Avionics Installer - Government Maintenance

Strategic Support Solutions is seeking a skilled Avionics Installer to lead the integration of advanced avionics suites into corporate aircraft. This role focuses on the physical installation, configuration, and troubleshooting of systems like the Garmin G-series (G1000/G3000/G5000) or Rockwell Collins Pro Line series (Pro Line 21/Fusion). You will be responsible for ensuring that every upgrade is flight-ready, compliant with FAA regulations, and aesthetically seamless.

Key Responsibilities:

• System Installation: Perform full-stack installations of Garmin or Rockwell Collins Pro Line avionics suites, including mounting hardware, cockpit displays, antenna placement, and interface wiring.
• Troubleshooting: Diagnose and resolve complex electrical "gremlins," including EMI interference, pitot-static leaks, and high-speed data bus communication errors (ARINC 429, RS-232, CAN bus, Ethernet, CSDB).
• System Configuration: Upload software, program database updates, configure LRUs (Line Replaceable Units), and perform ground-test checkouts using Garmin software loaders or Rockwell Collins diagnostic software and specialized ramp test equipment.
• Structural Integration: Perform minor sheet metal work for instrument panel modifications and antenna doublers as required by STCs (Supplemental Type Certificates).
• Compliance: Ensure all work meets FAA Part 145 or Part 43 standards and document all maintenance actions accurately in aircraft logs.

Required Qualifications:

• Experience: 2+ years of hands-on avionics installation experience specifically on corporate/business airframes (e.g., Cessna Citation, Beechcraft King Air, Embraer Phenom, or Pilatus).
• Systems Expertise: Proven background installing, wiring, and configuring Garmin glass cockpit systems (G1000/G3000/G5000) OR Rockwell Collins Pro Line (21 or Fusion) systems and remote sensors.
• Testing Proficiency: Experience using IFR/Aeroflex ramp test sets for Transponder (Mode S), Pitot-Static, TCAS, and RVSM validation.
• Blueprints: Ability to read and follow complex STC installation manuals, wiring schematics, and airframe structural drawings.

Physical & Technical Requirements

• Must be comfortable working in confined spaces (tail cones, under floorboards, and behind instrument panels).
• High proficiency in pins-and-sockets, coax termination, and shielding techniques.
• A&P License is a major plus but not strictly required if you have extensive avionics-specific experience.

Background Checks

• This position is covered under Federal Aviation Regulations in regard to unescorted access to Security Identification Display Areas. Applicants are subject to employment verification and, possibly, an FBI criminal history records check.

EXCELLENT Benefits:

• 401K Retirement Plan

• Two Weeks Vacation After One Year of Service
• Paid Sick Leave
• Paid Holidays
• Employer-Paid Life Insurance
• Employer-paid access to Tele-medicine
• Discount Programs for hotels, travel, and entertainment
• Weekly Pay

Equal Opportunity Employer

Strategic Support Solutions is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to providing a work environment that is free from discrimination and harassment. All employment decisions are based on business needs, job requirements, and individual qualifications, without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran, or disability status. We encourage all qualified individuals to apply.