Senior Aircraft Technician - MAR (Contract)
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Date Posted
October 9, 2026
Employment Type
Full Time
Salary Range
Negotiable
Cost of Living
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Application Deadline
November 8, 2026
Description
Airbus is committed to providing reasonable accommodations as an Equal Opportunity Employer to applicants with disabilities. If you require assistance or an accommodation to complete your application, please contact us at USCareers@airbus.com.
Job Description
Airbus Helicopters is looking for an experienced helicopter A&P mechanic to join our Maintenance & Repair (MAR) team based in Grand Prairie, TX.
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.
Your duties will consist of performing:
- Detailed inspections
- Assemblies
- Installations
- Repairs or replacements of aircraft components and systems
- Maintenance or refurbishing of aircraft
- Function checking 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
A suburb just outside the Dallas-Fort Worth metropolitan area is home to Airbus Helicopters U.S. regional headquarters, where we have more than 1,000 employees. Check out one of the seven professional sports teams that also call Dallas home - you may even see a special, custom Airbus helicopter dedicated to the Dallas Cowboys flying during home games.
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
- Perform detailed inspections, assembly, installation, repair, replacement, adjustment, and alignment of parts and components.
- Conduct operational checks of complete systems to verify proper functioning of components and systems.
- Perform troubleshooting to diagnose malfunction or failures on:
- Aircraft equipment furnishings
- Fire protection
- Fuel system
- Hydraulics
- Landing gear
- Doors
- Fuselage
- Stabilizer
- Rotor systems
- Power plant and engine controls
- Participate in flight tests on aircraft and log work to be performed, as required. Interface with customer for delivery; prepare for delivery inspection and any problems customer may discover.
Your boarding pass
- Minimum six (6) years of aviation maintenance experience. Some experience MUST be on helicopters.
- Current FAA A&P license OR the ability to qualify for a Repairman Certificate (Repairman Certificate requires 18 months of maintenance experience on Airbus manufactured helicopters).
- Safran Turbomeca engine experience is preferred but not required.
- General knowledge of standard practices and troubleshooting methods.
Physical Requirements
- Onsite: 90%
- Vision: able to see and read computer screens and other electronic equipment with screens, able to read documents, reports, and engineering drawings on a daily basis.
- Hearing: able to hear to participate in conversations in person and via teleconference or phone and to hear sounds on the production floor including safety warnings or alarms on a daily basis.
- Speaking: able to speak in conversations and meetings, deliver information and participate in communications on a daily basis.
- Equipment Operation: able to operate most office and personal electronic equipment and some tools including production tools such as hydraulic lifts on a daily basis.
- Carring: able to carry documents, tools, drawings, electronic equipment up to 30lbs/14kgs on a daily basis.
- Lifting: able to lift documents, tools, drawings, electronic equipment up to 60lbs/28kgs on a daily basis.
- Pushing / Pulling: able to push and pull small office furniture and some equipment and tools on a daily basis.
- Sitting: able to sit for long periods of time in meetings, working on a computer on a weekly basis.
- Squatting / Kneeling: able to squat or kneel to retrieve or replace items stored on low shelving on a daily basis.
- Standing: able to stand for discussions in offices or on the production floor on a daily basis.
- Walking: able to walk through office and production areas including uneven surfaces on a daily basis.
- Travel: able to travel independently and at short notice as needed or required.
- 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
- US Person under ITAR definition required (FOR EXAMPLE: U.S. Citizen, green card holder or person covered under our existing ITAR license).
Take your career to a new level and apply online now!
A full job description will be provided to candidates who progress to the interview stage or any candidate upon request.
This job requires an awareness of any potential compliance risks and a commitment to act with integrity, as the foundation for the Company’s success, reputation, and sustainable growth.
Company
Airbus Helicopters, Inc.
Employment Type
Agency / Temporary
Experience Level
Professional
Remote Type
On-site
Job Family
Material Support & services
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