Experimental Aircraft Technician I

DeltaHawk Engines, Inc.; Racine (WI); On-site; USD 32,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Tools provided

Job summary

DeltaHawk Engines, Inc. is seeking an Aircraft Technician in Racine, WI to support maintenance, repair and testing of aircraft systems. The role involves hands-on work on airframes, engines and avionics, with emphasis on safety, quality and compliance to FAA standards.

You will collaborate with engineers and other technicians to ensure airworthiness and operational excellence while performing routine teardowns, alignments and system testing. Tools will be provided to enable critical work.

Qualifications

• Maintenance, repair and troubleshooting of aircraft systems.
• Ensure that work performed on aircraft is completed to the highest safety and quality standards.
• Identifies and resolve mechanical problems based on visual inspections or reports from pilot or crew.
• Handles fabrication, assembly, installation, and testing of aircraft systems parts and sub-assemblies, including hydraulic, pneumatic, oxygen, fuel, tubes, flight control, and landing gear components.

Responsibilities

• Perform maintenance, repair, and troubleshooting of aircraft systems, including engine, airframe, avionics, and electrical systems with or without formal troubleshooting documentation.
• Ensure that work performed on aircraft is completed to the highest safety and quality standards.
• Identifies and resolves mechanical problems based on visual inspections or reports from pilot or crew.
• Handle fabrication, assembly, installation, and testing of aircraft systems parts, sub-assemblies, and assemblies, including hydraulic, pneumatic, oxygen, fuel, aircraft tube fabrication, flight control, and landing gear components, often with minimal supervision.

Skills

Regulatory compliance

Troubleshooting

Mechanical assembly

Documentation

Attention to detail

Test data analysis

Safety consciousness

Education

A&P certification

Tools

Test equipment

Job description

Quality control applies as much to people as manufacturing.

We hire people who are smart, goal-driven and excited about achieving the unimaginable. We focus on character and motivation, and then train for discrete skills. Our employees share common goals for the company, but celebrate diversity and perspectives from all walks of life. We simply want them to be the best they can be, inside and outside of the company.

We operate very much like a startup; everyone is a hands‑on contributor. We encourage constructive ideas from all members of the team, and we constantly evolve to meet employee needs. We live by the credo that taking care of each other is good for all of us. And while others wait for the world to change, we want to change the world. One engine at a time.

Delivering the Freedom to Fly

DeltaHawk Engines, Inc. develops, produces and provides propulsion products and services that globally excite the passion and freedom to fly. We exist to bring the highest level of innovation and value to the general aviation industry. We will do this by developing a disruptive new standard in the flying experience, one which will exceed our customers’ expectations of efficiency, reliability, performance, simplicity and affordability. DeltaHawk is driven to be the most recognized and respected brand in the industry.

We’re always looking to grow our team.

Our dedication to innovation drives us in hiring and developing the best talent we can. We recognize your career path is as individual as you and our priority is providing an environment where you can do your best work—and grow as a professional. If you want to be part of an evolving industry with limitless potential, let’s discuss a plan for your career. Explore DeltaHawk today.

Location: Racine, WI

Job Id:238

# of Openings:1

Job Summary

Aircraft technicians are essential to Deltahawk Engines’ airframe integration efforts, contributing significantly to both development and certification processes. Their main role is to complete maintenance, modifications, support flight testing, and to offer crucial design feedback for test assets and new airframe projects.

Collaborating closely with the Engineers and other DeltaHawk professionals, the Aircraft Technician will contribute to the overall efficiency and airworthiness of our aircraft, thereby supporting the organization’s commitment to operational excellence and aviation safety.

An individual in this position must be able to successfully perform the duties and responsibilities listed below. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this position. Other duties may be assigned.

• Perform maintenance, repair, and troubleshooting of aircraft systems, including engine, airframe, avionics, and electrical systems with or without formal troubleshooting documentation
• Ensure that work performed on aircraft is completed to the highest safety and quality standards
• Identifies and resolve mechanical problems based on visual inspections or reports from pilot or crew.
• Handles the fabrication, assembly, installation, and testing of aircraft systems parts, sub‑assemblies, and assemblies, including hydraulic, pneumatic, oxygen, fuel, aircraft tube fabrication, flight control, and landing gear components, often with minimal supervision.

Required Qualifications

• Understanding of applicable regulatory requirements and related documentation requirements
• Strong “can do” attitude accompanied with a sense of ambition and urgency
• Ability to follow procedures and verbal input to maintain, repair and troubleshoot aircraft systems
• Excellent attention to detail in mechanical assembly and the inspection process during teardowns
• Ability to comprehend technical details effectively in verbal and written form
• Computer literacy including the ability to organize and manage test data
• Ability to lift, hold, and position weights up to 45 lbs at least two to four times per hour as needed
• Ability to work in various positions necessary to service the engine or test equipment as needed
• Overtime and domestic travel may be required
• Tools will be provided

Preferred Qualifications

• 2+ years of hands‑on experience in experimental, military, general aviation, or light sport aircraft maintenance

Working Conditions

Work is conducted in environmentally controlled hangars, mechanical shop, and engine test cell environments. This position may occasionally require travel, overtime, or off‑site support during critical testing or integration phases. Safety protocols must be always followed in accordance with company and FAA standards. All required tools are provided.