Electrical Technician - Flexrotor

Job Description:

Aerovel (The Airbus Helicopters Flexrotor Program) is looking for an Electrical Technician - Flexrotor to join our Manufacturing Operations team in Bingen, WA.

You will be responsible for manufacturing, testing and calibrating electrical components. Manufacture of wire harnesses from raw materials.

Meet the Team:

The Airbus Helicopters Flexrotor Program offers one of the most advanced 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 stunning 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 Pacific 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:

Primary Responsibilities: 

Electrical: 70%

• 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

Electronics: 30%

• 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.

Additional Responsibilities: 

• Other duties as assigned

Your Boarding Pass:

Required:

• High School diploma or equivalent

• Minimum of two (2) years electrical experience

• Experience to repair and install electronic devices.

• A demonstrated understanding of AC/DC electrical circuits.

• Eligible for employment in the US, Options: none, US Person under ITAR definition (U.S. Citizen, green card holder or person covered under our existing ITAR license 

• A demonstrated understanding of AC/DC electrical circuits.

• Well versed in industrial safety and security procedures.

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

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

• Using a laptop computer to interface with devices.

Preferred:

• Applicable trade school

• One (1) year of Robotics electrical assembly experience

• Mechanic