Gulfstream Aerospace

Avionics/Electrical Technician 4

Gulfstream Aerospace$86K — $100K *
Aerospace & Defense
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • High School Diploma or GED required.
  • 6 years of experience in avionics/electrical field or 2 years accredited schooling in aviation electronics plus 4 years related experience.
  • A & P license, FCC license, or NCATT certification preferred.
  • Proficiency in troubleshooting and operational testing of avionics systems essential.
  • Ability to read and interpret blueprints and schematic diagrams.

Responsibilities

  • Demonstrate superior technical skills in avionics and aircraft systems testing and troubleshooting.
  • Train personnel to support cross-training goals and ensure a quality-oriented workforce.
  • Teach installation and functional testing of avionics components according to specifications.
  • Ensure quality and efficiency in installations and troubleshoot malfunctioning systems.
  • Maintain thorough documentation of all work performed on aircraft.
  • Set up and operate test equipment for functional and operational tests.
  • Enforce safety regulations and company policies related to FOD and tool control.

Benefits

  • Medical, prescription, dental and vision coverage.
  • Life and disability insurance.
  • Retirement savings plan.
  • Employee assistance plan.
  • Voluntary programs such as adoption assistance and accident insurance.
Full Job Description
Avionics/Electrical Technician 4 in GAC Van Nuys

Previous Gulfstream and/or corporate aircraft experience preferred.

The base compensation range for this role is $41.40 - $48.30 per hour.

Final compensation for this role will be determined by several factors including but not limited to: minimum and preferred qualifications, knowledge, skills, abilities, education, experience, and location.

Gulfstream employees benefit from a total rewards package that includes competitive compensation, comprehensive benefits plans, wellness programs, paid leave and tuition assistance. Our U.S. benefits package includes:
  • Medical, prescription, dental and vision coverage
  • Life and disability insurance
  • Retirement savings plan
  • Employee assistance plan
  • Voluntary programs such as adoption assistance, prepaid legal assistance, home and auto insurance, and accident insurance.


Education and Experience Requirements

High School Diploma or GED required. Six (6) years experience in an avionics/electrical career field; or two (2) years of accredited schooling in aviation electronics and four (4) years related experience. A & P license, FCC license or NCATT certification preferred.

Position Purpose:

Provides leadership, technical expertise and guidance while performing various operational, functional tests and repairs of avionics/electronic, aircraft equipment and systems to ensure a defect free aircraft. Provides superior technical expertise in testing, troubleshooting and repairing system discrepancies to ensure minimum schedule impact. Demonstrates technical expertise and leadership by defining and implementing process changes to reduce cost and meet schedule without compromising Safety or Quality. Demonstrates the knowledge and leadership skills required. to fill in for the team leader thus ensuring that the company goals of Safety and Quality are enforced all times while adhering to daily work plans to maintain schedule requirements.

Job Description

Principle Duties and Responsibilities:

Essential Functions:
  1. Demonstrates superior technical skills and expertise in avionics and acft systems operational testing and troubleshooting. Provides direct training to personnel to support company cross-training goals while ensuring a safety conscience, quality oriented, skilled workforce.
  2. Teaches the installation and functionally testing of electrical/avionics components and systems per Engineering specifications, drawings and maintenance manuals ensuring a defect free system.
  3. Ensures quality and efficiency of all installations: troubleshoots and teaches troubleshooting processes/concepts to provide timely, quality repairs of malfunctioning systems.
  4. Demonstrates the skills and knowledge required. to effective and efficiently repair or replace defective components and wiring to ensure installations meet conformity. Demonstrates effective repair techniques using acceptable practices including splicing, soldering and pinning of wiring.
  5. Oversees the performance and compliance with engineering changes and modifications as required.
  6. Sets up and operates necessary test equipment. Conducts functional and operational tests to evaluate performance and reliability.
  7. Demonstrates through diligent compliance the importance of maintaining daily logs and other paperwork. Ensures that all work performed on the acft is properly and completely documented .
  8. As required, pre-inspects work of others prior to submitting to inspection for approval to reduce rework and inspection time.
  9. Provides the knowledge and technical expertise in testing and maintaining test equipment and electronic systems and components as required.
  10. Enforces the company FOD program, tool control program, 5-S program and all safety regulations.
  11. Adapts to sudden schedule changes.
  12. Coordinates with other disciplines concerning projects.


Additional Functions:
  1. Where required, teaches the installation and functionally testing of electrical/avionics components and systems per Engineering specifications, drawings and maintenance manuals ensuring a defect free system. .
  2. Self inspection capability for all avionics testing functions in applicable areas. .
  3. In support of acft certification and final phase testing, may include flight tests on acft as required. .


Perform other duties as assigned.

Other Requirements:
  1. Preferred proficiency in the operation and troubleshooting of other acft systems or disciplines other than avionics, such as hydraulics, landing gear, flight controls, environmental controls or structural installations and repairs.
  2. APU run qualification and engine run qualification preferred.
  3. Ability to read and interpret basic blueprints and schematic diagrams.
  4. Must be able to read, write, speak, and understand the English language.
This job requires one to be able to read, write, speak, and understand the English language.
Additional Information

Requisition Number: 235027

Category: Service Center

Percentage of Travel: Up to 25%

Shift: Multiple Shifts

Employment Type: Full-time

Posting End Date: 08/28/2026

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About Gulfstream Aerospace

Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation is an American aircraft company and a wholly owned subsidiary of General Dynamics. Gulfstream designs, develops, manufactures, markets, and services business jet aircraft. Gulfstream has produced more than 2,000 aircraft since 1958. Gulfstream's current range consists of the G280, G550, G500/G600, and G650/G650ER/G700/G800.
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