Electronics Tech Maint 1
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Date Posted
September 14, 2026
Employment Type
Full Time
Salary Range
$33.50–$33.50/hr (≈$69.7K–$69.7K/yr)
Cost of Living
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Locations
Application Deadline
October 14, 2026
Description
Overview
You will be an Aircraft Electrician I for the SOF GLSS team. Our team is responsible for performing maintenance, troubleshooting, repairs, and modifications on aircraft to ensure flight safety and mission readiness. As an Aircraft Electrician I, you will be responsible for executing electrical maintenance, inspections, and support tasks on rotary-wing platforms supporting Special Operations Forces and other units. Your responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
Responsibilities
- Perform maintenance, troubleshooting, repairs, and modifications on H-6, H-60 and H-47's, including troubleshooting and repairing aircraft instrumented systems, anti-icing systems, pneudraulic systems, engines, auxiliary power units, and ventilation and heating systems.
- Interpreting and applying information from maintenance manuals, service bulletins, engineering drawings, and technical data to guide maintenance activities.
- Conducting pre-flight, thru-flight, and post-flight inspections to ensure aircraft are ready for operation, perform safely during flight, and are properly secured after landing.
- Support broader aircraft-maintenance tasks: servicing, flushing, cleaning, jack-up, towing, and flight-test support.
Basic Qualifications
- Understanding of safe grounding, electrostatic discharge precautions, and aircraft handling procedures relevant to electrical work.
- Ability to read and interpret blueprints, technical orders, and service bulletins.
- Ability to accurately document all electrical maintenance activities, including describing the work performed in maintenance records and military documentation systems.
- Ability to support electrical systems during flight-line operations with routine troubleshooting and minor repairs.
- Experience in working in a fast-paced team environment as well as the ability to work independently, with a focus on meeting schedule-sensitive operational goals in support of military operational units.
- Effective teamwork and independent work habits, with readiness for varying shift structures and travel.
- Must possess or be eligible for the required security clearance.
- Candidate MUST have the ability to travel as dictated by mission needs and customer support.
Desired Skills
- FAA Airframe & Powerplant (A&P) certification or equivalent military/defense maintenance credentials.
- Aircraft Experience: AH/MH-6, UH-MH-60, CH/MH-47, MD-500, AH-64, OH-58, or other Service Rotary Wing assets. Expertise in performing troubleshooting, dimensional checks, repairing, and overhauling components.
- Calibration of navigation, communication, and flight-control electronics.
- Working on precision and close tolerance components, which require high accuracy and attention to detail.
- Maintenance of generators, batteries, wiring harnesses, and circuit protection devices.
- Proficient use of diagnostic tools (e.g., multimeters, oscilloscopes, avionics test sets).
- This role will require occasional or regular travel to support mission needs and customer support.
Pay Information
- $33.50 - $33.50
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The salary range for this position is as listed on the requisition. Please note that the salary information listed is a general guideline only. Lockheed Martin considers factors such as (but not limited to) scope and responsibilities of the position, candidate's work experience, education/training, key skills as well as market (work location) and business considerations when extending an offer.
Benefits
Benefits offered:
- Medical, Dental, Vision, Flexible work arrangements and schedules (e.g., 4x10), 401(k) match, Paid time off, Holidays, Parental Leave, EAP, Flexible Spending Accounts, Education Assistance, Life Insurance, Short-Term Disability, and Long-Term Disability.
- Additional specific benefits are dependent upon the business unit and the collective-bargaining agreement.
- Annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation programs may be offered depending on the position. Payments under these annual programs are not guaranteed and can vary from year to year and are tied to a range of performance metrics.
- For Washington state applicants only: Represented full-time employees accrue 6.67 hours of Vacation per month; accrue up to 52 hours of sick leave annually; receive at least 96 hours for holidays. PTO, Vacation, sick leave, and holiday hours are prorated based on start date during the calendar year.
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