Airfield Systems Maintenance (ASM) Technician📣 Job Ad

About GDC Middle East and the Role

GDC Middle East (الشركة السعودية لتهيئة وصيانة الطائرات) is seeking an Airfield Systems Maintenance (ASM) Technician to join their team in Riyadh. This full-time position is crucial for ensuring the safe and continuous operation of airfield and air traffic systems within a regulated aviation environment.

Role Purpose and Context

The ASM Technician is responsible for the operation, inspection, maintenance, and restoration of safety-critical Communication, Navigation, Surveillance (CNS) and aviation weather systems. This role directly impacts flight safety, airspace availability, and operational continuity at assigned Ministry of National Guard (MNG) airfields. The technician performs preventive and corrective maintenance, fault isolation, testing, and system validation activities in accordance with approved procedures, technical documentation, and regulatory standards, supporting configuration control and readiness for operational evaluations.

Key Responsibilities

• Perform preventive and corrective maintenance on safety-critical Communication, Navigation, Surveillance (CNS) and aviation weather systems.
• Conduct inspections, fault isolation, testing, calibration verification, and functional validation of CNS and weather equipment.
• Execute structured daily, periodic, and post-maintenance checks, and validate system status prior to return to service.
• Troubleshoot system faults using technical documentation, test equipment, software tools, and diagnostic methods.
• Support configuration control by documenting hardware, software, and parameter changes and ensuring updates are implemented through approved processes.
• Accurately complete Equipment Maintenance Records (EMRs), checklists, logs, and supporting documentation in a timely and auditable manner.
• Support readiness for inspections, audits, flight checks, and operational evaluations by maintaining system condition, documentation accuracy, and configuration integrity.
• Participate in system restoration and contingency response activities, coordinating with ASM leadership and other stakeholders.
• Coordinate, as directed, with OEMs, system integrators, and external technical support organizations to resolve complex technical issues or support upgrades and repairs.
• Comply with all applicable safety, security, and access requirements while working in controlled and operational airfield environments.
• Participate in peer review, quality assurance, and continuous improvement activities to identify recurring issues and support corrective or preventive actions.
• Perform other GDC ME duties as assigned in support of mission requirements.

Minimum Qualifications

• Technical diploma or associate degree in electronics, communications, avionics, aviation systems, or a closely related technical field; or a combination of relevant technical education, training, and professional experience demonstrating equivalent technical capability.
• Demonstrated experience supporting, maintaining, or troubleshooting aviation communication, navigation, surveillance, or weather systems, or other mission-critical electronic systems in a regulated or safety-critical environment.
• Familiarity with operating in an aviation, defense, or safety-sensitive environment and an understanding of the importance of procedural compliance, configuration control, and documentation accuracy.
• Ability to interpret technical manuals, schematics, drawings, and system documentation to perform maintenance, fault isolation, and system validation activities.
• Experience completing maintenance documentation, logs, or records in a structured and auditable manner.
• Ability to work independently or as part of a technical team, follow direction from ASM leadership, and appropriately escalate issues impacting system availability or safety.
• Physically capable of performing duties in an operational airfield environment, including accessing equipment shelters, towers, control rooms, and outdoor sites, and working in varying environmental conditions as required.
• Eligible to obtain and maintain access to restricted and operational aviation areas in accordance with MNG and site security requirements.

Preferred Qualifications

• GACA-certified ATSEP, or previously certified ATSEP under a recognized civil or military aviation authority, with demonstrated experience supporting regulated aviation systems.
• Four (4) or more years of progressively responsible experience supporting, maintaining, or troubleshooting aviation Communication, Navigation, Surveillance (CNS) and/or aviation weather systems.
• Prior experience working directly on safety-critical or flight-impacting systems such as radios, navigation aids, surveillance systems, weather sensors, and associated control or monitoring equipment.
• Formal technical training, certification, or qualification in aviation electronics, avionics, radar, navigation aids, or weather systems.
• Demonstrated detail-oriented work habits, including disciplined documentation, configuration awareness, and adherence to procedural and regulatory requirements.
• Experience performing component-level troubleshooting, fault isolation, and repair activities using schematics, test equipment, and diagnostic tools.
• Experience supporting or preparing systems for regulatory inspections, audits, flight inspections, or operational readiness evaluations.
• Demonstrated experience coordinating with Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs), system integrators, or external technical support organizations for fault resolution, upgrades, or system restoration.
• Familiarity with configuration management practices for regulated aviation systems, including documentation of hardware, software, and parameter changes.
• Experience working in multi-discipline or multi-site aviation or defense environments.

Work Environment

This role operates within an operational airfield environment, requiring access to equipment shelters, towers, control rooms, and outdoor sites, often in varying environmental conditions. The successful candidate will work independently or as part of a coordinated technical team, supporting critical aviation infrastructure. We invite qualified candidates to apply.