Aircraft Maintenance Engineer (Piston Engine Vintage Aircraft)

About the job

Job Title: Aircraft Maintenance Engineer (Piston Engine Vintage Aircraft)

Location: Duxford

Salary: DOE

Job type: Full time - Permanent

About us:

Aircraft Restoration Co. (ARCo) is a family-owned organisation which specialises in the restoration, maintenance and operation of vintage aircraft.

Aircraft Restoration Co. currently maintain around 50 piston engine aircraft, the majority of which are vintage types. To keep up with operational demands, we are expanding our engineering team with emphasis on candidates who have a comprehensive background in GA piston aircraft maintenance, along with an understanding of the mechanical sympathy expected when working on vintage aircraft.

Required Skills:

• Knowledge / experience of working on general aviation piston aircraft and/or vintage aircraft, or similar, is an essential requirement for this role
• The ability to work in a fast paced and ever-changing aircraft maintenance environment, being able to adapt and change your working day at short notice due to operational demand
• You will need an exceptional eye for detail, coupled with the ability to think on your feet and devise sound engineering solutions
• Having already gained experience in either Vintage or General Aviation, world, you would be enthusiastic and willing to develop your existing skills in both maintaining and restoring the unique vintage aircraft we operate
• Ability to work in a team environment and able to communicate well with colleagues
• Good organisational skills and tidy working habits. The hangar working environment is kept to a very high standard of cleanliness and everyone within the team is expected to proactively help maintain this. No-one is so senior that they can't fly a hangar broom when necessary
• Willingness to work hard and adapt to the challenges of engineering in an ever-evolving aviation environment
• Ability to manage your own workload and to meet or preferably exceed customer expectations
• Be willing to work occasional weekends as part of the weekend engineering cover schedule
• Enjoys the task of problem solving. Rising to meet a challenge is something we are really proud of as a team, whether it's an aircraft going ';tech' the day before a show or just exceeding client expectations, we thrive on going the extra mile. If that's a character trait you share with us then we'd really like to hear from you

The Ideal Candidate:

• Ideally you will have an extensive background in maintaining piston powered aircraft
• A knowledge of vintage aircraft would be a great advantage

This Job description is not exhaustive but outlines the main requirements.

Please click on the APPLY button to send your CV for this role.

Candidates with the relevant experience or job titles of; Piston Engineer, Machine Operative, Process Operator, Production Engineer, CNC Programmer, CNC Operative, Machine Operator, Aircraft maintenance, Helicopter, Aviation regulations, Airworthiness, Maintenance procedures, Aircraft, systems, Troubleshooting, Inspections, will also be considered for this role.