Lead Aircraft Technician (MAR/NASA)

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Job Description:

Airbus Helicopters is looking for a Lead Aircraft Technician (Mechanical) to join our team at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

You will lead Maintenance and Repair, execution, and delivery of aircraft inspections & repairs. Delegate as well as perform inspections & repairs of assigned work.  You will also drive work performance of technicians to ensure delivery dates are met. Raise issues and communicate/works to resolve daily challenges with Stakeholders of MAR Management.  

Meet the team:

From building to servicing the next generation of aerospace, our team focuses on quality, productivity and efficiency. We ensure the highest quality of care and safety is built into each aircraft we assemble and maintain. Our team members make it happen.

Your working environment:

Just 45 minutes east of downtown Orlando you’ll find our facility nestled in at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center.

How we care for you:

• Financial Rewards: Competitive base salary, incentive compensation which may include profit sharing schemes, retirement savings plan and the ability to participate in an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (“ESOP”)

• Work/Life Balance: Paid time off including personal time, holidays and a generous paid parental leave program.

• Health & Welfare: Comprehensive insurance coverage including medical (traditional and high-deductible health plans), prescription, dental, vision, life, disability, Employee Assistance Plan (“EAP”) and other supplemental benefit coverages. 

• Individual Development: Upskilling and development opportunities through our global Leadership University, including unlimited access to 10,000+ e-learning courses focusing on ways to develop your employability, certifications, career path as well as the opportunity to participate in accelerated development programmes and both national and international mobility.

At Airbus, we support you to work, connect and collaborate more easily and accessibly. Wherever possible, we foster flexible working arrangements to stimulate innovative thinking.

Your challenges:

Primary Responsibilities:

Team Leadership: 30%

• Ensure compliance with FAA, company policy, OSHA, safety and environmental regulations

• Maintain aircraft delivery schedule dates taking into account parts, technician availability.

• Plan and prioritize the workload to ensure on time delivery of components in accordance with delivery schedules

• Control, assign workforce and monitor work flow according to schedules.

• Drumbeating the aircraft activity to reach target turnaround time.

• Raise any identified risk of not meeting a delivery date for an order of the assigned aircraft to MAR management following the defined communication process

• Identify missing parts and materials that could prevent meeting a delivery date and work on solutions. 

• Define when is the latest day we could receive the latest part to still meet the committed date

• Update MAR management on workload/capacity adequacy

• Identifying training needs in order to adjust capacity to workload

• Guide aircraft technicians and provide performance expectations.

• Train assigned technicians regarding techniques of work performance within the assigned area.

• Make sure training matrix is updated for the relevant understanding of aircraft and supporting activities for technicians

• Attend regular routine meeting and report relevant aircraft activity or issues

• Approve timecards

MAR Tasks and performance: 30%

• Provide Technical Expertise and Recommendations in Support of assigned aircraft 

• Inspections

• Repairs

• Work with Support functions

• Securing Parts

 Documentation/Compliance: 30%

• Refer to Manuals (electronic/paper) to identify repair limitations, confirm accurate inspection methods, and to confirm how to assemble /dis-assemble components

• Document labor hours against service order operations

• Document defects noted during inspection and repair activities

Repair solutions : 10%

• Provide Direct input and support of MAR NASA activities.

• Assess the need for repair or replacement

• Communicates, written and verbal, on the status of reparable or replacement parts

• Suggest and Request repair recommendations from the design office 

 

Additional Responsibilities:

• Participate in flight tests on aircraft and log work to be performed, as required. Interface with customers for delivery; prepare for delivery inspection and any problems customers may discover.

• Must be able to work 1st/2nd/3rd shift and weekend/holiday support as needed. 

• Participation in the Drug & Alcohol Program, as required. 

Your boarding pass:

Education:

Required:

• High School Diploma or Equivalent 

Preferred: 

• AA or Bachelors in Aerospace related field

• Airline Transport Pilot (ATP) rating 

• Public Safety and/or EMS experience 

Experience:

Required:

• Minimum eight (8) years of rotorcraft maintenance experience

• Airbus Helicopter airframe experience

• Safran Turbomeca engine experience

• Night Vision equipment function experience

• Avionics/Helionix functional experience  

Preferred:

• 4 Years EC 135 maintenance experience

Licensure/Certifications:

Required: 

• Current FAA A&P license

• EC 135 Maintenance OEM Certificate

Preferred:

• IA Certification

• FCC License

Knowledge, Skills, Demonstrated Capabilities:

Required:

• Background in aviation maintenance on like type aircraft and systems. General knowledge of standard practices and troubleshooting methods. 

• Have clear understanding of Part 39, Part 43, Part 91, and Part 145 processes and requirements/Regulations

• Familiar within inspection techniques and methods within the required scope of work.

• Familiar with the use of applicable tooling and equipment, including ensuring they are properly calibrated, stored, and operational for use.

Physical Requirements:

• Onsite or remote:  90% Onsite with prompt regular attendance.

• Vision: able to see and read computer screens and other electronic equipment with screens, able to read documents, reports and engineering drawings.  Daily

• Hearing: able to participate in conversations in person and via teleconference or phone and to hear sounds on the production floor including safety warnings or alarms.  Daily

• Speaking:  able to speak in conversations and meetings, deliver information and participate in communications.  Daily

• Equipment Operation (personal computer, telephone, copies, fax machine, and related office equipment and using electronic identification card to enter building floors and internal doors): able to operate most office and personal electronic equipment and some tools including production tools such as hydraulic lifts.  Daily

• Carrying: able to carry documents, tools, drawings, electronic equipment up to 30lbs/14kgs.  Daily

• Lifting:  able to lift documents, tools, drawings, electronic equipment up to 60lbs/27kgs.  Daily

• Pushing / Pulling:  able to push and pull small office furniture and some equipment and tools.  Daily

• Sitting:  able to sit for long periods of time in meetings, working on the computer.  Weekly

• Squatting / Kneeling:  able to squat or kneel to retrieve or replace items stored on low shelving. Daily

• Climbing: Must be able to climb ladders and aircraft foot holds on a daily basis to reach the top of the Aircraft for inspections and or maintenance activities. Daily

• Standing: able to stand for discussions in offices or on the production floor. Daily

• Travel:  able to travel independently and at short notice. As needed or required

• Walking (include routine walking such as to a shared printer to retrieve documents):  able to walk through office and production areas including uneven surfaces.  Daily

• Personal Protective Equipment required:  Required PPE includes, but is not limited to, Safety Shoes, Safety Glasses, Hearing Protection, Respirators/Masks, and/or Protective Gloves as required by site and/or customer site

• Administrative position only PPE required: Steel-toed shoes are required for all shop floor visits, appropriate hearing/eye protection may also be required when visiting the shop floor.

Citizenship:

• US Person under ITAR definition (FOR EXAMPLE: U.S. Citizen, green card holder or person covered under our existing ITAR license)

Clearance:

• Ability to obtain and maintain a US Government SECRET level security clearance. 

Take your career to a new level and apply online now!

A full job description will be provided to candidates whom progress to interview stage or any candidate upon request.

This job requires an awareness of any potential compliance risks and a commitment to act with integrity, as the foundation for the Company’s success, reputation and sustainable growth.

Company:

Airbus Helicopters, Inc.

Employment Type:

US - Direct Hire

Experience Level:

Professional

Remote Type:

On-site

Job Family:

Material Support & services

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Job Posting End Date: 07.02.2025

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