Senior Aircraft Technician - Mechanical (Contract)(NHC)

Airbus Helicopters; Columbus (MS); On-site; USD 55,000 - 85,000; Part time

Job summary

Airbus Helicopters is seeking a Senior Aircraft Technician (Mechanical) to join our New Helicopter Completions (NHC) team based in Columbus, MS. The role involves detailed inspection, assembly, installation, repair, or replacement of aircraft components and systems, with function checks and safety-critical verifications.

This temporary contract position is staffed by a third-party vendor and may be extended or shortened as needed.

Qualifications

• Minimum of six (6) years of experience as aviation mechanic.
• Helicopter maintenance experience.
• A&P license is preferred but not required.
• Must read, write, and speak English.
• Ability to read and interpret blueprints, sketches and diagrams.

Responsibilities

• Provide aircraft maintenance support for new helicopter completions and deliveries, STC development, aircraft training fleet and demonstrations.
• Perform detailed assembly, installation, repair, replacement, adjustment, and alignment of parts and components.
• Perform troubleshooting to diagnose malfunctioning systems and components to determine corrective action required to assure safety and airworthiness of aircraft.
• Conduct applicable airframe calendar/hourly inspections, hidden damage inspections of airframe structures and sub-assemblies.
• Perform aircraft disassembly and reassembly as required for aircraft movement, may include loading/offloading aircraft to/from trailer.
• Perform track and balancing of rotor systems and vibration analysis.

Education

A&P license

Job description

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Job Description

Airbus Helicopters is looking for a Senior Aircraft Technician (Mechanical) to join our New Helicopter Completions (NHC) team based in Columbus, MS.

You will be part of the team to perform detailed inspection, assembly, installation, repair or replacement of aircraft components and systems, maintenance or refurbishing of aircraft and function check of components. Conduct operational checks of complete systems to verify proper functioning of components and systems. Diagnose malfunctions or failures and make adjustments, repairs or replacements of parts or components.

This position is a temporary (contract) position with no specific time period but could be extended or shortened as needed. Contractors are employed by a 3rd party vendor and placed on assignment to Airbus in America.

Meet the team

From building to servicing the next generation of aerospace, our team focuses on quality, productivity and efficiency. We ensure the highest quality of care and safety is built into each aircraft we assemble and maintain. Our team members make it happen.

Your working environment

On the eastern border of Mississippi you’ll find Columbus, home to our Helicopter manufacturing and assembly lines and Center of Excellence for the entire North America region. It’s here that we produce the UH-72A Lakota Helicopters for the U.S. Army in addition to the H-125 aircraft for civil and commercial customers.

At Airbus, we support you to work, connect and collaborate more easily and accessibly. Wherever possible, we foster flexible working arrangements to stimulate innovative thinking.

Your challenges

• Provide aircraft maintenance support for new helicopter completions and deliveries, STC development, aircraft training fleet and demonstrations.
• Perform detailed assembly, installation, repair, replacement, adjustment, and alignment of parts and components.
• Perform troubleshooting to diagnose malfunctioning systems and components to determine corrective action required to assure safety and airworthiness of aircraft.
• Conduct applicable airframe calendar/hourly inspections, hidden damage inspections of airframe structures and sub-assemblies.
• Perform aircraft disassembly and reassembly as required for aircraft movement, may include loading/offloading aircraft to/from trailer.
• Perform track and balancing of rotor systems and vibration analysis.

Your boarding pass

• Minimum of six (6) years of experience as aviation mechanic.
• Helicopter maintenance experience
• An A&P license is preferred but not required.
• Must be able to read, write, and speak English.
• Ability to read and interpret blueprints, sketches and diagrams, and apply standard shop practices in the fabrication and repair modifications of aircraft structures and repairs.

Physical Requirements

• Onsite or remote: 70 %
• Vision: able to see and read computer screens and other electronic equipment with screens, able to read documents, reports and engineering drawings. Daily
• Hearing: able to participate in conversations in person and via teleconference or phone and to hear sounds on the production floor including safety warnings or alarms. Daily
• Speaking: able to speak in conversations and meetings, deliver information and participate in communications. Daily
• Equipment Operation (personal computer, telephone, copies, fax machine, and related office equipment and using electronic identification card to enter building floors and internal doors): able to operate most office and personal electronic equipment and some tools including production tools such as hydraulic lifts. Daily
• Carrying: able to carry documents, tools, drawings, electronic equipment up to 30lbs/14kgs. Daily
• Lifting: able to lift documents, tools, drawings, electronic equipment up to 50lbs/23kgs. Daily
• Pushing / Pulling: able to push and pull small office furniture and some equipment and tools. Able to push/pull aircraft with ground wheels on a daily basis. Able to turn rotors by hand on a daily basis.
• Sitting: able to sit for long periods of time in meetings, working on the computer.
• Squatting / Kneeling: able to squat or kneel to retrieve or replace items stored on low shelving.
• Standing: able to stand for discussions in offices or on the production floor.
• Travel: able to travel independently and at short notice. Must be able to fly in the aircraft on a daily basis.
• Walking (include routine walking such as to a shared printer to retrieve documents): able to walk through office and production areas including uneven surfaces.
• Personal Protective Equipment required: Required PPE includes, but is not limited to, Safety Shoes, Safety Glasses, Hearing Protection, Respirators/Masks, and/or Protective Gloves as required by site and/or customer site
• Administrative position only PPE required: Steel-toed shoes are required for all shop floor visits, appropriate hearing/eye protection may also be required when visiting the shop floor.

Citizenship

• US Person under ITAR definition (U.S. Citizen, green card holder or person covered under our existing ITAR license)

Company

Airbus Helicopters, Inc.

Employment Type

Agency / Temporary

Experience Level

Professional

Remote Type

On-site

Job Family

Systems Installation

Airbus provides equal opportunities to all individuals seeking assignment with Airbus without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, genetics, pregnancy, marital status, veteran status or other legally protected status. In addition to federal law requirements, Airbus complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in every location in which the company has facilities. Airbus expressly prohibits any form of workplace harassment based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, genetics, pregnancy, marital status, veteran status or other legally protected status. This assignment description does not constitute a written or implied contract of employment.

Airbus is committed to achieving workforce diversity and creating an inclusive working environment. We welcome all applications irrespective of social and cultural background, age, gender, disability, sexual orientation or religious belief.

Airbus is, and always has been, committed to equal opportunities for all. As such, we will never ask for any type of monetary exchange in the frame of a recruitment process. Any impersonation of Airbus to do so should be reported to [e-mail] .