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AAR Government Services

DHC-8 Avionics Technician Lead

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An Avionics Technician installs, repairs, and maintains electronic systems in an aircraft or spacecraft, such as electronic flight controls.

$77,098 / year median in Florida

+8% projected growth

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Job Description

Job Requirements Patrick AFB, FL Secret Polygraph not specified Mid Level Career (5+ yrs experience) $80,000
  • $90,000
Job Description Job Title:
WASS Avionics Tech Lead SCA Reports To:
Maintenance Supervisor Effective Date:
09/13/2022
Salary Grade:
45
Job Family:
Maintenance EEO Code:
Craft Workers FLSA Status-Category:
Non-exempt Job Code:
01-444 SUMMARY Responsible for assisting and providing oversight and leadership to avionics mechanics in the performance of their assigned duties.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
  • Assign duties to technicians.
  • Monitors tasks assigned to Techs for progress, completeness and correctness.
  • Ensures use of approved repair techniques.
  • Inspect components of avionics equipment for defects, such as loose connections and frayed wire, and for accuracy of assembly and installation.
  • Test avionics equipment under simulated or actual operating conditions to determine performance and airworthiness, using test equipment, such as oscilloscopes, digital meters and counters, and circuit analyzers.
  • Adjust, repair or replace defective components based on analysis of test results, following blueprints, schematics, handbooks, and other technical documents, using hand tools.
  • Calibrates installed or repaired equipment to prescribed specifications.
  • Accompany flight crew to perform in-flight adjustments and to determine and record required post-flight repair work.
  • Complies with required FAR maintenance such as 91.411 and 91.413 inspections.
  • Operate ground station for air-to-station check of radar or other equipment.
  • Fabricate wiring harnesses.
  • Complies with Avionics upgrades and modifications.
  • Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization policies and applicable laws.
EDUCATION and
EXPERIENCE
Required
  • High School diploma or General Education Diploma, GED.
  • FFCC License with Element 3 or FAA AandP License.
  • Minimum 8 years of experience in aircraft installation, inspection, maintenance and repair required.
  • Must have experience with working from blueprint drawings, diagram, specifications, service manuals, sketches, templates and other incomplete data.
  • CMF 15 aviation MOS series or another military or commercial equivalent.
  • Spanish Level
L-2, R-2
required in LATAM Programs
  • Must be able to obtain a US Department of State Security Clearance. Preferred
  • Current FAA issued Mechanic certificate with Airframe.
  • Leadership experience. Qualifications To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed are representative of the knowledge, skill, and or ability required. Reasonable accommodations will be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Core Competencies Yes Focus on Results
  • Able to plan and organize work to achieve goals achieves targeted results with minimal supervision is accountable for own actions. Yes Communications
  • Possess excellent verbal and written communications skills Provides timely, well organized verbal and written information that is audience appropriate, listens attentively to others and retains processes information. Yes Teamwork
  • Builds alliances, partnerships and collaboration with others including those different from him her deals tactfully with others assumes helps with a variety of team roles. Yes Strategic Planning and Decision Making
  • Develops strategic short and long term plans arranges priorities, distinguishing urgent, important, and unimportant to meet goals and deadlines consults and collaborates with appropriate people. Yes Initiative, Innovation
  • Generates new ideas personally encourage team to do the same stays up to date on technology and approaches to work provides creative solutions and input when faced with challenges. Yes Interpersonal Relationships
  • Builds effective relationships with internal and external customers' ability to work independently and coordinate work with others resolves conflicts in a professional manner. Yes Quality and Safety
  • Adheres to all safety and security policies and regulations demonstrates quality work that is accurate, thorough, and efficient. Yes Continuous Improvement
  • Examines personal and organizational processes, promotes opportunities for improvement analyzes successes and failures to learn and improve. Yes Training and Development
  • Completes required and suggested training shows eagerness and capacity to learn receptive to coaching and feedback. Yes Integrity
  • Committed to passionately and consistently promoting a professional culture that is trustworthy, honest socially responsible, and where differences are respected and valued. Yes Performance Management
  • Sets clear expectations and direction for staff achieves team results consistently coaches staff to improve is a positive role model. Yes Expense Management
  • Plans budget appropriately, uses sound judgment analyzes operation for improving expense efficiency demonstrates knowledge of financial process and results. Yes Leadership
  • Builds commitment to team, company, mission and customer through effective and frequent.
communications promote an environment of trust fosters a respectful, energetic, and positive work culture.
PHYSICAL
DEMANDS and
WORK CONDITIONS
The physical demands and work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Physical Demands/Working Conditions Average Percent of Time Activities are Performed group id: 10113986 Log in to view the job poster Apply now

Benefits

  • Dental Insurance