Job Description

This role focuses on functional testing, troubleshooting, and repair of aircraft avionics and electrical systems in a service center environment. You will help prepare aircraft for flight test and airworthiness certification by ensuring that navigation, communication, and related systems operate safely and reliably.

Responsibilities

• Perform functional testing of avionics and electrical systems to verify proper operation and compliance with specifications.
• Troubleshoot avionics and electrical issues using appropriate diagnostic tools, technical data, and schematics.
• Repair and adjust avionics and electrical components, wiring, and systems in accordance with approved procedures.
• Prepare aircraft for flight test and airworthiness certification by verifying that all avionics and electrical systems are configured, tested, and documented.
• Work in a flight line, repair station, or MRO environment to support ongoing maintenance, modifications, and inspections.
• Document all work performed in maintenance records and ensure accuracy and completeness of logs and reports.
• Collaborate with other technicians and teams to resolve complex avionics and electrical problems efficiently.
• Follow all safety procedures, maintenance manuals, and regulatory guidelines while performing work on aircraft.

Essential Skills

• At least 2 years of electrical avionics technical school with a certificate or equivalent military or vendor training.
• At least 1 year of experience troubleshooting and repairing aircraft electrical and avionics systems, including at least 1 year focused on avionics troubleshooting.
• Experience working in a flight line, repair station, or MRO environment.
• Proficiency in troubleshooting avionics systems such as navigation and communication equipment.
• Ability to read and interpret wiring diagrams, schematics, and technical manuals.

Shift

• Monday through Friday from 3:12 p.m. to 11:42 p.m
• Monday through Friday from 11:42 p.m. to 6:42 a.m
• Friday through Sunday from 6:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m
• Friday through Sunday from 6:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m.

Pay

• $36/hr-$55/hr

Why Work Here?

You will join a professional maintenance environment that recognizes and rewards experience and technical expertise. The role offers clearly tiered compensation potential aligned with your years of avionics experience, providing strong earning potential as you advance in your career. You will gain exposure to diverse aircraft systems and complex avionics work, supporting continuous skills development and long‑term career growth in the aviation industry.

Work Environment

This position is based in a service center department in Wichita, KS, operating in a non‑climate‑controlled hangar or shop environment. Work is performed around active aircraft and maintenance operations, requiring consistent attention to safety and situational awareness. The dress code is casual and practical, typically jeans, a T‑shirt, and tennis shoes suitable for hands‑on aircraft maintenance work.

This is a Contract to Hire position based out of Wichita, KS.

The pay range for this position is $35.00 - $55.00/hr.

Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following:
• Medical, dental & vision
• Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital
• 401(k) Retirement Plan – Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available
• Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents)
• Short and long-term disability
• Health Spending Account (HSA)
• Transportation benefits
• Employee Assistance Program
• Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)

This is a fully onsite position in Wichita,KS.

This position is anticipated to close on May 15, 2026.

We know that finding work is hard, and finding meaningful work is harder. Aerotek connects 180,000+ light industrial and skilled trades workers with 14,000+ employers each year, helping our workers navigate an evolving labor market and find jobs that meets their goals, skills and interests. Since 1983, we have provided a variety of career opportunities across North American industry – from short-term assignments at Fortune 500 companies where you can build your skills, to long-term opportunities where you can play a vital role solving for companies’ construction, manufacturing and maintenance challenges. Our 1,500+ experienced recruiters across 250+ offices work relentlessly to put our workforce in a position to thrive. Let us rise to meet your challenges and put our people-are everything spirit to the test as your career continues to grow.

Aerotek offers weekly pay, employee benefits including medical, dental & vision, life insurance, health advocacy and employee assistance programs, a 401(k) plan, and employee discounts.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regards to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.