Aircraft Maintenance Engineer - Avionics

Your Opportunity

The Aircraft Maintenance Engineer (AME) in Avionics plays a critical role in ensuring the proper functioning, maintenance, and repair of avionics components and systems for one or more of the trade areas: Electronics (Radio & Autopilot systems); Instrument (Gyro, Indicating and Pitot Static systems); and Electrical (Battery Servicing). 

This position involves working in a controlled laboratory style workshop environment, where the AME performs intricate diagnostics, repairs, and testing on avionics components. The Avionics AME collaborates with supervisors, maintenance support personnel, and other technicians and engineers to ensure avionics components are restored to optimal performance standards and contribute to the overall safety and efficiency of systems.

Annual Salary from AUD$92,088 TO $119,714 + Super + Bonus. 

Your Responsibilities

• Work with the Crew Leaders to foster a sense of ‘Safety First’ within the technical workforce.
• Maintain good relationships with the customer.
• Report and raise any observations, through the appropriate process, with regard to continuous improvement, safety management and customer satisfaction.
• Accountable for the creation and updating of work orders in a timely manner.
• Accountable for the write-up and sign-off of work completed each day.
• Contribute to the request and management of tooling during projects within the hangar.
• Contribute to hangar facility and general project housekeeping in line with 5S Program.
• Contribute towards the identification and reporting of all OHS issues through Jet Aviation Safety Management System (Jet Safe).
• Monitor the use of tooling; ensuring that the tagging system is being used correctly with assigned individual tags.
• Monitor the notification of employee non-compliance as well as notification of own non-compliance.
• Other duties as may be directed by your supervisor to support both Company and Customer success.
• Contribute towards the request of employee overtime when necessary.
• Contribute to hand-over at end of every shift.
• Assist with monitoring of activities to ensure regulatory compliance.
• Accountable for confirming daily planner input and updates as required.
• Contribute towards the request, management and removal (un-issue) of spares during projects.
• Advise Supervising Hangar Engineers of work progress to be communicated to the HOC.
• Monitor the identification of ASR’s with Supervising Hangar Engineers.
• Other duties as may be directed to ensure operational and customer success.
• Actively participate in the Quality and Safety Management System applications.
• Ensure FOD control procedures are adhered to.
• Ensure OH & S/WHS requirements are adhered to.
• Ensure GSE is serviceable and report any defects or deficiencies.
• Ensure Approved Maintenance Data used is current and applicable.
• Ensure Tool control requirements are adhered to.
• Assist with defect analysis and investigations.
• Carry out aircraft washing and associated corrosion control inspection.
• Carry out aircraft towing and repositioning.
• Carry out aircraft refuelling.
• Carry out aircraft marshalling in accordance with standard aviation industry signals.
• Work with the Quality and Aviation Safety Manager in the maintenance of Quality and Aviation Safety responsibilities including participation in audits, technical investigations as it applies to ‘Human Factors in Maintenance’.

What will help you to Succeed

• Relevant trade qualification including but not limited to Certificate IV in Aeroskills (Avionics) or other relevant Electronics / Avionics field is preferred.
• Proven experience in component level repairs on electronic and electro-mechanical aeronautical product including soldering, testing, replacing and fault finding.
• Demonstrated ability to troubleshoot and solve technical problems.
• Exposure to avionics workshop environment. 
• Demonstrated reliability with positive and proactive attitude. 
• Well-developed trade knowledge in a high-quality customer focused commercial delivery environment. 
• Computer literate at intermediate level preferably including enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems. 
• Demonstrated understanding of aviation regulatory requirements for aircraft systems maintenance, industry standards and safety protocols. 
• Strong understanding of avionics systems, electronic components, and circuitry.
• Proficiency in using diagnostic tools, oscilloscopes, spectrum analysers, multimeters, and other specialised avionics test equipment.
• Excellent soldering skills and ability to work with intricate components.
• Detail-oriented with exceptional problem-solving skills.
• Effective communication skills for collaboration and reporting.
• Ability to read and interpret technical documentation, schematics, and engineering drawings.
• Familiarity with software tools used in avionics diagnostics and testing is a plus.

Why Jet Aviation?

• Defence site location in a fast paced and inclusive team.
• Competitive salary with relocation assistance.
• Access to the #1 meditation app - Calm.
• Online Workout and Wellness Classes with app - Boxx.
• Fast and efficient learning with app - Magpie.
• Discounts across 100+ major retailers.
• Annual Flu Vaccination program.
• Salary Packaging available for novated vehicle leasing.

How to Appy?

Your application must consist of the following:

• Acknowledgement that you have a current legal right to work in Australia;
• A cover letter (1-2 pages max) outlining your previous skills and experience relative to the role;
• A copy of your updated Resume/CV.

Pre-Employment Requirements

As part of any selection process applicants will be required to undertake and satisfy to the Company's discretion, some or all of the following assessments/checks:

• A pre-employment medical, which will include a medical assessment, national criminal history check, Working With Children Check and drug and alcohol test.