Technical Inspector
Role Overview
Provides technical and Quality Control oversight for assigned aircraft and components.
Ensures maintenance and repair activities are safe, accurate, and compliant with approved technical publications, procedures, and aviation requirements.
Inspects and clears critical scheduled and unscheduled maintenance actions and maintains accurate aircraft maintenance and historical records.
Key Skills for This Role
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Role overview
Provides technical and Quality Control oversight for assigned aircraft and components.
Ensures maintenance and repair activities are safe, accurate, and compliant with approved technical publications, procedures, and aviation requirements.
Inspects and clears critical scheduled and unscheduled maintenance actions and maintains accurate aircraft maintenance and historical records.
Key responsibilities
- Inspect aircraft and components during removal, disassembly, assembly, installation, and adjustment.
- Review and audit technical records to support airworthiness; ensure work in progress is accurately documented under TAMMS-(A) and approved procedures.
- Maintain historical records, including life limits, overhaul, and retirement requirements; oversee aircraft modifications and maintenance quality.
- Implement OEM technical bulletins and maintenance and safety messages; support aircraft incidents, accidents, and Product Quality Deficiency Reporting.
- Conduct facility audits, identify deficiencies, analyze maintenance trends, and recommend corrective actions.
- Verify component installations, workmanship, and tolerances; prepare technical reports and status reports.
- Support QC activities away from base when required and act as QC Supervisor in their absence.
- Identify and report conditions that may affect personnel safety or aircraft airworthiness.
Qualifications and experience
- Diploma in Aircraft Maintenance, A&P Licence, or equivalent aviation qualification.
- At least 8 years of aviation maintenance experience as an A&P Mechanic or equivalent.
- Previous Technical Inspector or Quality Control experience.
- Experience in military aviation maintenance environments.
- An AS/AA degree in aviation-related studies is preferred.
Preferred experience
- AVUM and AVIM experience is preferred.
- Fixed-wing and/or rotary-wing aircraft QC experience is preferred.
- TAMMS-(A) and Army aviation maintenance documentation experience is preferred.
- Aircraft modification and related Quality Control experience is preferred.
Opportunity
The role supports the safety, airworthiness, and quality of military aviation assets in a technically demanding aviation maintenance environment in Abu Dhabi, UAE.
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