SkillBridge - Senior Aircraft Electrical Technician
Airbus Americas · Columbus, MS
- Level
- Technician
- Team
- Reliability
- Industry
- Aerospace & defense
- Posted
- 30+ days ago
The role in 30 seconds
A technician-level reliability role at Airbus Americas (aerospace & defense) in Columbus, MS.
- Tools it names
- Assembly lines
- Day to day
- some off-shift / weekend coverage
Read from the posting. The full description is below.
From the plant jobs report · week of October 19, 2026
Maintenance Technician roles in the US: typical posted base $58k–$84k.
Median of the low and high ends of 37 live postings that list pay, out of 1616 maintenance technician openings in the US, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.
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How this role compares
Against 31 other live reliability postings in Mississippi.
- Experience asked
- Not stated
Similar roles usually ask 4+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- Team leadership 44%
- PLC 44%
- Welding 44%
- Tooling 34%
- EHS / safety 25%
✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.
Stands out: this posting asks for Assembly lines, which few similar roles mention. If you have it, lead with it.
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How to get in at this plant
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- 1
Pick 2–3 people on the Reliability team at Airbus Americas
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- 2
Send a short, curious note
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- 3
Turn a reply into a short call
Questions worth asking about this team:
- What does a normal week look like on your team?
- How does off-shift and weekend coverage work?
- How did you land the job? What stood out in your interviews?
- 4
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This plant: Airbus Americas in Columbus
1 other open role at this site.
- Director, Quality · Quality · Director+
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Requirements
- ✓Onsite or remote: 98% Onsite
- ✓Vision: able to see and read computer screens and other electronic equipment with screens, able to read documents, reports and engineering drawings, able to see and read wire numbers. Daily
- ✓Hearing: able to participate in conversations in person and via teleconference or phone and to hear sounds on the production floor including safety warnings or alarms. Daily
- ✓Speaking: able to speak in conversations and meetings, deliver information and participate in communications. Daily
- ✓Equipment Operation (personal computer, telephone, copies, fax machine, and related office equipment and using electronic identification card to enter building floors and internal doors): able to operate most office and personal electronic equipment and some tools including production tools such as hydraulic lifts. Daily
- ✓Carrying: able to carry documents, tools, drawings, electronic equipment up to 60lbs/27kgs. Daily
- ✓Lifting: able to lift documents, tools, drawings, electronic equipment up to 60lbs/27kgs. Daily
- ✓Pushing / Pulling: able to push and pull equipment and tools. Daily
- ✓Sitting: able to sit for long periods of time in meetings, working on the computer. Daily
- ✓Squatting / Kneeling: Must be able to bend, stoop, and squat. Must be able to move about freely in areas with moving aircraft and parts; work in areas where exposure to chemicals and fumes will occur. Daily
- ✓Standing: able to stand for discussions in offices or on the production floor. Daily
- ✓Travel: able to travel independently and at short notice. Several times yearly.
- ✓Walking (include routine walking such as to a shared printer to retrieve documents): able to walk through office and production areas including uneven surfaces. Daily
- ✓Personal Protective Equipment required: Required PPE includes, but is not limited to, Safety Shoes, Safety Glasses, Hearing Protection, Respirators/Masks, and/or Protective Gloves as required by site and/or customer site
- ✓Administrative position only PPE required: Steel-toed shoes are required for all shop floor visits, appropriate hearing/eye protection may also be
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Job Description
Airbus Helicopters is looking for a Senior Aircraft Electrical Technician to join our H145 FAL team based in Columbus, MS.
You will be part of the team to perform work as Electrical installer in the build-up and fabrication, repair, replacement of aircraft electrical/electronic components and systems in the manufacture, maintenance or refurbishing of aircraft and function check of components to verify proper functioning of components and systems.
Airbus is an authorized DoD SkillBridge partner (per DoDI 1322.29). This 180-day program allows transitioning service members to leverage their military technical expertise in a high-precision aerospace environment.
SkillBridge Eligibility
- •Active-duty service member within 180 days of separation.
- •Written Commander (O-4 or above) authorization.
- •Must have current work authorization for U.S. positions.
Meet the team
From building to servicing the next generation of aerospace, our team focuses on quality, productivity and efficiency. We ensure the highest quality of care and safety is built into each aircraft we assemble and maintain. Our team members make it happen.
Your working environment
On the eastern border of Mississippi you’ll find Columbus, home to our Helicopter manufacturing and assembly lines and Center of Excellence for the entire North America region. It’s here that we produce the UH-72A Lakota Helicopters for the U.S. Army in addition to the H-125 aircraft for civil and commercial customers.
How we care for you
- •Financial Rewards: Competitive base salary, incentive compensation which may include profit sharing schemes, retirement savings plan and the ability to participate in an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (“ESOP”)
- •Work/Life Balance: Paid time off including personal time, holidays and a generous paid parental leave program.
- •Health & Welfare: Comprehensive insurance coverage including medical (traditional and high-deductible health plans), prescription, dental, vision, life, disability, Employee Assistance Plan (“EAP”) and other supplemental benefit coverages.
- •Individual Development: Upskilling and development opportunities through our global Leadership University, including unlimited access to 10,000+ e-learning courses focusing on ways to develop your employability, certifications, career path as well as the opportunity to participate in accelerated development programmes and both national and international mobility.
At Airbus, we support you to work, connect and collaborate more easily and accessibly. Wherever possible, we foster flexible working arrangements to stimulate innovative thinking.
Your challenges
- •Apply the basic techniques and procedures of electrical installation.
- •Read and follow detailed plans, diagrams and different standards in the fabrication of wire harnesses and electrical components.
- •Lay-in route wires in aircraft, tying, lacing and apply appropriate anti-chaff protection.
- •Install solder shields, splices, daisy chains and different electronic components such as resistors, capacitors and diodes etc...
Your boarding pass
- •Minimum six (6) years of aviation electrical experience.
- •Current A&P license is a plus but not required.
- •Must be able to read, write, and speak English.
Citizenship
- •US Person under ITAR definition (U.S. Citizen, green card holder or person covered under our existing ITAR license)
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