Avionics Technician

Job description / Role

Duties/responsibilities:
• Ensures that aircraft electrical maintenance functional activities and procedures among designated organizations are planned, coordinated, integrated, and synchronized to achieve established platform operational readiness (OR) rates IAW contractual requirements.
• Responsible for the compliance with established maintenance systems, processes, procedures and reports that provide immediate situational awareness of platform OR rates.
• Establishes daily aircraft electrical maintenance operational goals, objectives and priorities for implementation in-order to achieve stated OR rates.
• Oversees the daily aircraft electrical maintenance management of individually assigned aircraft in support of the
• Production Control (PC) Manager, in conjunction with the Aviation Logistics for related platform parts and spares.
• Works within the maintenance quality control processes, procedures, and standards.
• Directs inquires, investigations, and research analysis related to aviation electrical maintenance of the aircraft and supporting maintenance activities to the PC Manager.
• Coordinates activities and requirements for maintenance operations support with the PC Manager.
• Coordinates through Production Control for daily and weekly maintenance training activities.
• In coordination with the PC and Flight Operations Managers, supports the Downed Aircraft Recovery Team (DART) processes and procedures.

Independence:
• Performs within the broad guidelines of duties and responsibilities with significant choice of methods.
• Authority to select and implement goals and objectives within the execution of duties and responsibilities.

Supervisory Responsibilities:
• As assigned.

Requirements

Education Level Requirements:
• High school diploma or equivalent required.

Experience Requirements:
• Five (5) years’ experience performing as an aircraft electrician.
• Qualified by the appropriate USG armed forces aircraft electrician maintenance course or civilian equivalent required.

Specific Knowledge, Skills, Certifications, and Ability Requirements:
• Graduate of a US Military aircraft electrician maintenance course or civilian equivalent.
• Previous experience in unit level electrical repairs on the supported aircraft.
• Proficient in the use of computer-hosted interactive technical manuals, aircraft maintenance forms, and other aircraft related documentation.
• Proficient in MS Office software.
• Professional verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills.
• Ability to effectively communicate with the customer in a professional and courteous manner.
• Possess a valid US issued driver’s license and passport.
• Successfully pass an overseas deployment physical upon hire.

Desired/Preferred Education, Skills, and Experience:
• Associate’s Degree or equivalent training and experience.
• FAA A&P certificate.
• Five (5) years’ experience as an AH-64E, UH-60M, OH-58D aircraft electrician.

About the Company

Vinnell Arabia is the market leader in U.S. military doctrine-based training, logistics, and support services inside Saudi Arabia. We provide unparalleled training and simulation services for defense, national security as well as fire and emergency medical response.

With over 1,250 highly experienced employees Kingdom-wide, over half of whom are Saudi nationals, we provide a unique knowledge-base of experience and talent. Vinnell Arabia staff completes all organizational requirements relating to training, simulation and support services. Vinnell Arabia’s services are custom tailored to meet specific customer needs. We have successfully integrated, fielded, trained and supported U.S. and internationally manufactured systems.

Our expertise in designing, developing and executing training systems is only achieved by highly qualified former U.S. military and other U.S. government agency personnel, using time-tested and proven procedures. Vinnell Arabia is an international corporation based in Saudi Arabia dedicated to providing the best in military training, logistics and support to the Ministry of the National Guard (MNG) in the form of organization development, weapon systems maintenance and management consultancy.