Senior Aircraft Technician - Avionics (NHC)

Company: Airbus Helicopters, Inc.
Location: Columbus
Posted on: April 11, 2025

Job 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

• Notice: Know Your Rights: Workplace Discrimination is Illegal
• Notice: Pay Transparency Nondiscrimination (English)
• Aviso: Transparencia en el Pago No Discriminacio n (Spanish)
  Job Description:
  
  Airbus Helicopters is looking for an Senior Aircraft Technician (Avionics) to join our New Helicopter Completions team based in Columbus, MS .
  
  You will be part of the team to p erform work on assigned aircraft or parts in the avionics function. Tasks included fabrication, repair, and installation of aircraft parts, maintenance and repair of helicopters and support of helicopter specific programs. You will also 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.
  
  How we care for you:
  • Financial Rewards: Competitive base salary, incentive compensation which may include profit sharing schemes, retirement savings plan and the ability to participate in an Employee Stock Ownership Plan ( ESOP )
  • Work/Life Balance: Paid time off including personal time, holidays and a generous paid parental leave program.
  • Health & Welfare: Comprehensive insurance coverage including medical (traditional and high-deductible health plans), prescription, dental, vision, life, disability, Employee Assistance Plan ( EAP ) and other supplemental benefit coverages.
  • Individual Development: Upskilling and development opportunities through our global Leadership University, including unlimited access to 10,000+ e-learning courses focusing on ways to develop your employability, certifications, career path as well as the opportunity to participate in accelerated development programmes and both national and international mobility.
    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 Assembly, Installation, Repair or Replacement: 70%
    • 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.
    • Coordinate with various departments regarding requirements for materials, supplies, equipment and job schedules.
    • Complete forms and records pertaining to completion of assigned work.
      Diagnose Malfunctions or Failures: 20%
      • Diagnose the cause of malfunctions, identifies failures and determines corrective action to restore systems to required operating specifications and standards.
      • Perform required corrective action by making repairs, adjustments or replacements.
        Conduct Operational Checks: 10%
        • Perform operational power on checks of equipment to include but not limited to; instruments, radios, navigation, pitot/static systems, displays, ICS/audio, and lighting.
        • Should be familiar with test equipment used for operational checks of the above systems.
        • Maintain responsibility to keep scrap at minimum levels.
        • Follow all OSHA, safety and environmental regulations.Additional Responsibilities:
          • Other duties as assigned.
            Your boarding pass:
            • High school diploma or equivalent
            • 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.
            • Perform a variety of tasks and duties of assigned aircraft to assure that completed work complies with specification requirements of blueprints, approved drawings, parts lists, fiche techniques, and other technical source materials.
            • Guide and instruct assigned technicians regarding techniques of work performance within assigned area.
            • Must be able to read, write and understand the English language
              Physical Requirements:
              • Onsite or remote: 98% Onsite
              • Vision: able to see and read computer screens and other electronic equipment with screens, able to read documents, reports and engineering drawings. Daily
              • Hearing: able to participate in conversations in person and via teleconference or phone and to hear sounds on the 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, copies, 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/27kgs. Daily
              • Lifting: able to lift documents, tools, drawings, electronic equipment up to 60lbs/27kgs. Daily
              • Pushing / Pulling: able to push and pull small office furniture and some equipment and tools. Daily
              • Sitting: able to sit for long periods of time in meetings, working on the computer. Daily
              • Squatting / Kneeling: able to squat or kneel to retrieve or replace items stored on low shelving. 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 for discussions in offices or on the production floor. Daily
              • Travel: able to travel independently and at short notice. Several times yearly
              • Walking (include routine walking such as to a shared printer to retrieve documents): 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
              • Administrative position only PPE required: Steel-toed shoes are required for all shop floor visits, appropriate hearing/eye protection may also be required when visiting the shop floor.Citizenship:
                • US Person under ITAR definition (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:
                  US - Direct Hire
                  
                  Experience Level:
                  Professional
                  
                  Remote Type:
                  On-site
                  
                  Job Family:
                  Systems Installation
                  
                  Job Posting End Date: 04.12.2025
                  
                  
                  
                  Airbus provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, genetics, pregnancy, marital status, veteran status or other legally protected status. In addition to federal law requirements, Airbus complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, demotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, benefits and training. Airbus expressly prohibits any form of workplace harassment based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, genetics, pregnancy, marital status, veteran status or other legally protected status. As a matter of policy, Airbus does not sponsor visas for US positions unless specified . click apply for full job details

Keywords: Airbus Helicopters, Inc., Oxford , Senior Aircraft Technician - Avionics (NHC), Professions , Columbus, Mississippi