Summary
Date Posted: Monday, March 20, 2023 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
Brief Description
The incumbent will provide Engineering services for aircraft powerplant systems through modifications, aircraft/engine health monitoring and defect management to ensure safe, reliable and cost-effective operations in line with business,regulatory and industry requirements.

Detailed Description
• Develop, continuously monitor and update Engine & APU removal plan that will ensure Engine availability and On-wing reliability for On-wing operation.
• Review system alerts, significant events and perform root cause analysis for the systems and components that exceed alert levels as established and provide recommendations to address them.
• Liaise with manufacturers and vendors on repetitive issues affecting the fleet.
• Creates technical and economical substantiation for warranty and maintenance reserves claims.
• Review Engine and APU shop visit invoices to ensure that they are accurate and as per the contractual agreement.
• Prepare Engineering Control (EC) documents (such as engineering orders, engineering authorizations, fleet campaigns) to direct the required incorporation of modifications, improvements, and disposition of Line troubleshooting and Shop requests.
• Ensure timely compliance with regulatory authorities’ Airworthiness Directives (ADs), manufacturer’s Service Bulletins (SBs), service information letters (SILs) and other mandated maintenance requirement at optimized cost whilst maintaining safety standards.
• Preparation of aircraft test flights schedule and participation in Certificate of Airworthiness test flights.
• Evaluate the present level of engine performance using on-wing trend monitoring, and borescope inspection results and identify actions to extend or optimize on wing performance.
• Develop engine shop visit work scope that defines level of work to be done and other compliances.
• Perform continuous monitoring of shop visit progress and resolving technical issues arising.
• Enforcement of delivery and return conditions including engine records review, shop visit Forecasting and physical engine equipment review.
• Optimize and recommend revision of aircraft and component maintenance requirements based on in-service experience, SB incorporation and industry problems.
• Monitoring of operational and insurance obligations as required by relevant aircraft/engine lease agreements.
• Performs statistical analysis of aircraft systems failures, components, power plants and structures to improve management of airworthiness
• and maintenance cost.
• Initiates preliminary investigations and formulate a recommendation of corrective and preventive actions for conditions that are above alert limits.
• Perform continuous monitoring of corrective actions to determine their effectiveness.
• Collates technical disruption data and determine dispatch reliability for comparison with the Kenya airways and industry standards.
• Provide troubleshooting assistance to resolve chronic aircraft defects.
• Ensure technical support is provided as required and when required (on 24h/7d basis).

Job Requirements
• Bachelor's degree in engineering (Aeronautical/Mechanical/Electrical/Mechatronic).
• Two (2) years' experience in an Engineering or Maintenance environment or as a Graduate Trainee Engineer.
• Basic root course analysis skills.
• Basic Engineering design knowledge.
• Basic knowledge in statistical analysis.
• Ability to interpret engineering data/Publication/drawings and translate into working documents.
• Ability to use standard IT Tools.

Additional Details
• Detailed knowledge on the KCAA/EASA/FAA regulations and theKenya Airways engineering procedures.
• Demonstrated competence in engineering practices.
• Knowledge of aircraft systems.
• Initiative.
• Information Seeking.
• Flexibility.
• Organizational Commitment.
• Teamwork & Cooperation.
• Concern for Order & Quality.
• Analytical Thinking.
• Conceptual Thinking.

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 24

Level of Education: Bachelor Degree

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