Aircraft Configuration and Maintenance Expert

Configuration and Maintenance Program Engineer Role

This position involves overseeing the continued airworthiness of aircraft, ensuring their safety and operational efficiency. The successful candidate will be responsible for managing configurations and maintenance programs, reviewing engineering documents to guarantee compliance with regulations, and analyzing data to optimize maintenance strategies.

• Develop and formulate maintenance programs to ensure safety, reliability, and airworthiness in the most economical manner.
• Review and propose changes to the aircraft maintenance program based on manufacturer recommendations, reliability analysis, and in-service experience.
• Optimize the maintenance program based on fleet performance and task findings, identifying opportunities for increased task effectiveness and efficiency.
• Monitor component tracking and interchangeability in the company's system, ensuring compliance with approved manuals and coordinating with technical services.
• Provide technical assistance to fleet management and aircraft records, including aircraft entry/exit processes.
• Monitor and review AD/SB actions that technical services intend to implement, ensuring compliance and proper entry into the company's system, and reporting embodiment to OEMs as applicable.
• Manage current and historical data for AD/SB compliance based on aircraft configuration.
• Define, build, and maintain the aircraft configuration tree in the company's system for newly arrived aircraft and landing gears.
• Monitor the aging aircraft corrosion prevention control program (CPCP) and structural sampling inspection program (SSSIP) to ensure safety and structural integrity.
• Perform data entry for components (e.g., AIR, HT) for newly arrived aircraft.
• Create new part numbers and sub-assemblies in the system as needed.
• Assist in providing aircraft configuration status reports, including AD and modification status.
• Provide technical support for OASES system functionality, addressing configuration concerns, troubleshooting, and offering practical training and guidance.
• Maintain OASES history files for technical support and training archives.
• Establish and maintain OASES backup processes in collaboration with business units to mitigate issues during system downtime.
• Reviews OASES system upgrade releases, validating applicability to Jazeera's processes and coordinating with engineering teams to assess gaps and impacts on business units.
• Lead OASES process assessments, revisions, and distribution.
• Coordinates OASES interface issues with other systems (e.g., AIMS, SAP, Skywise, Conduce), ensuring issues are addressed and monitored by relevant business units or system proponents.
• Actively participates in Jazeera's SMS, ensuring compliance with safety and security laws and reporting accidents, incidents, and hazards.

• Degree in aeronautical/mechanical engineering field or equivalent.
• Minimum 5 years' experience in a similar role.
• Maintaining technical knowledge of aircraft type and operational procedures.
• Knowledge of EASA Part M, EASA Part 145, and Kuwait DGCA regulations.
• Knowledge in airline application-based ERP system (OASES, AMOS).
• Ability to read and demonstrate knowledge from technical publications.
• Advance knowledge of ERP system.
• Project management skills.
• Good interpersonal skills.
• Good communication skills and presentation skills.
• Proficient in MS Office.