Avionics Technician 3

Position Summary 

This role is responsible for A&P Avionics routine maintenance services related to, testing, removing, replacing, wiring installations, pinning, crimping, routing, and troubleshooting avionic systems within the Avionics Department. A Level 3 Avionics Technician will have between 10 to 15 years of aviation maintenance training and experience, with at least 3 years on a Metrea A/C types. The ideal Level 3 Avionics Technician will have an A&P License and 2 Gen Fams on Metrea A/C types or other related aircraft. The Level 3 Technician will have a proficient knowledge of all maintenance manuals, tasks, and troubleshooting skills required within their given fleet types. The Level 3 Technician will take direction from an AMT Lead, but mostly work unsupervised on routine maintenance task(s) and often mentors’ mechanics of lessor skill and experience while working together on aircraft.    

Selected to join the MXA Aviation Maintenance Team is a unique opportunity for a select group of technicians looking to use their expertise to make a real-world impact. In addition to our industry-leading pay, we have many Monday-Friday Day Shift opportunities.  We value employee well-being through a generous Paid Time Off (PTO) program, 11 Annual Holidays, and comprehensive health and benefits package. 

Business Unit Overview

Metrea Executive Aviation (MXA) has established itself as a versatile force in the business aviation industry, offering an array of specialized services. It operates four business units across the spectrum of business aviation. Providing Part 135 Charter, Aircraft Management, Part 145 Repair Services, and Fixed Based Operations (FBO). Operating as a subsidiary of Metrea, a defense company with a mission to harness commercial innovation for national security challenges. MXA This multi-faceted approach allows MXA to deliver value-enhancing core services while simultaneously evolving to augment enterprise capabilities, fully aligned with Metrea's strategic vision of delivering effects-as-a-service across multiple domains.

Metrea Enterprise Overview

Metrea is a defense company dedicated to translating commercial innovation into solutions for the hardest problems in national security. With deep mission expertise, Metrea focuses on delivering effects as-a-service across a spectrum of domains including Air, Space, Electromagnetic & Cyber, and Simulation. Metrea Management provides central services to 12 global business units via Operations, Solutions, Strategy, Legal, and Finance teams. 

Essential Functions Statements

•    Ability and willingness to mentor less experienced avionics personnel when working together on tasks.

•    Maintains the highest level of quality and workmanship in accordance with (IAW) published authority, ensuring compliance with FAA requirements. 

•    Adequate skills to effectively troubleshoot, repair, modify, install, and update avionics systems without direct supervision to include data down or uploads of navigation systems.

•    Proficient experience with integration of new avionics systems or other electronic systems within an airframe, by building wire harnesses, proper pinning, crimping, routing, terminating and functional checking aircraft avionic systems after modifications.

•    Some experience with the STC approval process, conformity of parts, first article inspections, document control and red lining procedures.  This would include experience working with Engineering, ODA’s, DER’s, DAR’s and Quality Control to ensure the success of a project.

•    Coordinate with inspection department to complete proper paperwork required for each installation and/or repair.

•    Assist the Avionics Lead when requested to help coordinate with other departments to progress avionics installations and/or repairs of assigned projects.

•    Assist supervisors by identifying issues with apposed parts and drawings for assigned installation and/or repair work scopes.

•    Assist enforcement of company and departmental policies and procedures.

•    Advise the Avionics Lead of any assigned personnel’s work-related issues.

•    Could be called upon to lead avionics personnel without an Avionics Lead.

Provide proper accountability of personal tools IAW local repair station policies and procedures.Competency Statements

•    Excellent communication skills with a focus on the success of the team. 

•    Customer focused, continually looking for ways to add valve for the customer.

•    Ability to maintain effective working relationships with all levels within the organization. 

•    Willingness and desire to mentor avionics technicians with lower levels of experience.

•    High level of cleanliness while completing work, understanding the importance of protecting wire harnesses and other components during maintenance. Clean as you go.  

•  Professional well-groomed appearance a plus. 

Supervisory Responsibility

This role has no supervisory responsibilities

Work Environment

This job operates in an environment that varies from office to shop-floor locations, ramp & outdoors with potential adverse weather conditions and high noise levels. 

Physical Demands

This is a non-sedentary role requiring the following physical abilities:

Expected Hours of Work

This is a full-time position with typical working hours of Monday through Friday, 7:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Hours and work shift may change in accordance with department and business needs. Non-Exempt employees may be required to work over 40 hours per week with approval from the department manager.

Facility Location:  

Tampa, FL – 4751 Jim Walter Blvd.  

Travel

0% - 10%

Required Education, Experience and Certificates

Education: High School Diploma or GED

Experience: 10 years of Aircraft Avionics Experience and advanced knowledge of Aircraft and Avionics Systems

Certificates and Licenses: A&P Certificate

Computer Skills: Basic Computer Knowledge 

Preferred Education, Experience and Certificates

Computer Skills: Maintenance Technical Publications, Corridor, Veryon / Flight Docs

Additional Eligibility Qualifications

Must be able to accomplish all duties with little or no assistance.

Must have good command of the English language; oral and written.

Work Authorization/Security Clearance

Employee must be able to work legally in the US. 

AAP/EEO Statement

Metrea Executive Aviation is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.

Reasonable Accommodations Statement

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty listed below satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodation(s) may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Other Duties

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.