Lead Technician, Avionics and Electronics
Date: Aug 8, 2025
Location: Windsor Locks, CT, US, 6096
Company: Bombardier
When applicable, Bombardier promotes flexible and hybrid work policies.
Why join us?
At Bombardier, we design, build and maintain the world’s peak-performing aircraft for the world’s most discerning people and businesses, governments and militaries. We have been successful in setting the highest standards by putting our people at the heart of it all, and defining excellence, together.
Working at Bombardier means operating at the highest level. Every day, you are part of a team that delivers superior experiences and products, pushing the boundaries of what's possible in our industry and beyond. By prioritizing employee growth and development, we empower everyone to reach their full potential on their own terms, because the best work happens when you are free to be yourself and share your unique expertise.
Bombardier’s Benefits Program
With our employees’ well-being top of mind, we offer a comprehensive and competitive Benefits Program, which includes the following:
- Insurance plans (Dental, medical, life insurance, disability, and more)
- Competitive base salary
- Retirement savings plan
- Employee Assistance Program
- Tele Health Program
What are your contributions to the team?
- Work closely alongside the airframe lead and perform hands-on technician duties.
- Serve as the sole point of contact for all avionics-related tasks/issues.
- Streamline priorities related to avionics tasks and act as the main avionics technician.
- Escalate the need for additional manpower to the supervisor if required to meet project deadlines.
- Adhere to General Work Requirements
- Complete logs, discrepancies, and/or modification notices
- Transport aircraft to designated locations
- Install test equipment on the aircraft for ground and/or in-flight troubleshooting or FTPs
- Remove and Install LRUs
- Perform avionics and electrical preflight inspections
- Remove / replace and repair electrical wiring and harnesses per applicable engineering and modification notices
- Assist with setting up Aircraft for Elect and Avionic FTPs to include Interior work
- Assist with launching and recovering aircraft from flight
- Assist with troubleshooting pre/post-flight discrepancies pertaining to avionics and electrical systems
- Ensure time compliance equipment, for example, air data computers, communications, standby air speed and altimeters are applicable parts of chapter 14 CFR (FARs)
- Remove all temporary and protective equipment from aircraft and install final aircraft product equipment
- Remove / reinstall aircraft panels in preparation for airworthiness certification inspection and repair post-inspection avionics and electrical system discrepancies as required
- Assist with troubleshooting and repairing avionics and electrical systems prior to and after functional tests, which may include performing repairs at the component-level as required
How to thrive in this role?
- Typically a minimum of 4 years of experience troubleshooting and repairing aircraft electrical and avionics systems, which must include 1 year experience working in production flight
- FAA Airframe certification required
- Leadership experience highly desired
- Working knowledge of Production Certificate System
- Engine run certification for a minimum of 1 current production model
- Ability to read and interpret engineering documents
- Working knowledge of flight-line ground safety procedures
- Ability to differentiate between malfunctioning test equipment versus malfunctioning aircraft system
- Ability to operate functional test equipment, for example, navigation testers, air data testers, maintenance computers, and transponders test equipment
- Working knowledge of safety and operating procedures for power-on aircraft
- Working knowledge of ground support equipment
- Working knowledge of aircraft flight principles
- Ability to troubleshoot and repair digital and analog systems
- Ability to obtain and renew certifications
- Ability to recognize potential electrical hazards in order to prevent injury to self or others
- Ability to achieve sufficient technical qualifications to acquire product verification certification
Now that you can see yourself in this role, apply and join the Bombardier Team!
Bombardier is committed to being an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, age, disability status, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state or local law.
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