Job Description
Avionics/Electrical Technician III - Weekend Shift at Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation summary:
The Avionics/Electrical Technician III performs testing, troubleshooting, and repair of avionics and aircraft electrical systems to ensure safety and reliability. This role involves interpreting engineering specifications, conducting functional tests, documenting work, and providing technical guidance. The technician also supports compliance with quality, safety, and process improvement initiatives, often working weekend shifts.
Avionics/Electrical Technician III - Weekend Shift in GAC Savannah
Unique Skills:
500/600/700 Egine Run Qualification or enrolled training preferred. CD Stamp and OJT training preferred.
Education and Experience Requirements
High School Diploma or GED required. 5 years experience in an avionics/electrical career field. 2 years of accredited schooling in aviation electronics may offset two years of experience requirement. A & P license, FCC license or NCATT certification preferred.
Position Purpose :Provides technical expertise while performing various operational, functional tests and repairs of avionics/electronic, aircraft equipment and systems to ensure a defect free aircraft. Provides superior technical expertise in testing, troubleshooting and repairing system discrepancies to ensure minimum schedule impact. Demonstrates technical expertise and y defining and implementing process changes to reduce cost and meet schedule without compromising Safety or Quality.
Job Description
Principle Duties and Responsibilities:Essential Functions:
- Demonstrates superior technical skills and expertise in avionics and acft systems operational testing and troubleshooting .
- Teaches the installation and functionally testing of electrical/avionics components and systems per Engineering specifications, drawings and maintenance manuals ensuring a defect free system .
- Ensures quality and efficiency of all installations: troubleshoots and teaches troubleshooting processes/concepts to provide timely, quality repairs of malfunctioning systems .
- Demonstrates the skills and knowledge required. to effective and efficiently repair or replace defective components and wiring to ensure installations meet conformity. Demonstrates effective repair techniques using acceptable practices including splicing, soldering and pinning of wiring .
- Oversees the performance and compliance with engineering changes and modifications as required.
- Sets up and operates necessary test equipment. Conducts functional and operational tests to evaluate performance and reliability .
- Demonstrates through diligent compliance the importance of maintaining daily logs and other paperwork. Ensures that all work performed on the acft is properly and completely documented .
- As required, pre-inspects work of others prior to submitting to inspection for approval to reduce rework and inspection time .
- Provides the knowledge and technical expertise in testing and maintaining test equipment and electronic systems and components as required.
- Enforces the company FOD program, tool control program, 5-S program and all safety regulations .
- Adapts to sudden schedule changes .
- Coordinates with other disciplines concerning projects .
Additional Functions:
- Where required, teaches the installation and functionally testing of electrical/avionics components and systems per Engineering specifications, drawings and maintenance manuals ensuring a defect free system .
- Self inspection capability for all avionics testing functions in applicable areas .
- In support of acft certification and final phase testing, may include flight tests on acft as required. .
Perform other duties as assigned.Other Requirements:
- Preferred proficiency in the operation and troubleshooting of other acft systems or disciplines other than avionics, such as hydraulics, landing gear, flight controls, environmental controls or structural installations and repairs.
- APU run qualification and engine run qualification preferred.
- Ability to read and interpret basic blueprints and schematic diagrams.
Additional Information
Requisition Number: 225613
Category: Service Center
Percentage of Travel: None
Shift: Weekend Days
Employment Type: Full-time
Posting End Date: 06/27/2025
Equal Opportunity Employer / Individuals with Disabilities / Protected Veterans
Gulfstream does not provide work visa sponsorship for this position, unless the applicant is a currently sponsored Gulfstream employee.
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Keywords:
avionics technician, electrical systems repair, aircraft maintenance, troubleshooting, functional testing, FAA certification, flight test support, schematic interpretation, technical documentation, Gulfstream Aerospace
Job Tags
Full time, Shift work, Weekend work,