Fleet Reliability Engineer - A400M

Description

The role is a permanent, professional-level position with the company's UK operation, centred on the A400M fleet.

You must have security clearance eligibility, or be able to obtain it, to enter UK Ministry of Defence establishments.

The work is subject to ITAR and export control restrictions.

Responsibilities

• Monitor the fleet's technical health and drive continuous improvement across the A400M maintenance program.
• Analyse maintenance, operational and defect data from airframe, avionics and propulsion systems to spot reliability trends and emerging faults.
• Lead complex investigations into repeat defects and component failures, and design lasting fixes.
• Propose and put in place changes to the approved A400M maintenance program that improve fleet availability and reduce direct maintenance costs.
• Write platform reliability reports for internal teams, the UK Ministry of Defence and the customer, covering KPIs and action plans.
• Work with the company's central engineering teams in Spain and France, OEMs and on-site maintenance crews to resolve in-service issues.
• Work with technicians, the A400M engineering enterprise and the RAF to maximise aircraft availability and cut operational downtime.

Requirements

• You have worked in aviation maintenance, continuing airworthiness or reliability engineering.
• You have hands-on experience with the A400M or a similar heavy military transport aircraft.
• You know Part-M and Part-145 rules and have direct knowledge of UK Military Aviation Authority regulations (MRP 145/CAMO).
• You are a clear analytical thinker who communicates well and understands continuing airworthiness in depth.
• You have strong data analytics skills and are proficient in MS Office or Google Workspace.
• You have used aviation maintenance software such as AMOS or SAP.
• You take a proactive approach to continuous improvement and can handle several priorities in a dynamic military setting.
• Not a 100% match? The company supports personal growth with customised development solutions.

Conditions

Permanent, full time, 35 hours a week.

Based at Brize Norton, supporting the company's MOD contract, which requires a continuous service 24 hours a day, 7 days a week and 365 days a year to the Royal Air Force to keep the fleet airworthy.

Many staff work flexibly, including part-time; tell us the flexibility you need at interview.

Tell us about any adjustments you need for the selection process, such as accessible facilities, auxiliary aids or room layout; this is treated in strict confidence.

As a Disability Confident Employer, the UK business will interview any applicant with a disability or long-term condition who meets the minimum criteria.

The company welcomes applications regardless of social and cultural background, age, gender, disability, sexual orientation or religious belief.

Benefits

• Competitive salary and annual profit share.
• Contributory pension, share options, car leasing scheme, free onsite parking, season ticket loan, tax-free technology scheme, shopping discounts and more.
• 35 hour week and the option to buy or sell holiday.
• Personalised development plan, access to the company's leadership university, unlimited use of over 10,000 e-learning courses, and internal moves including international roles.
• Wellbeing benefits including 24/7 online GP and mental health support, an employee assistance programme, discounted family health, dental and eye care cover, and a cycle-to-work scheme.
• Life assurance, enhanced pay for maternity, paternity, adoption and shared parental leave, and caregiving support.
• Employee groups covering gender, LGBTQ+, international, generational, disability, social and cultural diversity, and neurodiversity.