Maintenance Technician IV

You will perform complex maintenance, troubleshooting, inspections, modifications, and ground-test support for X-BAT aircraft. You will maintain accurate configuration and maintenance records, coordinate with engineering, support test deployments, and mentor less-experienced technicians.

Responsibilities

• Perform advanced maintenance, inspections, servicing, repairs, and component replacement on aircraft systems.
• Support aircraft assembly, integration, modification, and instrumentation installation.
• Execute pre-test and post-test inspections and document aircraft condition and maintenance status.
• Support engine starts, ground runs, hover preparation, shutdown, and ground-test activities.
• Diagnose mechanical, electrical, and avionics discrepancies.
• Coordinate with engineering to resolve discrepancies and implement corrective actions.
• Maintain maintenance records, component traceability, configuration status, and discrepancy documentation.
• Verify maintenance and modification tasks before readiness review.
• Follow test cards, safety plans, hazard controls, PPE requirements, and test-area restrictions.
• Maintain tool accountability, FOD prevention, and ground-support-equipment serviceability.
• Identify required tools, consumables, replacement parts, and support equipment.
• Mentor less-experienced mechanics and technicians.
• Support root-cause investigations and maintenance-process improvements.
• Support aircraft recovery, field-site setup and teardown, and extended test deployments.

Requirements

• 10+ years of aviation maintenance experience with military or commercial aircraft.
• Hands-on experience maintaining and troubleshooting turbine propulsion, flight controls, mechanical systems, electrical systems, or avionics.
• Ability to independently complete complex maintenance tasks within approved procedures.
• Proficiency interpreting technical manuals, engineering drawings, wiring diagrams, maintenance instructions, and configuration documentation.
• Ability to diagnose and resolve aircraft discrepancies under operational pressure while maintaining safety and quality.
• Experience maintaining aircraft maintenance records, tool accountability, and configuration control.
• Knowledge of aviation maintenance safety, ground-test hazards, and risk management.
• Experience mentoring mechanics or technicians.
• Verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to travel frequently and support extended field-test deployments.
• Ability to obtain and maintain relevant clearances or certifications.

Benefits

• Bonus
• Benefits
• Equity