Avionics Technician I (Aerospace)

Location: Edwards Air Force Base, California, United States. Full-time onsite role requiring 10-hour shifts from Friday through Monday, with possible overtime. Temporary assignment through 31 December 2026 supporting the X-59 project.

Pay rate: $46.30 per hour.

Company

hirify.global supports the NASA X-59 project through aircraft avionics and electrical maintenance services.

What you will do

• Operate, install, maintain, test, troubleshoot, repair, and integrate avionics, electrical, computer, and research payload systems on NASA aircraft and simulators.
• Maintain aircraft and equipment records in NASA's NAMIS system and document maintenance actions according to quality assurance and regulatory requirements.
• Inspect, calibrate, and maintain avionics and electrical test equipment, aircraft batteries, ground support equipment, and related systems.
• Troubleshoot radar, communications, navigation, flight-control, flight-management, flight-display, simulator, and J85 jet engine test-cell systems.
• Remove, repair, clean, treat for corrosion, assemble, and reinstall avionics and aircraft electrical components.
• Perform aircraft ground support duties, including towing, marshalling, jacking, scheduled and unscheduled inspections, tool control, FOD prevention, and hazardous-material disposal.

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent and at least two years of fixed-wing commercial, government, or DOD aircraft maintenance experience.
• Level 1 ESD Protection certification; FAA Airframe and/or Powerplant and FCC GROL certifications may be required.
• Advanced knowledge of electronic principles and circuit analysis, with the ability to interpret schematics, engineering drawings, charts, and signal flow.
• Demonstrable soldering, cable, crimp, and harness fabrication skills.
• Must obtain and maintain NASA workmanship certifications, including IPC J-STD-001FS and NASA-STD-8739.1, 8739.5, and 8739.4 or equivalent standards.
• Must pass a NASA physical, obtain and maintain a Class II Flight Physical, complete physiological and land and water survival training, and be physically capable of working in confined spaces.

Culture & Benefits

• Fast-paced, customer-service-oriented environment with frequent multitasking and changing priorities.
• Schedule and task flexibility is required; overtime may be necessary.
• Annual eye examination and CPR certification are required to be completed and maintained.
• Valid state driver's license required.