Senior Aircraft Technician (Avionics)
Airbus
Grand Prairie, Texas
Full-Time
$14
RemoteSenior
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Job Description:
Airbus Helicopters is looking for a Senior Aircraft Technician (Avionics) to join our Maintenance & Repair (MAR) team in Grand Prairie, TX.
You will be part of a small team that performs work on assigned electronic components. You will perform repair or replacement of electronic components and systems, conduct operational checks to verify proper functioning of components, and diagnose malfunctions or failures and make adjustments, repairs or replacements of parts or circuitry.
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.
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 work on assigned units from component maintenance manuals.
Ensure repairs and completed work, are done in accordance with FAA regulations, customer requirements, and company processes.
Complete maintenance orders pertaining to completion of assigned work.
Operate and set up auto test, bench test equipment in accordance with Component Maintenance Manuals.
Diagnose faults by troubleshooting and isolating fault from LRU level to SRU level, and finally component level (transistor, Resistor, capacitor, Integrated Circuits, diodes, etc.…)
Use touch-up and through-hole soldering skills to remove and replace components on printed circuit board using component maintenance manual.
Ensure Electrostatic Sensitive Devices (ESD) processes are adhered to at all phases of the repair process.
Your boarding pass:
Minimum of six (6) years of bench technician/component level repair in electronics.
FCC License and Through Hole-Soldering Certification is HIGHLY desirable.
Ability to read and interpret electronic schematics.
Ability to diagnose, identify and repair defective electronic components on printed circuit board (PCB).
Must be able to read, write, and speak English.
Physical Requirements:
Onsite or remote: 90% 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 30lbs/14kgs. 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. Weekly
Squatting / Kneeling: able to squat or kneel to retrieve or replace items stored on low shelving. Daily
Climbing: Must be able to climb ladders and aircraft foot holds on a daily basis to reach the top of the Aircraft for inspections and or maintenance activities. Daily
Standing: able to stand for discussions in offices or on the production floor. Daily
Travel: able to travel independently and at short notice. As needed or required
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.
Clearance:
US Person under ITAR definition (FOR EXAMPLE: U.S. Citizen, green card holder or person covered under our existing ITAR license)
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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 HireExperience Level:
ProfessionalRemote Type:
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Job Posting End Date: 07.17.2026------
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