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Air Force Civilian Service · 1 day ago

Aircraft Avionics Technician

Altus, OK

Full-time

Onsite

Mid Level

$36.58/hr - $42.67/hr

Air Force Civilian Service (AFCS) is seeking Aircraft Avionics Technicians to join their team at Altus Air Force Base, Oklahoma. In this role, you will be responsible for troubleshooting, modifying, repairing, and testing avionics systems on various aircraft.

Aerospace

Work & Life Balance

No H1B

Security Clearance Required

U.S. Citizen Only

Hiring Manager

Michael Mehl

Responsibilities

Installs, modifies, overhauls, maintains, troubleshoots, repairs, rebuilds, aligns, and calibrates integrated ground or airborne electronics systems such as fire control, ballistic missile control, missile guidance, air traffic control, automatic test equipment, dead reckoning navigation or bombing-navigation systems

Maintains aircraft electrical systems, instruments, automatic flight controls, inertial and standard navigation, and communication systems

Maintains radio equipment to include high frequency (HF), very high frequency (VHF), and ultra-high frequency (UHF) radios, secure voice auxiliary components, transponders and radar systems

Maintains enhanced station keeping equipment (ESKE), tactical airborne navigation (TACAN), Automatic direction finding (ADF), auto pilot, stability augmentation, all weather landing systems (AWLS), and fuel savings advisory systems (FSAS)

Assists with launch, recovery, servicing, and ground-handling of aircraft

Qualification

AirframePowerplant licenseTroubleshooting avionics systemsComputer controlled automated test equipmentInterpreting complex drawingsMaintaining electronic integrated systemsTeam collaborationAttention to detailProblem-solving

Required

US Citizenship is required

This is a drug testing position. The employee is subject to random drug testing

Requires an Airframe and Powerplant (A&P) license (OR) associated military experience

Must be able to obtain and maintain a Secret Clearance

Must be able to climb, bend, stoop, crawl, and stand for prolonged periods on concrete or metal surfaces

Frequently lifts parts and equipment weighing up to 20 pounds and occasionally may lift and carry items that weigh about 50 pounds with mechanical lifting devices or with assistance from other workers

Shift work may be required and emergency overtime may be required (on a very rare basis)

Skill in the set up and operation of computer controlled automated test equipment (ATE) and test stands, oscilloscopes (dual trace, storage, digitized), spectrum, network and distortion analyzers, frequency counters, and signal generators

Skill in interpreting complex drawings, specifications, and schematics of complete integrated systems to recognize the function and interconnections of components, assemblies, subassemblies, and connecting cable harness

Skill in troubleshooting, installing, repairing, and maintaining electronic integrated systems where circuit theory must be used to understand the operation of a large number of circuits and functions, and the interaction of subsystems which create malfunctions