NIAR Aircraft Technician I – 1st Shift

Department:

NIAR MRO Campus

Location:

Wichita, KS-WSU McConnell

Hire Type:

Full Time

Pay:

Commensurate with experience

Work Schedule:

Monday - Friday; 6:30 am - 3:00 pm

Export Compliance Requirement:

This position requires access to EAR or ITAR controlled technologies. Applicants are required to be eligible for employment under U.S. export control laws and must meet the requirement of being a “U.S. Citizen”.

Job Summary

Performs functional testing, troubleshooting, and/or repair of aircraft mechanical systems. Prepares aircraft for flight test and airworthiness certification. May include maintenance, sheet metal, and/or avionics work.

Essential Functions

• Adheres to General Work Requirements; Completes required documentation including logs, discrepancies, and/or modification notices carried forward from previous areas of assembly
• Assists in performing maintenance of the aircraft to prepare it for successful mechanical functional tests, engineering specifications, inspections, or flight testing.
• Assists with performing preliminary inspection of aircraft prior to test flight in accordance with preflight checklists to ensure airworthiness; assists with complying with specific pilot requirements in preparation for aircraft flights
• Assists with launching aircraft for flight, including transport of the aircraft safely to designated locations, recovering aircraft from flight and troubleshooting and repairing post-flight discrepancies. This may include aircraft noise complaints, fuel distribution system, pressurization system, bleed air and anti-ice systems, abnormal flight control characteristics, engine, and pneudraulic powered systems using aircraft log books
• Assists in preparing aircraft for airworthiness post-flight inspection; troubleshooting and repairing discrepancies identified from airworthiness inspection; jacking and moving aircraft and/or equipment to next station; performing troubleshooting and repairing aircraft discrepancies prior to and after functional tests have been conducted

Required Education and Experience

• High school diploma or equivalent
• Two (2) years of related experience

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Ability to read, understand, and interpret engineering drawings.
• Good Interpersonal skills.
• Basic knowledge of safety and operating procedures for power-on aircraft
• Ability to use and interpret a variety of precision measurement instruments
• Ability obtain tug operator’s license
• Ability to perform basic troubleshooting and repair of aircraft systems
• Ability to recognize potential electrical hazards in order to prevent injury to self or others
• Ability to achieve sufficient technical qualifications to acquire product verification certification

Preferred Qualifications

• Engine run certification on all current production models
• Five (5) years structural assembly/disassembly of aircraft

Physical Requirements

• Ability to ascend and descend ladders and/or stairs.
• Ability to position self for inspection, construction or maintenance of equipment and/or buildings including confined, elevated and loud noise spaces.
• Ability to position self to clean designated areas, equipment and items. This includes but is not limited to the ability to clean in confined, elevated, and loud noise spaces.
• Ability to interpret effectively, accurately and impartially, both receptively and expressively.
• Ability to remain in a stationary position.
• Ability to communicate with others and accurately exchange information.
• Ability to use tools, equipment, and technology necessary to do the job. This includes dexterity in instrument manipulation.

Salary:

USD 36000 - 60000 per year