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In order to help advance our goal of bringing revolutionary airships to life, the Avionics Technician will work directly with the appropriate company personnel to organize, plan, and execute the troubleshooting, installation, and inspections of various subsystems. This position will also provide flight operational support as required.\nResponsibilities:\nFour years’ experience in an avionics/electrical career field or two years of accredited schooling in aviation electronics plus two years of aviation experience.\nPerforms tasks to include the removal/installation of avionics electrical components, fabrication of wire harnesses, installations, terminations, ring-out, and functional tests of avionics/electrical systems.\nWithout supervision, performs the installation and functional testing of electrical/avionics components and systems per engineering specifications, drawings and maintenance manuals ensuring a defect free system.\nTroubleshoots processes/concepts to provide timely, quality repairs of malfunctioning systems.\nDemonstrates the skills and knowledge required to effectively and efficiently repair or replace defective components and wiring to ensure installations meet conformity.\nSets up necessary test equipment; conducts functional and operational tests to evaluate performance and reliability.\nEnsures that all work performed on the aircraft is properly and completely documented and ready for inspection.\nComplies with the company FOD program, tool control program, 6-S program, and all safety regulations.\nQualifications:\nMinimum 2 years, preferred 5+ years of avionics experience\nMaintenance, repair, and troubleshooting experience on electrical wiring harnesses\nPrevious cockpit avionics retrofit experience\nKnowledge of high voltage electrical, ESC, BMS, and batteries\nPrevious experience managing installation teams\nCompliant with all environmental health and safety policies and procedures\nProficient in using tools such as multimeters, crimpers, high voltage testers, calibrated tools, calipers, micrometers, torque wrenches, and other hand tools\nProficient in operating man lifts, scissor lifts, boom lifts, and maintenance platforms\nFamiliarity with Google Suite (Gmail, Drive, Sheets) and other basic technology\nAbility to get DOT driver license\nPreferred:\nFAA Airframe and Powerplant license \nCompliance Requirements:\nBackground check clearance\nDrug Test clearance wherever applicable\nWhat We Offer!\nRelocation assistance\nExcellent medical, dental, and vision insurance through a PPO plan (100% premium paid for individuals, ~70% for dependents)\nCompany-paid life, AD&D, long-term disability, and short-term disability insurances\nParental leave\nGenerous PTO + 10 paid holidays\n401(k) matching up to 6%\nLunch and snacks provided every day, including accommodations for all dietary restrictions\nMonthly wellness stipend\nMonthly cell phone stipend\nYearly education stipend to obtain certifications or take classes in your field\nFun events, swag, and the occasional airship ride\nAn opportunity to change the world and work with some of the smartest and the most talented experts from different fields","description_format":"text","description_chars":3301,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":5,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":null,"security_clearance":false,"languages":[]},"benefits":["Parental leave","Relocation assistance","Vision insurance"],"hiring_locations":[],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":true,"industries":["Higher Education"],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-09-11T12:29:21Z"}],"liveness":{"score":76,"band":"hot","label":"Hiring now","p_open":1,"p_active":0.841,"p_room":0.9,"age_days":21,"expected_fill_days":47,"reasons":["conf:18","win:mid"],"computed_at":"2026-10-01T05:45:00Z"},"pay":{"stated_usd_annual":124000,"is_top_pay":true},"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/ltaresearch-avionics-technician","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/ltaresearch-avionics-technician.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-10-01T20:02:25Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers","usage":{"tier":"crawler","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":2758,"day_limit":5000,"remaining_today":2242,"minute_limit":60,"resets_at":"2026-10-02T00:00:00Z"}}}