FAA Repair Station Mechanic/Service Technician (Aircraft Accessories)

ITT Inc. (NYSE: ITT) is a diversified global leading manufacturer of highly engineered critical components and customized technology solutions serving the flow, aerospace and defense, transportation, industrial, and energy markets. Through operational execution, innovation, and disciplined capital deployment, including strategic acquisitions such as SPX FLOW, ITT partners with its customers to deliver enduring solutions to the key industries that underpin our modern way of life. 

Headquartered in Stamford, Connecticut, ITT has a market cap of roughly $20 billion and employs more than 15,000 people across 40 countries and serves customers in approximately 125 countries. Following the acquisition of SPX FLOW, the company is expected to generate $5.4 billion in annual revenue.

 

Our businesses are organized in three distinct segments, each based around our core engineering DNA: 

 

 

 

ITT Aerospace Controls is seeking a motivated and detail-oriented Service Technician I to join our FAA Part 145 Repair Station team. This position is ideal for candidates with experience repairing and overhauling aircraft accessories or recent Airframe & Powerplant (A&P) graduates looking to begin a rewarding aviation maintenance career.

 

The successful candidate will perform the disassembly, inspection, repair, overhaul, assembly, testing, and documentation of a wide variety of aircraft components, including electronic assemblies, actuators, pumps, valves, heaters, switches, and APU silencing systems. Extensive training will be provided; therefore, a strong mechanical aptitude and willingness to learn are essential. Newly certified Airframe & Powerplant (A&P) graduates are encouraged to apply.

 

• →Interpret and follow Component Maintenance Manuals (CMMs), engineering drawings, blueprints, electrical schematics, specifications, service bulletins, and approved technical data.
• →Perform disassembly, cleaning, inspection, repair, assembly, overhaul, and testing of aircraft accessories and subassemblies.
• →Utilize hand tools, precision measuring instruments, ESD equipment, and test equipment to ensure compliance with engineering and regulatory requirements.
• →Perform electronic assembly and repair tasks including soldering, adhesive bonding, wire preparation, wrapping, and packaging.
• →Inspect components for damage, wear, cleanliness, and conformity to specifications.
• →Accurately document maintenance findings, corrective actions, labor hours, and repair activities in company records and work orders.
• →Complete teardown analyses and record all discrepancies and corrective actions.
• →Ensure maintenance records, travelers, reports, and associated documentation are properly completed and maintained.
• →Perform maintenance and alteration tasks in accordance with current manufacturer Instructions for Continued Airworthiness (ICA), Component Maintenance Manuals (CMMs), FAA regulations, Airworthiness Directives (ADs), service bulletins, service letters, and approved industry standards.
• →Submit material requisitions and parts requests as necessary to support repair activities.
• →Coordinate with Quality Assurance and Test personnel to ensure products are properly routed through inspection and testing processes.
• →Maintain familiarity with all tools, equipment, and inspection aids used within the assigned work area.
• →Report safety concerns, product defects, recurring discrepancies, or maintenance irregularities to supervisory personnel and the Chief Inspector.
• →Support additional operational requirements, including teardown inspections, conformity inspections, product validation activities, and specialized testing as business needs require.

These Essential Responsibilities are the primary functions of the position; however, since ITT’s product line is installed on such a vast number of aircraft across multiple applications, Technicians must have the ability and desire to apply their skills whenever and in whatever capacity a new market opportunity requires. This might include such tasks as conformity teardown inspections, product specific verification testing, production, and accessory testing.

 

• High School Diploma, GED, trade school certification, or equivalent experience.
• 1-2 years of experience repairing, overhauling, assembling, or testing electro-mechanical aircraft accessories or related industrial products.
• Ability to read and interpret technical manuals, engineering drawings, schematics, and specifications.
• Basic computer proficiency, including Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, and related software applications.
• Working knowledge of shop mathematics and basic electrical principles.
• Ability to accurately use precision measuring equipment such as calipers, micrometers, dial indicators, and other inspection tools.
• Ability to read, write, and communicate effectively in English.
• Must be willing to work overtime and occasional Saturdays as required.
• Must be able to successfully complete all applicable FAA/DOT drug and alcohol screening requirements (marijuana usage is NOT permitted).

• Experience working in a fast-paced FAA Part 145 Repair Station environment.
• Knowledge of FAA Part 145 regulations and repair station operations.
• Airframe & Powerplant (A&P) Certificate, FAA Repairman Certificate, or equivalent aviation maintenance credentials.
• Experience with Maintenance, Repair, and Overhaul (MRO) or MRP software systems.
• Experience troubleshooting and repairing electro-mechanical, pneumatic, hydraulic, or electronic aircraft components.
• Familiarity with aerospace quality systems and regulatory compliance requirements.

We aim to pay our ‘ITT’ers’ fairly and competitively in the locations that they live and work. Pay-for-performance is a principle that we believe in, and employees are rewarded based not only on ‘what’ they accomplish, but also on ‘how’ they reflect ITT’s values. ITT offers a competitive salary and robust total rewards package, such as health insurance, 401(k), short and long-term disability, paid time off, growth and developmental opportunities, and other incentive compensation programs. Specific benefits are dependent upon whether or not the position is part of a collective-bargaining agreement. The salary offered to a candidate is based several factors such as candidate experience and qualifications, location, as well as market and business considerations.

Min. $23.41 to Max. $34.86