Onsite Avionics Lab Technician: Build & Integrate

RTX (Raytheon); Annapolis (MD); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

RTX in Annapolis, MD is seeking an Avionics Qualification Lab Technician to support the operation, maintenance, and hardware for the Avionics lab. You will translate engineering drawings into functional rack-based test configurations, support lab readiness, and manage equipment and materials.

This hands-on role requires building, wiring, troubleshooting, and improving physical avionics test environments. You will integrate equipment safely, follow signal and power paths, and collaborate with

Qualifications

• Typically requires AA/AS degree with a minimum of 6 years of relevant experience.
• Hands-on avionics, aircraft electrical, aerospace electronics, test-lab, or comparable experience.
• Experience reading 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.

Responsibilities

• Conduct routine inspections and preventive maintenance on lab equipment, racks, cabling, workstations, and support infrastructure.
• Maintain accurate equipment, configuration, calibration, maintenance, and inventory records.
• 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.
• Read and interpret electrical schematics, pinouts, wiring diagrams, and system drawings.
• Create or update basic cable and system drawings using Visio or similar tools when needed.
• Integrate, rack, stack, wire, and configure avionics equipment within engineering lab environments.
• Troubleshoot physical integration issues involving signal paths, power, wiring, connectors, and lab interfaces.
• Work closely with the avionics test engineers to maintain stable, repeatable test configurations.
• Support testing involving RF, VHF, HF, SATCOM, datalink, and other avionics communications systems.
• Use spectrum analyzers, oscilloscopes, signal generators, and equivalent test equipment.

Skills

Avionics wiring

Cable fabrication

Soldering

Troubleshooting

Education

AA/AS degree

Tools

Visio

Job description

RTX in Annapolis, MD is seeking an Avionics Qualification Lab Technician to support the operation, maintenance, and hardware for the Avionics lab. You will translate engineering drawings into functional rack-based test configurations, support lab readiness, and manage equipment and materials.

This hands-on role requires building, wiring, troubleshooting, and improving physical avionics test environments. You will integrate equipment safely, follow signal and power paths, and collaborate with