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Airbus • United States of America

Electrical Technician - Flexrotor

Employment type:  Full time

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Job Description

Job Description:

Are you ready to soar with us? Aerovel, a trailblazer in the unmanned aircraft industry is seeking an Electrical Technician to join our cutting-edge team. As part of our close-knit family, you’ll collaborate on ground-breaking projects, pushing the boundaries of technology. Your mission: drive excellence, innovation, and impact. Join us at the forefront of the unmanned aviation evolution!

Meet the Team:

The Airbus Helicopters Flexrotor Program offers one of the most sophisticated small tactical unmanned aerial systems (STUAS) with vertical take-off and landing (VTOL). It can be used day or night by US and allied forces for a diverse range of intelligence, surveillance, target acquisition and reconnaissance (ISTAR) on land and at sea.

Your Working Environment:

Nestled in the heart of the spectacular Columbia River Gorge in Bingen, WA, our workplace offers innovation and the ability to contribute to game-changing solutions while enjoying the flexibility to spread your wings. Whether it's solving complex challenges, or celebrating victories, you’ll be part of a cohesive crew that thrives on innovation and the beauty that the Northwest has to offer!

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.

Your Challenges:

  • Wiring assembly of modular, compact UAS systems

  • Routing wiring into tight spaces.

  • Crafting high quality crimps and soldering.

  • Devise electrical circuit designs or small interface components for discrete I/O and analog signals using readily available electrical components.

  • Review electrical designs for feedback, comments, and suggestions during periods of design review.

  • Assembling and testing of all electrical circuit designs

  • QA testing (volt meters, o-scope, etc.)

  • Fixing and resolving corrective maintenance issues as they arise. This includes performing continuity checks, use of an oscilloscope and performing an acceptable repair or fix.

Your Boarding Pass:

  • High School diploma or equivalent

  • Two (2) or more years electrical experience

  • Experience in repairing and installing electronic devices.

  • A demonstrated understanding of AC/DC electrical circuit

  • Well versed in industrial safety and security procedures.

  • Ability to read, analyze & interpret documents, such as procedure manuals, wiring diagrams & schematics.

  • Using a laptop computer to interface with devices.

  • Must be authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship

  • Ability to communicate effectively in verbal and written form in English

Preferred Education/Skills:

  • Applicable trade school

  • One (1) year of Robotics electrical assembly experience

  • Mechanical experience

  • Certified to IPC-620

  • Knowledge of the Windows operating system and Google Suite

Physical Requirements:

  • Onsite or remote: 100%

  • 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 30lbs/14kgs. 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. daily

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

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

  • Travel: able to travel independently and at short notice. daily

  • 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.

Salary range:

Salary range based on the required profile: $22.00 - $36.00 per hour, depending on experience. Actual minimum and maximum may vary based on geographic differential. Individual pay is based on skills, experience, and other relevant factors.

Take your career to a new level and apply now!

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:

Aerovel Corporation

Employment Type:

US - Direct Hire

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Experience Level:

Professional

Job Family:

Assembly & Integration <JF-MA-AI>

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Airbus is committed to achieving workforce diversity and creating an inclusive working environment. We welcome all applications irrespective of social and cultural background, age, gender, disability, sexual orientation or religious belief.

Airbus is, and always has been, committed to equal opportunities for all. As such, we will never ask for any type of monetary exchange in the frame of a recruitment process. Any impersonation of Airbus to do so should be reported to emsom@airbus.com.

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

Company benefits

Open to part-time employees
Open to job sharing
Annual bonus
Enhanced maternity leave
Open to compressed hours
Accrued annual leave
Sabbaticals
Enhanced sick pay
Adoption leave
Health insurance
Enhanced paternity leave
Family health insurance
Complimentary Medical Services
Referral bonus
Bike parking
Cycle to work scheme
On-site gym
Teambuilding days
In house training
Employee discounts

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