Test Technician I (Onsite)
Collins Aerospace · Miramar, FL · 1 wk ago
On-siteQuality AssuranceFull-time
Date Posted: 2026-08-14 | Location: Miramar, FL (3601 Flamingo Rd) | Role Type: Onsite
Must be authorized to work in the U.S. without company immigration sponsorship now or in the future.
About the Role
This position is considered safety sensitive in accordance with FAA Guidelines. The employee will work in a repair and overhaul shop environment, requiring continuous standing and walking. Routine lifting of up to 25 pounds is required; employees will utilize a lift assist or buddy system for weights exceeding 25 pounds. The role involves exposure to hazardous waste, and compliance with all regulatory, state, local, and corporate requirements for handling hazardous waste is mandatory.
Responsibilities
- Manual handling and maneuvering (rolling, lifting) of large fuel aircraft components.
- Maintain proper segregation and identification of components in progress.
- Maintain current knowledge of and comply with customer/FAA/EASA/CAAC technical data as applicable to assigned work.
- Perform painting functions, including mixing and application of primer/paint.
- Perform general shop and equipment maintenance; practice the principles of the Five S's (Sort, Set in Order, Shine, Standardize, Sustain) to maintain a neat, orderly work area.
- Identify and eliminate non-value-added steps from processes to produce products in the least-waste way.
- Demonstrate commitment to continuous process improvement.
- Conduct receiving inspection of incoming assemblies/components and perform functional tests on computer test stands in accordance with established procedures and technical data.
- Perform disassembly, pressure testing, receiving inspection, final inspection, and assembly of aircraft components according to customer specifications, airworthiness directives, applicable manufacturers' CMM guidelines, and operating procedures.
- Operate Automatic Test Equipment (ATE).
- Maintain test logs and reports in the test cell.
- Perform other duties or responsibilities as assigned.
Qualifications
You Must Have
- High school diploma (or equivalent) or vocational/technical education in a related discipline.
- Ability to read and interpret technical documents/Component Maintenance Manual per FAR 145.155(b), 65.71(a)(2).
We Prefer
- Computer coding and software experience.
- Experience performing testing on computerized test stands.
- FAA Airframe and Powerplant certification (completed or in progress).
- Ability to follow component maintenance manuals and all other applicable technical documents.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
- Three weeks of vacation for newly hired employees.
- Generous 401(k) plan with employer matching funds and separate employer retirement contribution, including a Lifetime Income Strategy option.
- Tuition reimbursement program.
- Student Loan Repayment Program.
- Life insurance and disability coverage.
- Optional coverages: pet insurance, home and auto insurance, additional life and accident insurance, critical illness insurance, group legal, ID theft protection.
- Birth, adoption, and parental leave benefits.
- Ovia Health (fertility and family planning).
- Adoption Assistance.
- Autism Benefit.
- Employee Assistance Plan (up to 10 free counseling sessions).
- Healthy You Incentives (wellness rewards program).
- Doctor on Demand (virtual doctor visits).
- Bright Horizons (child and elder care services).
- Teladoc Medical Experts (second opinion program).