Avionics Technician, Installer

Overview

Build an Aviation Career You’re Proud Of! Take charge of our day-to-day operations, so we remain the trusted source for aviation repair and maintenance. Work with your team to implement the right processes and practices across our organization to help ensure flight and product efficiency.

As an Avionics Installer at StandardAero Augusta’s Business Aviation MRO, you will be responsible for installing, aligning, and wiring electrical and electronic components across 25 models of corporate aircraft. This includes instrumentation, navigation, sensors, radios, antennas, flight controls, pitot systems, and lighting. You will set the standard in quality by ensuring all installations meet industry standards and adhere to various regulations and diagrams provided by manufacturers and engineering teams.

What You'll Do

• Install, align, and wire electrical and electronic components such as instruments, sensors, radio communications, antennas, J-boxes, lights, and more.
• Determine the best location and method for installing/removing electronic equipment and systems by applying best practices and adhering to manuals from Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, various mod centers (STC’s), and OEM manufacturers’ wiring diagrams.
• Fabricate wiring harnesses, solder connector plugs, strip and hand lug wiring.
• Identify wiring and install surface control indicating systems, perform terminal splicing, wire junction boxes, route wiring and conduit, as well as perform any other electrical bench or installation work as necessary to complete the electrical repair or modification of the aircraft.
• Perform continuity checks and may assist in the functional check-out of complete aircraft systems.
• Assist in troubleshooting, locating, and correcting wiring difficulties, partnering with A&P Mechanics, Structural Technicians, Inspectors, and Electricians.
• Adhere to shop standards, various manufacturers’ standards and practices and have knowledge of various federal and military standards including FAA Advisory Circulars.

Position Requirements

• Minimum of 3 years of Avionics Installation experience on fixed-wing aircraft.
• Minimum 1 year of experience working on corporate aircraft (i.e., Gulfstream, Hawker, Falcon, Embraer, Challenger).
• Must have verifiable experience adhering to electrical and electronic theories, and wiring diagrams.
• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Must be authorized to work in the US without sponsorship.

Preferred Characteristics

• FCC license.
• Valid FAA A&P license.
• Have extensive knowledge of power sources and bonding and grounding techniques.
• Extensive Corporate / Business Aviation installation experience.
• Experience working on Falcon, Challenger, Hawker, Embraer and/or Gulfstream aircraft.
• Experience installing StarLink, GoGo, Rockwell Collins, SmartSky or Honeywell products.

Benefits that make life better:

• Relocation & Sign-on Bonus Eligible.
• Tuition Reimbursement.
• Comprehensive Healthcare Insurance.
• 401(k) with a 5% company match, immediately vested.
• Paid Time Off accrued starting on day one.
• Quarterly Bonus opportunities.
• Health & Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts.
• Short & Long-Term Disability Insurance.
• Life & AD&D Insurance.
• Career development and cross-training opportunities.