Aircraft Instrumentation Technician

PGS Worldwide is seeking an Aircraft Instrumentation Technician in Stratford, CT for a one-year contract-to-hire role supporting a leading aerospace & defense company.

The Aircraft Instrumentation Technician will build, install, operate, and maintain instrumentation systems used to collect engineering test data. This role requires extensive strain-gauge experience and includes instrumentation wiring, system checkout, calibration, preventive maintenance, and operation of data-acquisition and recording equipment.

Required Skills

• Bachelor’s degree with 16+ years of relevant experience, or master’s degree with 14+ years of relevant experience.
• Extensive strain-gauge installation, wiring, testing, and troubleshooting experience.
• Experience building and maintaining instrumentation systems.
• Ability to work from travelers and technical instructions prepared by engineering technicians.
• Experience preparing, installing, checking out, and operating instrumentation systems.
• Experience performing planned maintenance and calibration activities.
• Ability to follow standard operating procedures for instrumentation and control equipment.
• Experience ensuring the accuracy and validity of recorded test data.
• Experience operating data-acquisition systems and related recording equipment.
• Ability to troubleshoot instrumentation equipment, wiring, sensors, and data-quality issues.
• Strong attention to detail and documentation accuracy.

Preferred Skills

• Experience working on test aircraft.
• Aircraft avionics experience.
• Aircraft instrumentation wiring experience.
• Experience supporting flight-test or aerospace engineering programs.
• Familiarity with instrumentation-system configuration, sensor installation, and signal verification.

What You’ll Do

• Build and maintain engineering instrumentation systems.
• Install strain gauges, sensors, wiring, and associated instrumentation components.
• Prepare instrumentation systems for engineering and aircraft test activities.
• Perform system checkout and verify proper operation before testing.
• Operate data-acquisition systems and recording equipment.
• Conduct scheduled maintenance and calibration of instrumentation and control equipment.
• Follow travelers, technical instructions, and established operating procedures.
• Monitor instrumentation performance and troubleshoot system or data issues.
• Verify that measurement data is accurate, complete, and valid.
• Maintain test, calibration, maintenance, and configuration records.
• Coordinate with technicians, engineers, and test personnel to meet data-collection requirements.

Pay

• $21.43–$68.00 per hour

Job ID: 22277

Military veterans and transitioning military members are encouraged to apply to all PGS Worldwide positions. All of our jobs are military-friendly, and we work with leaders in Aerospace who rely on your military expertise to support mission-critical programs nationwide. As a Veteran Founded company, we know that the military has given you the skills and training you need to succeed in positions like this, and we want to support your success in the civilian sector however we can. We thank you for your service and humbly offer our own in return by helping you take your career to the next level.