis (MD); On-site; USD 53,000 - 101,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision insurance

3 weeks vacation

401(k) with company match

Tuition reimbursement

Employee Assistance Program

Job summary

Collins Aerospace in Annapolis, MD, is seeking an Avionics Qualification Lab Technician to support operation, maintenance, and hardware for the avionics lab. You will translate engineering drawings into functional test setups and help maintain equipment accountability.

The role is onsite and requires a hands-on approach to wiring, integration, and test configuration, collaborating with test engineers to ensure repeatable results.

Qualifications

• Typically requires AA/AS degree (or other 2-year post high school training) with a minimum of 6 years of relevant experience.
• Hands-on avionics, aircraft electrical, aerospace electronics, test-lab, or comparable experience.
• Demonstrated experience with avionics wiring, hardware integration, cable fabrication, or wire maintenance.
• Experience reading and working from schematics, wiring diagrams, pinouts, and system drawings.
• Hands-on experience with crimping, soldering, shielding, connector termination, and cable routing.
• Working experience with electrical power and safe integration practices for avionics equipment.
• Practical troubleshooting experience at the wiring, cable, rack, equipment, and system-integration level.

Responsibilities

• Lab Operations, Property & Inventory: conduct routine inspections and preventive maintenance on lab equipment, racks, cabling, workstations, and support infrastructure.
• Maintain accurate equipment, configuration, calibration, maintenance, and inventory records.
• Support accountability for vendor-furnished and customer-owned equipment, including labeling, tracking, secure storage, and audit readiness.
• Assist with shipping, receiving, packing-list verification, material handling, and equipment movement.
• Build, modify, inspect, and repair custom cable assemblies, harnesses, breakout boxes, and related hardware.
• Perform crimping, soldering, shielding, connector assembly, and wire routing.
• Read and interpret electrical schematics, pinouts, wiring diagrams, and system drawings.

Skills

Avionics wiring

Hardware integration

Schematic reading

Cable fabrication

Troubleshooting

Electrical safety

Education

AA/AS degree in a related field

Tools

Visio

Oscilloscopes

Spectrum analyzers

Signal generators

Job description

Collins Aerospace in Annapolis, MD, is seeking an Avionics Qualification Lab Technician to support operation, maintenance, and hardware for the avionics lab. You will translate engineering drawings into functional test setups and help maintain equipment accountability.

The role is onsite and requires a hands-on approach to wiring, integration, and test configuration, collaborating with test engineers to ensure repeatable results.