Electronics Technician Avionics

Flugplatzkommando Locarno \| 80-100% This is your contribution • Carry out maintenance and repair work on the electrical and electronic systems of the aircraft types PC-6 and PC-7 as well as on the helicopters EC-635 and SP/SC • Prepare flight readiness, perform intermediate flight checks as well as resetting of the systems and hand over the aircraft to the pilot • Guarantee knowledge transfer in technical courses as a specialist instructor • Lend a hand with various tasks at the airfield (e.g., flight accident standby, airfield control, parachute folding, etc.) • Support during missions abroad and outside of normal working hours <br /> This makes you unique • Higher technical vocational training or completed vocational training as an electronics technician, electrical engineer, electromechanic or comparable training as well as great interest in aviation and the latest technologies in this field • Driving license category B mandatory, C and E an advantage • Good IT skills (MS-Office/SAP) desired • Responsible, team- and customer-oriented, independent and exact way of working • Good physical and mental condition to carry out survival training in the land and sea areas • Knowledge of a second official language and good English skills <br /> In a nutshell Electronics meets aviation: As a military airfield of the Swiss Air Force, the Flugplatzkommando Locarno is responsible for the permanent operational readiness of the Air Force's fixed-wing aircraft and helicopters. With us, you work daily in an area of cutting-edge technology and have the opportunity to combine your know-how with your passion for aviation. We look forward to your application! What we offer <br /> • Working for Switzerland We are committed to the Swiss success model and work for the benefit of the population. • Lived diversity Thanks to equal opportunity, we develop our competencies and bring in different perspectives. • Healthy at the workplace We support and advise our employees in the area of physical and mental health. All benefits (https://www.stelle.admin.ch/stelle/de/home/bundesverwaltung/ihre-vorteile-auf-einen-blick.html) <br /> Your commitment to security and freedom The Operations Command (Kdo Op) is responsible for all military operations and missions of the Swiss Army. The Kdo Op includes, among others, the Air Force, the Army, the four territorial divisions, the SWISSINT competence center, the Special Forces Command, and the Military Police. Around 40 % of the approx. 2'500 employees are civilian employees -- from engineers to aircraft mechanics to analysts. The Swiss Army employs over 9'000 employees in four military and around 200 civilian professions -- and this at 110 locations throughout Switzerland. Provision is also made for new talent: The Swiss Army trains apprentices in over 30 professions. Additional information Employment with the Swiss Army makes sense and brings many advantages. Convince yourself at armee.ch/vorteile. (https://www.vtg.admin.ch/de/vorteile) Questions about the position Diego Stacchi Head of Flight Operations Support +41 58 48 12419