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Senior Electrical Engineer

Milwaukee, WI · Hybrid

$105K - $165K/yr

Responsibilities would include designing the electrical components related to power distribution, control systems, emergency generators, NAVAIDS, airfield lighting, and security and communications ...

Responsibilities would include designing the electrical components related to power distribution, control systems, emergency generators, NAVAIDS, airfield lighting, and security and communications ...

Responsibilities would include designing the electrical components related to power distribution, control systems, emergency generators, NAVAIDS, airfield lighting, and security and communications ...

In this role, you will support and lead airfield electrical design projects, bringing your technical expertise to runways, taxiways, NAVAIDS, approach lighting, and related airport development ...

Electrical Engineer - Aviation

Tampa, FL · On-site

$85K - $120K/yr

In this role, you will support and lead airfield electrical design projects, bringing your technical expertise to runways, taxiways, NAVAIDS, approach lighting, and related airport development ...

This position also performs routine and corrective maintenance on navigational (NAVAIDS) systems. Essential Duties and Job Functions Performs preventative and corrective maintenance, installation ...

Ensure operational readiness of facility equipment and associated NAVAIDs. * Ensure all controllers meet physical standards per AR 40-501 and local/host nation requirements. * Maintain a current file ...

Electrical Engineer - Aviation

Tampa, FL · On-site

$85K - $120K/yr

In this role, you will support and lead airfield electrical design projects, bringing your technical expertise to runways, taxiways, NAVAIDS, approach lighting, and related airport development ...

Responsibilities would include designing the electrical components related to power distribution, control systems, emergency generators, NAVAIDS, airfield lighting, and security and communications ...

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How much do navaids jobs pay per year?

As of Jun 5, 2026, the average yearly pay for navaids in the United States is $88,896.00, according to ZipRecruiter salary data. Most workers in this role earn between $59,500.00 and $109,500.00 per year, depending on experience, location, and employer.

What is a Navaids job?

A Navaids job involves maintaining, inspecting, and repairing navigational aids that support aircraft operations, such as radio beacons, instrument landing systems, and distance measuring equipment. Technicians ensure these systems function correctly to provide pilots with accurate guidance for safe takeoffs, landings, and en-route navigation. This role requires technical expertise in electronics, troubleshooting, and adherence to aviation safety regulations. Navaids personnel often work for aviation authorities, airports, or military organizations.

What are some typical daily responsibilities for a Navaids technician?

A Navaids technician typically inspects, maintains, and repairs ground-based navigational systems such as VORs, ILS, and DME at airports or enroute locations. Daily tasks often involve preventive maintenance checks, system calibrations, troubleshooting reported issues, and keeping detailed maintenance logs. Working closely with air traffic control, engineering teams, and compliance authorities is common to ensure navigational aids meet strict operational standards. This role requires both fieldwork and office duties, offering a mix of hands-on technical work and administrative responsibilities.

What are the key skills and qualifications needed to thrive in the Navaids position, and why are they important?

Excelling as a Navaids technician requires strong technical knowledge of navigational aids systems, electronics, and troubleshooting, usually supported by relevant certifications or military training. Familiarity with testing equipment, maintenance protocols, and systems like VOR, ILS, and DME is essential for this role. Attention to detail, problem-solving abilities, and effective communication help technicians collaborate with air traffic and engineering teams. Mastering these skills ensures reliable navigational support, safety, and smooth operations in aviation environments.

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Infographic showing various Navaids job openings in the United States as of May 2026, with employment types broken down into 17% Internship, 80% Full Time, and 3% Part Time. Highlights an 84% Physical, and 16% Hybrid job distribution, with an average salary of $88,896 per year, or $42.7 per hour.
General Engineer (Senior Operations Engineer)

General Engineer (Senior Operations Engineer)

Department of Transportation

Bethany, OK • On-site

$95K/yr

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Posted 7 days ago


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Company rating: 7.5 out of 10

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Job description

Serves as a General Engineer in the Operations Engineering Support Group organization under the minimal direction of a manager or more experienced engineer. Plans and accomplishes highly complex and challenging projects/programs and other work activities. May act as a principal technical specialist or as a project/program manager or team leader for large work activities.

Qualifications:

Basic Requirements:

Degree: Engineering. To be acceptable, the program must: (1) lead to a bachelor's degree in a school of engineering with at least one program accredited by ABET; or (2) include differential and integral calculus and courses (more advanced than first-year physics and chemistry) in five of the following seven areas of engineering science or physics: (a) statics, dynamics; (b) strength of materials (stress-strain relationships); (c) fluid mechanics, hydraulics; (d) thermodynamics; (e) electrical fields and circuits; (f) nature and properties of materials (relating particle and aggregate structure to properties); and (g) any other comparable area of fundamental engineering science or physics, such as optics, heat transfer, soil mechanics, or electronics.

OR

Combination of education and experience -- college-level education, training, and/or technical experience that furnished (1) a thorough knowledge of the physical and mathematical sciences underlying engineering, and (2) a good understanding, both theoretical and practical, of the engineering sciences and techniques and their applications to one of the branches of engineering. The adequacy of such background must be demonstrated by one of the following:

1. Professional registration or licensure -- Current registration as an Engineer Intern (EI), Engineer in Training (EIT)1, or licensure as a Professional Engineer (PE) by any State, the District of Columbia, Guam, or Puerto Rico. Absent other means of qualifying under this standard, those applicants who achieved such registration by means other than written test (e.g., State grandfather or eminence provisions) are eligible only for positions that are within or closely related to the specialty field of their registration. For example, an applicant who attains registration through a State Board's eminence provision as a manufacturing engineer typically would be rated eligible only for manufacturing engineering positions.

2. Written Test -- Evidence of having successfully passed the Fundamentals of Engineering (FE)2 examination or any other written test required for professional registration by an engineering licensure board in the various States, the District of Columbia, Guam, and Puerto Rico.

3. Specified academic courses -- Successful completion of at least 60 semester hours of courses in the physical, mathematical, and engineering sciences and that included the courses specified in the basic requirements under paragraph A. The courses must be fully acceptable toward meeting the requirements of an engineering program as described in paragraph A.

4. Related curriculum -- Successful completion of a curriculum leading to a bachelor's degree in an appropriate scientific field, e.g., engineering technology, physics, chemistry, architecture, computer science, mathematics, hydrology, or geology, may be accepted in lieu of a bachelors degree in engineering, provided the applicant has had at least 1 year of professional engineering experience acquired under professional engineering supervision and guidance. Ordinarily there should be either an established plan of intensive training to develop professional engineering competence, or several years of prior professional engineering-type experience, e.g., in interdisciplinary positions. (The above examples of related curricula are not all-inclusive.)

To qualify for this position to qualify for this position you must demonstrate in your application that you possess at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to FV-I, FG/GS-13. Specialized experience is experience that has equipped you with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position.

Specialized experience may include but not limited to:
Experience working with Terminal, NAVAIDS, EnRoute NAVAIDS, Communications, Surveillance, and Environmental.

Applicants must include examples of specialized experience in their work history.

Qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of this vacancy announcement.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities (KSAs): As a part of the Federal-Wide Hiring Reform Initiative, the FAA is committed to eliminating the use of the Knowledge, Skills and Ability (KSA) narratives from the application in the hiring process for all announcements. Therefore, as an applicant for this announcement, you are NOT required to provide a narrative response in the text box listed below each KSA.

In lieu of providing a KSA narrative response, in your work history, please include information that provides specific examples of how you meet the response level or answer you choose for each KSA. Your work history examples should be specific and clearly reflect the highest level of ability. Your KSA answers will be evaluated further to validate whether the level that you selected is appropriate. Your answers may be adjusted by a Human Resources Specialist as appropriate.

Eligible applicants meeting the minimum qualification requirements and selective factor(s), if applicable, may be further evaluated on the Knowledge, Skills and Abilities (KSA) listed in the announcement. Based on this evaluation, applicants will be placed in one of the following categories: score order, category grouping, or alphabetical and referred to the selecting official for consideration.

Education:This position has a positive education requirement: Applicants must submit a copy of their college or university transcripts(s) and certificates by the closing date of announcement to verify qualifications. If selected, an official transcript will be required prior to appointment. You may upload these documents with your application in USAJOBS or fax it to fax number provided in the announcement (please include announcement number on each page).
Failure to do so will result in loss of consideration.
Schools must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. Accreditation may be verified at the following website: www.ed.gov/accreditation.
Foreign education must be evaluated by a private professional organization specializing in interpretation of foreign education credentials or an accredited U.S. educational institution in terms of equivalence to a degree acquired at an American college or university. A copy of the evaluation results must be included, otherwise your foreign education will not be considered.
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