Senior Aircraft Electrical Technician — Avionics & Wiring

USfalcon; Newport News (VA); On-site; USD 51,000 - 58,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

Short-term disability

Long-term disability

401(k) match

Flexible spending accounts

EAP

Parental leave

Paid time off

Holidays

Job summary

USfalcon is seeking an Electrical Technician, Senior (Aircraft) to support operations out of Fort Eustis, VA. The role requires extensive experience in aerospace electrical systems, adherence to military standards, and the ability to work across design, test, and installation tasks.

Travel up to 25% and a Secret clearance are included. Responsibilities include wiring harness fabrication, system installation, testing, and documentation for airworthiness and programmatic needs.

Qualifications

• Eight years of experience as electrical technician in electronics, signal harnesses, electrical systems, or avionics.
• Eight years interpreting and applying military specifications, ICDs, TMs, and SAE AS50881 wiring standards to aerospace and aviation electrical systems.
• Must pass FAA III class flight physical annually and provide DA Form 759.
• Must qualify for night flights and NVGs.
• Current DMV driver’s license.
• Ability to lift up to 25 lbs.

Responsibilities

• Fabricate electrical wiring harnesses, enclosures, and components per engineering drawings for airworthiness.
• Aid in development of electrical and mechanical systems and harness designs for manufacturability and airworthiness.
• Participate in design and drawing reviews; assemble wiring harnesses and install aircraft wiring; set up bench tests.
• Inspect and test fabricated items and aircraft avionics per procedures and ICDs.
• Prepare testing reports/checklists for traceability.
• Install electrical systems on aviation platforms for R&D, flight test instrumentation, and PoR systems.
• Troubleshoot electronics and avionics for crewed and uncrewed aircraft.
• Maintain aircraft/project logbook entries and obtain TI approvals.

Skills

8+ yrs experience

Military specs interpretation

FAA flight physical

Night flight with NVGs

Drivers license

Lifting up to 25 lbs

US Army Aviation R&D experience (10+ y

Education

High School diploma or GED

Job description

USfalcon is seeking an Electrical Technician, Senior (Aircraft) to support operations out of Fort Eustis, VA. The role requires extensive experience in aerospace electrical systems, adherence to military standards, and the ability to work across design, test, and installation tasks.

Travel up to 25% and a Secret clearance are included. Responsibilities include wiring harness fabrication, system installation, testing, and documentation for airworthiness and programmatic needs.