Senior Aircraft Avionics Technician - NHC (Contract)

About the role

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About the role

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

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.

You will be part of the team to perform assembly, installation, repair or replacement of aircraft electrical/electronic components and systems in the manufacture, maintenance or refurbishing of aircraft and function check of components.

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.

Your challenges

• Maintain close working relationship with assigned lead person with regard to schedules, priorities, availability of parts, supplies and tools, and special instructions as required.
• Perform work from blueprints, sketches, vendor and service manuals, and other source data to obtain dimensions, locations, alignment, tolerances and other specification requirements.
• Use a variety of standard and specialized hand tools, power equipment, measuring devices and test equipment in completing work assignments.
• Assure that completed work complies with FAA regulations, customer requirements, and company specifications.

Your boarding pass

• Minimum of six (6) years of experience working on avionics in aircraft, preferably rotorcraft.
• 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.
• Current A&P license is a plus
• Must be able to read, write, and speak English

Physical Requirements

• Onsite: 98%
• Vision: able to see and read computer screen and other electronic equipment with screens, able to read documents, reports and engineering drawings, able to see and read wire numbers. [Daily]
• Hearing: able to hear to participate in conversations in person and via teleconference or phone and to hear sounds on 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, copier, 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 60lbs. [Daily]
• Lifting: able to lift documents, tools, drawings, electronic equipment up to 60lbs. [Daily]
• Pushing / Pulling: able to push and pull equipment and tools. [Daily]
• Sitting: able to sit for long periods of time at the aircraft, at backshop equipment, in meetings, working on computer. [Daily]
• Squatting / Kneeling: Must be able to bend, stoop, and squat. Must be able to move about freely in areas with moving aircraft and parts; work in areas where exposure to chemicals and fumes will occur.. [Daily]
• Standing: able to stand at the aircraft to perform work, for discussions in offices or on production floor. [Daily]
• Travel: able to travel independently and at short notice. [several time yearly]
• Walking: able to walk through office and production areas including uneven surfaces. [Daily]
• 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.

Citizenship

• Must be able to work in the US without current or future need for visa sponsorship.

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