Senior Aviation Safety Wire Technician

VSE Corporation; Independence, Northern (KS, KY); Hybrid; USD 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

VSE Corporation in Independence, KS, seeks a Safety Wire Technician III (USI4) for the 1st shift to act as the technical resource to the production team and install safety wire and preserve aviation components per manufacturers’ instructions and FAA data.

You will review documentation, perform final inspections, train new hires, maintain records, manage inventory for caps and preservation materials, and support process improvements while ensuring quality and regulatory compliance.

Qualifications

• 2 years of relevant/technical work experience.
• Demonstrated proficiency installing aviation safety wire and safety cable.
• Ability to read, interpret, and follow Component Maintenance Manuals (CMM), technical drawings, engineering illustrations, and work instructions.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Proven ability to mentor, train, and support less experienced technicians.

Responsibilities

• Preserve aviation components per maintenance manuals.
• Install safety wire and seals after final function test.
• Install safety cable after final function test.
• Review documentation before transferring the component to the next stage.
• Install shipping caps and plugs onto components.
• Communicate priority challenges to the Production Coordinator for clarification.
• Document maintenance records of all work performed.
• Provide safety wire training for new hires and test technicians.
• Conduct final visual inspections to ensure all safety wire, safety cable, hardware, and locking methods meet approved data and quality standards.
• Perform cable gun torque verification and document inspection/maintenance records.
• Assist with process improvement planning.
• Provide support to production planning and process review technicians as time allows.
• Monitor chemical waste levels and proper disposal.
• Monitor inventory levels of shipping caps, plugs, preservation materials, notifying leadership of replenishment needs.
• Other duties as assigned

Skills

Aviation wire install

Mentor/Train others

Read CMMs & drawings

Hand & precision tools

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Job description

VSE Corporation in Independence, KS, seeks a Safety Wire Technician III (USI4) for the 1st shift to act as the technical resource to the production team and install safety wire and preserve aviation components per manufacturers’ instructions and FAA data.

You will review documentation, perform final inspections, train new hires, maintain records, manage inventory for caps and preservation materials, and support process improvements while ensuring quality and regulatory compliance.