Senior Aircraft Technician - Avionics (NHC) (Contract)

Company: Airbus Helicopters, Inc.
Location: Columbus
Posted on: April 13, 2025

Job Description:

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  Job Description:
  
  Airbus Helicopters is looking for an Senior Aircraft Technician (Avionics) 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 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.
  
  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)
                
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                Company:
                Airbus Helicopters, Inc.
                
                Employment Type:
                Agency / Temporary
                
                Experience Level:
                Professional
                
                Remote Type:
                On-site
                
                Job Family:
                Systems Installation
                
                Job Posting End Date: 04.12.2025
                
                
                
                Airbus provides equal opportunities to all individuals seeking assignment with Airbus 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 every location in which the company has facilities. 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. This assignment description does not constitute a written or implied contract of employment.
                
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