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.
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