Senior Powerplants Engineer (GENX-1B)

Overview

Key Responsibilities

• Conducts Continued Airworthiness and Engineering functions including health and performance monitoring of the Powerplants.
• Leads the airline's collaboration with relevant Powerplant Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEM’s) for defect analysis to drive product reliability and performance improvements.
• Oversees and manages deliverables as required by engine services agreements with external service providers, ensuring compliance with contractual obligations, quality standards, and turnaround times.
• Conducts assessment and provides recommendation for Continued Airworthiness including implementation of Powerplants campaign programs.
• Represents the airline during fleet Technical Review Meetings, Working Together Team and conferences.
• Evaluates in-service issues surrounding the Powerplants and provides commercially viable technical solutions in accordance with flydubai's reliability program management team.
• Develops and enhances the engine maintenance program and internal procedures based from the company's policy, existing agreements and objectives.
• Provide technical guidance and support to the engineering and maintenance teams, assisting in troubleshooting complex engine-related issues and implementing effective solutions.
• Identifies operational risks arising from technical issues and devise mitigating actions to reduce the risks to an acceptable degree using risk analysis and management of change method.
• Ensures that the Powerplant's engine removal planning is designed to optimize the time on-wing in respect to the maintenance and leasing agreements.
• Reviews and approves workscopes necessary to induct engines into Maintenance Repair Organisations including the ad-hoc parts replacements, repair deviations and concessions.
• Carries out review and preliminary approval of shop visit invoices ensuring its accuracy in line with the intended workscope and scrappages.
• Liaises with aircraft and engine owners for the necessary transactions needed during the lease period and life cycle of the Powerplants including technical acceptance or redelivery of an asset.
• Recognizes opportunities to reduce the life-cycle cost of engines and introduces cost saving measures through establishing new procedures, policies and maintenance philosophies.
• Serves as a focal point for flydubai's Powerplant team in its day-to-day technical activities and decision making.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree (3+ years)
• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or ICAO Type 2 Aircraft Maintenance Engineers License
• Fluent in English
• At least 7 years’ experience in commercial aviation engineering specializing in engines and APU and at least 5 years of experience in CFM56-7B/LEAP-1B/GENX-1B engines operations in Hot and Harsh Environment.
• Use of IT systems including OEM tools for engine health diagnostics is a must. flydubai uses AMOS as its CAMO software, knowledge of the environment is an advantage.
• Years with qualifications: 7 - 9 years

Competencies

• Customer Focus
• Teamwork
• Effective Communication
• Personal Accountability & Commitment to achieve
• Resilience & Flexibility (Can do attitude)
• Decision Making

• Inspiring & Developing Others

• Strategic Thinking
• Business Acumen
• ISR Requirements: Reads and complies with the ISR policies of the Company and diligently reports any weakness or incidents to the respective Line Manager or the Information Security team.
• Completes all required ISR awareness sessions and follows associated guidelines in the day-to-day business operations.