Join the team that keeps legendary helicopters flying.
At MD Helicopters, we don’t just maintain aircraft — we power missions, innovation, and excellence in flight. As a Light Helicopter Avionics Technician, you’ll play a critical role in ensuring our fleet operates with precision, reliability, and safety. If you thrive in hands-on environments, enjoy solving complex technical challenges, and take pride in high-quality craftsmanship, this is the opportunity to let your skills take flight.

You’ll be part of a skilled team responsible for building, testing, and maintaining advanced helicopter avionics systems. Every day brings variety — from troubleshooting electrical systems to fabricating control panels and integrating Garmin avionics technology.

• Perform operational checkouts of avionics and instrument systems

• Diagnose, repair, and replace electrical components with precision

• Fabricate, install, and modify wiring, coax cable, and control panels

• Use detailed blueprints, schematics, and technical data to complete installations

• Ensure all inspections, maintenance, and documentation meet MDH standards

• Accurately document maintenance actions and sign off completed work

• Maintain a clean, organized, and safety-focused workspace

• Occasionally travel (up to 10) to support field operations

• Minimum of 3 years of hands-on avionics experience (1+ year in commercial aviation preferred)

• Ability to read and interpret blueprints, engineering drawings, and technical manuals

• Proficiency with digital multimeters, crimping, soldering, and wire harness fabrication

• Experience with Garmin avionics programming and related test equipment

• Strong attention to detail, teamwork mindset, and commitment to quality

• Ability to access Export Control Information

At MD Helicopters, you’ll be part of a team that takes pride in building and maintaining some of the most respected aircraft in the industry. You’ll work alongside talented technicians, engineers, and leaders who are passionate about aviation and excellence in every detail.

We value our people and their time. Full-time employees enjoy:

• Three weeks of accrued vacation per year

• An additional paid week off during our annual company closure between Christmas and New Year’s

• Opportunities for professional growth and development

• A culture that values precision, teamwork, and accountability

MD Helicopters, LLC provides equal employment opportunities to minorities, females, veterans, individuals with disabilities, sexual orientation, and gender identity.

SKILLS AND ABILITIES

• Must have the ability to read and interpret blue prints, engineering drawing and technical publications.
• Experience in the use of digital multi-meter and other related test equipment along with the ability to strip, crimp and solder wiring, coax cable and electrical components.
• Prior experience building and installing wire harnesses required.
• Prior experience in Garmin products programming.
• Ability to use and maintain various pieces of ground support and test equipment including following: Christie RF80 Battery Charger, Artex Model 453-2000 ELT Programmer, Castleberry Model 337 Pitot-static Tester, Aeroflex IRF4000 Nav Com Tester, Aeroflex IF 6000 Tester.
• The ability to understand and follow instructions and the ability to concentrate is required.

• Excellent written, verbal, communication and interpersonal skills.
• The ability to get along with others or to be part of a team.
• Access to Export Control Information.
• Regular attendance at the worksite.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE

• This job requires a minimum of high school education and 10-15 years work-related experience, with at least 1 year commercial avionics experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee(s) incumbent in this position. Employee(s) will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform any other job-related duties requested by any person authorized to give instructions or assignments.

This document does not create an employment contracts, implied or otherwise, other than an “at will” relationship.

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS

None

WORK ENVIRONMENT/PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• This position is designated by the employer to be a safety-sensitive position.
• Work performed in an office and factory settings.
• Exposure to shop environment such as noise, dust, odors and fumes.
• Occasionally required to lift up to 20 lbs.
• Regularly required to sit, stand, bend, reach and move about facilities.

A review of this position has excluded the marginal functions of the position that are incidental to the performance of fundamental job duties. All duties and responsibilities are essential job functions and requirements and are subject to possible modification to reasonably accommodate individuals with disabilities. To perform this job successfully, the incumbent(s) will possess the skills, aptitudes, and abilities to perform each duty proficiently. The requirements listed in this document are the minimum levels of knowledge, skills, or abilities.

MD Helicopters, LLC. provides equal employment opportunities to minorities, females, veterans, individuals with disabilities, sexual orientation, and gender identity.