At a glance
- Workplace
- Onsite
- Location
- Wichita Metro Area
- Salary
- USD 23-35
About the role
- Shield AI is seeking a Technician II, Maintenance to conduct organizational-level maintenance on X-BAT unmanned aircraft systems and associated GSE in the Wichita Metro Area.
- The role involves inspecting, troubleshooting, repairing, and maintaining aircraft systems and components using technical manuals and engineering drawings.
Responsibilities
- Conduct organizational-level maintenance on X-BAT unmanned aircraft systems and associated GSE.
- Inspect, troubleshoot, repair, and maintain aircraft systems, components, and associated equipment.
- Use technical manuals, work instructions, engineering drawings, inspection criteria, torque specifications, and service bulletins to complete maintenance accurately and safely.
- Document inspections, discrepancies, repairs, component replacements, and other maintenance actions in accordance with company procedures and applicable quality requirements.
- Construct wiring harnesses and solder necessary components to maintain X-BAT unmanned aircraft systems and associated GSE.
- Comply with written training and certification requirements for maintenance personnel.
- Support the development and improvement of maintenance task instructions, inspection checklists, and future maintenance manuals.
- Build relationships with engineering, quality, production, flight operations, supply chain, and field support to ensure maintenance best practices are in place.
- Comply with the company’s tool control, Foreign Object Debris (FOD) prevention, Hazardous Materials (HAZMAT), Electrostatic Discharge (ESD), and safety programs.
Requirements
- Experience in aviation maintenance and operations, including coordination across multiple departments.
- Ability to read and follow technical manuals, illustrated parts catalogs, engineering drawings, torque specifications, inspection criteria, and maintenance work instructions.
- Proficiency using maintenance tools and precision measuring equipment, including torque wrenches, calipers, micrometers, feeler gauges, and related inspection tools.
- Ability to inspect aircraft components for wear, cracks, corrosion, damage, and compliance with applicable inspection criteria.
- Ability to maintain accurate maintenance, inspection, configuration, and quality records.
- Ability to travel as needed.
- Ability to obtain a U.S. security clearance.
- Significant experience and proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- U.S.-issued passport.
Preferred qualifications
- FAA Airframe and Powerplant (A&P) license or equivalent internal or external certification demonstrating technical competency.
- Experience with unmanned aerial systems.
- Ducted-fan VTOL aircraft, or expeditionary UAS operations.
- Experience with Group 2 or Group 3 UAS maintenance, field support, launch and recovery operations, or deployed aviation maintenance environments.
- Experience in avionics.
- IPC certification.
- Experience with maintenance data collection, failure reporting, root-cause analysis, continuous improvement, or development of maintenance work instructions.
Benefits
- Bonus
- Benefits
- Equity
- temporary benefits package (applicable after 60 days of employment)
Skills
- Microsoft Office Suite
