Licensed Helicopter Maintenance Engineer

Location:

Fujairah, Fujairah, AE, P.O. Box 7

Flexible Work Arrangement: Onsite

Job Category: Aircraft Maintenance Repair & Overhaul (MRO)

Career Level: Professional

Requisition Id: 5428

Position Summary

The Licensed Helicopter Maintenance Engineer (LAME) is accountable for modifications, maintenance, repair, and installation of aircraft systems as assigned by the Contract Manager/CAMO. The role ensures all activities are conducted in accordance with regulatory, customer, and company requirements, maintaining the highest standards of safety, quality, and operational performance.

Main Responsibilities

Quality, Safety and Environment

• Ensure maintenance performed on aircraft systems is conducted in compliance with company policies, procedures, and Civil Aviation regulations.
• Certify work and release aircraft systems in accordance with relevant license categories and company approval certificates.
• Actively participate and comply with Jet Aviation’s WH&S and Environment programs and Aviation Safety Management System.
  
  

People Leadership

• Provide operational management and clear direction to Aircraft Maintenance Engineers (Fitters) for allocated maintenance tasks.
  
  

Maintenance Management

• Manage and control assigned aircraft maintenance activities on a daily basis.
• Allocate resources effectively to ensure timely completion of assigned aircraft systems modification, maintenance, repair, or installation.
• Ensure parts are ordered within appropriate timeframes to meet project or job deadlines while maintaining cost control.
• Review job packs for assigned projects or jobs to ensure completeness and alignment with customer requirements.
• Provide input to customer projects and respond to customer queries and complaints as required.
• Utilize company ERP systems to ensure time and attendance are correlated with projects.
• Use computerized maintenance tracking software for project management.
  
  

Sales and Customer Management

• Provide regular feedback to the Contract Manager/CAMO on the progress of planned system modification, maintenance, service, or installations.
• Provide input into responses to customer queries and complaints.
  
  

Regulatory and Compliance

• Ensure maintenance performed on assigned aircraft systems is conducted in compliance with relevant Civil Aviation regulations, Military or OEM requirements.
• Maintain up-to-date knowledge of regulatory requirements.
  
  

Key Challenges

• Ensure smooth workflow on assigned jobs with minimal disruptions by effective use of allocated manpower and resources.
• Complete aircraft work packs and logbook entries in compliance with regulatory and customer requirements.
• Ensure assigned modification, maintenance, repair, or installation is performed in compliance with company policies, procedures, and relevant Civil Aviation regulations.
• Raise ASRs (Over & Above defects) at the time of identification of additional work and ensure accuracy.
• Track progress of work to ensure deadlines are maintained.
• Provide directions to AMEs and Technicians to assist them in meeting customer delivery schedules.
• Implement remedial actions to correct project or job overruns.
• Provide input into parts ordering for assigned projects to ensure parts are available to meet scheduled delivery times.
• Regularly audit project documentation to ensure accuracy and integrity of data.
• Provide input into customer queries and/or complaints.
  
  

Minimum Requirements

• Minimum Licensed Helicopter Maintenance Engineer qualification.
• Experience working in an aircraft maintenance facility performing system maintenance and modifications.
• Demonstrated understanding of aviation regulatory requirements for aircraft systems maintenance.
• People management skills in an operational environment.
• Experience in a customer-focused work environment with multiple priorities and project deadlines.
• Company and customer focused.
• Results oriented.
• Proactive and self-motivated.
• Team player.
• Basic computer literacy in Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems and computerized maintenance tracking and work order software.
  
  

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel, reach with hands, and talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to stand, walk, or sit. The employee is occasionally required to climb or balance, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds, and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds overhead. Specific vision abilities required include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust and focus.

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

The employee must be able to work in both a heavy maintenance environment and in upscale customer areas. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate, with occasionally high volume when aircraft arrive or depart. The employee is frequently exposed to vibration and may occasionally encounter fuel fumes. The employee must be willing and able to work in all types of weather conditions. The hangar environment may be extremely hot or cold during certain seasons of the year.

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