Engineering’s role is focused on reassurance, keeping our people and our customer’s safe, ensuring that in every aspect of our operation we have industry leading performance and that our various fleet programmes are delivering to plan, budget and specification.

The role of the Fleet Principal Engineer – Airbus is to deliver operational excellence by ensuring the ASL Airlines fleets is safe, compliant, reliable, on-time and defect-free, managing internal and external stakeholders to achieve this in a cost-effective way for the airframe systems.

Key Responsibilities

The Technical Services Airbus section is responsible for Engineering activities related to the airworthiness, safety, reliability, operational disruption, and commercial cost effectiveness of all Airbus aircraft types operated by ASL Airlines and its customer airlines.

Responsible for:

• Ensuring applicable FAA/EASA Airworthiness Directives are reviewed and managed with compliant technical and/or procedural actions.
• Identifying, reviewing, producing and following-up of technical documentation related to Non-mandatory Modifications (SB, SL, STC, or Service docs).
• Monitoring of operational reliability with identification and introduction of effective delay mitigation actions to ensure target levels for operational reliability are achieved.
• Exercising oversight and control of Subcontracted CAMO activities by verifying and endorsing the Subcontracted CAMO deliverables.
• Using Reliability Centred Maintenance Philosophy, in coordination with Subcontracted CAMOs, producing and managing initial issue and revision to AMP, supporting AMP optimization projects, reviewing findings to ensure the AMP remains compliant and effective considering the operating experience.
• Issuing and management of Reliability Reports and contributing to the company Reliability Control Board process.
• Providing assistance to phase in /phase out projects of aircraft as required, including records review of AD/SB, HTC, LLPs, OCCM, modification status, to support in his/her domain the Continuous Airworthiness Manager in order to produce Aircraft Introduction Files in accordance with EASA/FAA/CAA requirements.
• Manage technical investigations and implement corrective actions.
• Investigating Occurrence reports performing appropriate technical and/or procedural actions to minimize possibility of recurrence for the fleet.
• Supporting Line Maintenance and Flight Operations with specialist technical support.
• Driving continuous improvement, processes, and procedures.
• Lead and mentor the Technical Service Engineers in his/her respective Team.
• Prepare and maintain the team Manpower Plan on a quarterly basis
• Managing the technical relationship with Airbus to ensure they effectively support ASL Airlines Engineering.
• Support the CAMO Manager in the discharge of day to day continuous airworthiness duties for the assigned fleet
• Keeping abreast of industry best practice ideas and developments - adopting these where appropriate

Qualifications

• Must have completed a recognised apprenticeship in aircraft engineering with four years’ post apprenticeship aircraft engineering experience, or
• Must hold a recognised aircraft engineering qualification (Degree in Engineering or aerospace discipline or an equivalent professional qualification) with minimum 3 years' experience in Engineering role, or
• Must hold a Part 66 licence issued by the IAA or equivalent authority.

Experience

• Strong aviation engineering knowledge and experience in a CAMO organization preferably in Airbus aircraft systems role.
• Strong supplier management experience.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, able to interact and influence across Engineering sections, OEM’s, other operators, industry experts and regulators.
• Sound knowledge of maintenance planning.
• Sound knowledge of airworthiness regulations.
• Sound knowledge of aircraft maintenance programmes and development.
• Sound knowledge of computerised Maintenance Information Systems and record keeping systems. Knowledge of AMOS/TRAX will be an asset.
• Proficient in MS Office.
• Fluent in English.

Candidates must be eligible to live and work in the EU.

We offer:

• a competitive salary, 24 days annual leave (increasing with continuous service) and a range of other benefits, including car parking, generous employer pension contribution and life assurance cover.

As part of our commitment to our IBEC KeepWell accreditation we offer:

• employee assistance program, subsidized gym membership, cycle to work scheme, tax saver scheme, and access to The ASL Way Learning Academy.

Other Information:

• Company: ASL Airlines Ireland
• Location: Head Office, Swords, Co.Dublin
• Reports to: CAMO Manager
• Working Hours: Monday - Friday 9:00-17:30
• Permanent

Don't miss out on this exciting opportunity to join ASL Airlines Ireland and take your career to new heights!