**Advance Your Avionics Career – Join a Leader in Aerospace & Defense as an Avionics Technician **
Location: Hagerstown, MD | Payrate: $48/hour
PDS Tech Commercial is partnering with a leading aerospace and defense organization to hire an experienced Avionics Technician IV. If you have extensive avionics maintenance experience and enjoy solving complex technical challenges, this is your opportunity to work on advanced aircraft modification and maintenance programs that support mission-critical aviation systems.
In this role, you'll perform advanced avionics installation, testing, troubleshooting, and repair while helping ensure aircraft meet the highest standards of safety, quality, and performance.
What You'll Do
Perform avionics maintenance in accordance with FCC, FAA, and company policies and regulations.
Install, test, troubleshoot, and repair moderately complex avionics systems and components.
Assemble and route wiring harnesses, terminate connectors, perform ring-out testing, and conduct functional testing for aircraft modification projects.
Interpret technical schematics, wiring diagrams, blueprints, manuals, and engineering documentation.
Perform advanced wiring installation, wiring repair, soldering, crimping, and avionics component integration.
Maintain avionics test equipment, tools, and technical manuals.
Support aircraft modification programs while ensuring compliance with quality and safety standards.
Mentor and guide less experienced technicians, sharing technical knowledge and best practices.
Required Qualifications
High school diploma or GED and 10+ years of relevant avionics experience (or an equivalent combination of education and experience).
Extensive experience performing avionics maintenance, installation, testing, troubleshooting, and repair.
Hands-on experience with harness assembly, wire routing, connector termination, ring-out, and functional testing.
Experience terminating COAX, CIR-MIL, RJ-45 Network, and D-SUB connectors.
Advanced ability to read and interpret technical schematics, wiring diagrams, blueprints, manuals, and engineering publications.
Strong skills in avionics installation tooling, wiring, wiring repair, soldering, and crimping techniques.
Must provide your own tools in good working condition.
Ability to work in a safety-sensitive environment and meet the physical demands of the position, including lifting up to 50 pounds.
Preferred Qualifications
Familiarity with FCC regulations and FCC GROL certification.
Experience mentoring and guiding junior technicians.
Working knowledge of oscilloscopes, spectrometers, and pitot static test equipment.
Background in the aerospace and defense industry, the U.S. Department of Defense, or military aviation.
Experience with TRIAX, QUADRAX, fiber-optic assemblies, or El Ochito RF connectors is a plus.
Ready to Make an Impact?
If you're a skilled **Avionics Technician IV **looking to work on advanced aerospace and defense programs while growing your career with an industry leader, PDS Tech Commercial wants to hear from you.
Apply today and bring your expertise to a team that's helping shape the future of aerospace and defense.
Pay Details: $48.00 per hour
Benefit offerings available for our associates include medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short-term disability, additional voluntary benefits, EAP program, commuter benefits and a 401K plan. Our benefit offerings provide employees the flexibility to choose the type of coverage that meets their individual needs. In addition, our associates may be eligible for paid leave including Paid Sick Leave or any other paid leave required by Federal, State, or local law, as well as Holiday pay where applicable.
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One of the oldest and largest staffing companies in the United States, PDS Tech connects highly skilled employees with Fortune 500 clients’ needs for project support such as contingent labor, statement of work/offload engineering projects, and permanent placements.
PDS Tech has staffing partnerships with leading organizations based in the United States and globally. We hire jobseekers daily for openings across skill categories, including Engineering, IT, Business Professional, Administrative, Accounting/Finance, Skilled Trades and Industrial. We offer our contractors an ala carte benefits package that far exceeds our competitors, including health, dental, vision, life, disability, 401k, and employee prepaid legal services. We have an active referral bonus program to reward the collaborative efforts of our contractor community. Depending on your location or job category, holidays and longevity bonuses may also be offered. In addition, we have a recognition program to honor workplace accomplishments and celebrate contractor achievements.
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