Manufacturing Technician

AVIA; Grand Rapids, Northern (MI, KY); Hybrid; USD 52,000 - 78,000; Full time

Job summary

Acron Aviation seeks an Electronics Repair Technician to test, troubleshoot, overhaul, calibrate, and repair avionics instruments using schematics, publications, and test equipment. You will verify unit functionality, record results, and collaborate with engineering, operations, and quality to improve test procedures.

Candidates should have a strong background in RF/digital circuit troubleshooting, with related certifications or the ability to obtain them, and possess good documentation skills

Qualifications

• Requires a High School Diploma or equivalent and a minimum of 6 years of prior relevant experience or 2 years post-Secondary/Associates Degree with a minimum of 2 years of prior related experience.
• 2 years test experience in aerospace, military, and/or communications satellite hardware production.
• IPC A610 or JST 001 Certification or the ability to pass the ESD certification, IPC A610 and JSTD 001.
• 2 years troubleshooting RF/Digital circuits to the component level.

Responsibilities

• Testing, troubleshooting, overhaul, calibrating and repair of avionics instruments using manuals and drawings.
• Diagnose and analyze problems; use test equipment and schematics to verify correct functionality.
• Document test findings and maintain accurate records and logs.
• Provide input for process improvements and top-level test procedures.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams across engineering, operations, and quality.

Skills

RF testing

Troubleshooting

Test equipment

Schematic reading

Documentation

Education

Associates Degree in Electronics

High School Diploma or equivalent

Tools

Oscilloscopes

Spectrum Analyzers

Power meters

Signal Generators

Job description

About Acron Aviation (Avionics – Aftermarket):

Acron Aviation designs, engineers, and manufactures certified avionics systems that support safety-critical flight operations across commercial and military aviation. Our avionics portfolio includes surveillance, recorders, displays, and related systems developed in regulated environments and deployed on aircraft worldwide. Through our Aftermarket organization, we support operators, OEMs, and maintenance providers by delivering technical expertise, product support, reliability improvements, and lifecycle sustainment solutions that maximize system availability and customer value. This work requires close collaboration across engineering, operations, quality, and customer support teams to ensure safe, reliable, and effective in-service performance

As anElectronics RepairTechnician, you will be responsible for testing, troubleshooting, overhaul, calibrating and repair of technically moderately complex mechanical, electro-mechanical, and electronic avionics instruments using available documentation, repair manuals, schematic diagrams, technical publications, work instructions, and engineering drawings.

Essential Functions

• Technician is responsible testing, troubleshooting, and calibrating avionics electronics
• You will work from drawings, diagrams, customer specifications, schematics and/or test procedures Diagnose and analyze problems utilizing a variety of test equipment
• Document test findings and diagnose and analyze problems utilizing a variety of test equipment
• Provides input for process improvements and development of top-level test procedures.
• Ensure we have correct functionality of units under test and test equipment.
• Working knowledge of statistical process control as applied to related assembly, inspection and test processes
• Work from drawings, diagrams, customer specifications, schematics and/or test procedures
• Diagnose and analyze problems utilizing a variety of test equipment
• Utilize methodical and logical reasoning processes to resolve complex technical issues
• Identify any discrepancies within testing.
• Collaborate with all functional groups on various projects.
• Maintain accurate records, fill out logs accurately, and explain defects found-clearly and concisely

Basic Qualifications:

• Requires a High School Diploma or equivalent and a minimum of 6 years of prior relevant experience or 2 years post-Secondary/Associates Degree with a minimum of 2 years of prior related experience.
• 2 years test experience in aerospace, military, and/or communications satellite hardware production.
• IPC A610 or JST 001 Certification or the ability to pass the ESD certification, IPC A610 and JSTD 001.
• 2 years troubleshooting RF/Digital circuits to the component level.

Preferred Qualifications:

• AA Degree in electronics or equivalent technical degree preferred
• Working knowledge of MS Office
• Good hand-eye coordination for work under a microscope.
• Experience with environmental testing and monitoring of product
• Working knowledge of statistical process control as applied to related assembly, inspection, and test processes
• Working knowledge of electronic Theory relating to circuits, analog and digital circuitry.
• The ability to troubleshoot RF/Digital circuits to the component level.
• Understanding and able to perform calibration of equipment calibration procedures.
• Must have working knowledge of electronic test equipment.
• Advanced experience with Test equipment, i.e., signal generators, oscilloscopes, power meters, spectrum analyzers.
• Advanced ability to read and understand schematic diagrams to solve complex technical problems, analyze faulty circuits
• Ability to maintain electronic technician product failure database.
• The candidate must have working knowledge of electronic test equipment, I.E. Spectrum Analyzers, coaxial cable measurement, emulators
• Advanced experience with Test equipment, i.e., signal generators, oscilloscopes, power meters, spectrum analyzers.

Equal Opportunity Statement

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Additional Information:

Acron Aviation maintains a drug-free workplace and conducts pre-employment substance abuse testing and background checks, where allowed by law. Acron Aviation is an E-Verify employer