Senior Aircraft Power Plants Engineer

Permanent position

Aircraft Engines / Power Plants Engineer

Based in Sydney Engineering Office – MASCOT campus.

As a Qantas employee, you’re already helping us to embody the Spirit of Australia each and every day. Today, we’re busy planning for tomorrow. We look to the future to guide the way we innovate, helping us stay relevant and responsive in an always evolving industry.

Qantas Engineering keeps us at the forefront of aviation, caring and maintaining both the Qantas fleet, as well as aircraft for our customers across the Asia-Pacific region. Working with state-of-the-art equipment and resources, our shared commitment to professional excellence continues to keep our customers safe.

As a Senior Aircraft Power Plants Engineer you will be working as part of the highly skilled Operational Support Team (OST) within the Qantas Approved Design Organisation. You will provide specialist production and reactive support to the Qantas Group aircraft in the Operational, Base and Heavy maintenance environment globally. As a Professional Engineer, your experience, knowledge and judgement will be called upon to make mature professional engineering decisions while providing aircraft maintenance support, developing repairs and modification instructions in your defined field of expertise.

You’ll have –

Professional Engineering degree qualifications in Aeronautical, Mechanical or equivalent.

Extensive engineering knowledge and experience on Qantas Group aircraft engines.

Extensive experience with development and approval of engineering instructions for repairs and modifications to Boeing or Airbus aircraft engines in the line, base and heavy maintenance type environment.

Able to provide timely customer-focused specialist engineering advice and support to the Qantas Group.

Thorough working knowledge of CASA regulations is required and an understanding of FAA/EASA regulations is desirable.

Managed small design projects or tasks to meet stakeholder requirements.

Prioritised and manage multiple conflicting deadlines while maintaining attention to detail.

Proven organisational and communication skills, with an ability to translate complex technical information clearly and concisely.

Highly developed skills in problem solving and analytical thinking.

Ability to manage expectations of customers in line with relevant service level agreements.

Commitment to being a customer focused team member with flexibility and willingness to contribute to other business projects and interdisciplinary functions as required.

Why Qantas?

You’ll join a team where creativity and passion are encouraged. Our people come together to allow us to dream big and deliver successfully.

There are many different opportunities across our team, which means you’ll be able to grow both personally and professionally at Qantas. Your development is a priority for us – so that you can maintain the high standards our customers have come to expect and can continue to develop over time. You’ll be supported from day 1 with on the job training and coaching as well as our formal training opportunities. While you may start in this role, we’ve got a great track record of supporting our people to take their career in so many different directions, the destinations are endless.

The Qantas employee benefits program offers amazing benefits that extend well beyond travel.

We love to travel: Enjoy heavily discounted air travel within Australia and across the globe, both for you and your family and friends, as well as exclusive deals on accommodation and holidays.

We have flexible leave options: Make use of leave and flexible working opportunities including 18 weeks paid parental leave (plus superannuation payments on all paid and unpaid parental leave until your child turns 1) and additional purchased leave options for eligible employees.

We’ll give you access to thousands of rewards: Through our partnerships we can offer you discounts across shopping, food and wine, insurance, health and wellbeing, leisure and entertainment. You can also take advantage of our salary packaging program including motor vehicles, eligible portable electronic devices and professional memberships.

We’ll support your wellbeing: Whether it’s learning to better support your own and others’ mental health, our interactive wellbeing app or your very own tailored nutrition plan.

Please note:

The Qantas Group is an equal opportunity employer committed to providing a working environment that embraces and values diversity and inclusion. By coming to work for us, you’ll be part of an organisation that encourages diversity, supports charities and environmental initiatives. We encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, and people of all backgrounds to apply. If you have any support or access requirements, we encourage you to advise us at time of application. Your personal information will be kept confidential in compliance with relevant privacy legislation.

If you’re ready to step into a culture that will challenge and excite you, submit an application and let’s explore how we go places together.

If you’re up for an engineering challenge with strong motivation to contribute to Qantas’s core sustainability objectives, register your interest and we’ll be in touch.

Applications close: Thursday 6th of June 2024.

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