Avionics / Electronics Technician

Summary
Independently determines the extent of adjustment or repair required on a number of avionic/electronic components. Repairs and maintains the avionic/electronic components of all company aircraft systems by performing the following duties.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Converses with equipment operators to ascertain problems with equipment before breakdown, and to determine if breakdown is due to human error or mechanical problems.
• Tests faulty equipment and applies knowledge of functional operation of electronic units and systems to diagnose cause of malfunction.
• Tests electronic components and circuits to locate defects.
• Replaces defective components and wiring and adjusts mechanical parts.
• Aligns, adjusts, and calibrates equipment according to specifications.
• Calibrates testing instruments.
• Maintains records of repairs, calibrations, and tests.
• Enters information into computer to copy program from one electronic component to another, or to draw, modify or to store schematics.
• Other duties may be assigned.

Qualifications
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education and/or Experience
Associate's degree (AA) from two-year college or university; or one to two years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Physical Demands
The physical demands 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.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to:

• Stand and walk
• Use hands to finger, handle, or feel
• Reach with hands and arms
• Climb or balance
• Stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl
• Talk or hear
• Taste or smell
• Must regularly lift and /or move up to 100 pounds
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus

Work Environment
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is:

• Regularly exposed to the extremes in heat, cold and inclement weather. High winds, dirt, and dust are common in the work place.
• Performing work in hangar areas, outdoors, on parked aircraft and sometimes in hazardous noise areas.
• Must often work in confined spaces and in awkward positions.
• May be exposed to oil, hydraulic fluid, solvents and hazardous fluids and gases, to include, but not limited to Halon. Grease and aircraft fluids are common in the work place.
• Outdoor environment can be rugged where cuts, bruises, muscle strain and injury from falls are possible.
• At times, the employee will be exposed to actuating flight control surfaces and rotating propellers from which they must remain clear to avoid serious injury.