
Aircraft Maintenance Engineer
Northrop Grumman
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Office
Location: Pinkemba • 🇦🇺 Australia
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💰 A$49 - A$52 per hour
Job Level
Mid-LevelSenior
About the role
- Perform a wide range of maintenance activities on Australia’s KC-30A and C-27J fleets
- Working under DASR 145 Maintenance regulations
- Support the crew team leader to ensure all maintenance tasks meet safety, compliance, and airworthiness standards
- Carry out scheduled and unscheduled maintenance on KC-30A or C-27J aircraft
- Diagnose, repair, and inspect systems and components within your trade area
- Rotate through sections of the aircraft to gain experience across multiple systems
- Support modification, upgrade, and continuous improvement initiatives
- Ensure compliance with all maintenance documentation and regulatory requirements
Requirements
- Certificate IV in Aeroskills (Structures, Mechanical, or Avionics) or equivalent qualification
- Ability to obtain and maintain an AGSVA Security Clearance
- Strong teamwork, communication, and attention to detail
Benefits
- 18 weeks paid parental leave
- Flexible Working Options including - Hybrid Working, 9-day Fortnights, Volunteer leave, Varying start and Finish times to suit your family needs.
- 2 Weeks Paid Reservist leave
- Health, Wellbeing and Generous Employee discount programs
- Additional purchased annual and salary packaging option
- Ongoing career progression opportunities- leadership development, education support, ongoing career growth through internal movement
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard skills
maintenance activitiesdiagnoserepairinspectscheduled maintenanceunscheduled maintenancemodificationupgradecontinuous improvementairworthiness standards
Soft skills
teamworkcommunicationattention to detail
Certifications
Certificate IV in Aeroskills