What You’ll Do

• Monitor aircraft health monitoring systems, predictive maintenance platforms, and operational data to identify emerging defects and reliability risks before they affect operations.
• Analyse predictive alerts, fault trends, system degradation, and technical events to determine appropriate engineering actions and maintenance interventions.
• Develop and manage proactive maintenance work packages, inspections, troubleshooting activities, and D7 instructions arising from predictive findings.
• Support fleet reliability improvement initiatives through trend analysis, repeat defect identification, and implementation of preventative maintenance strategies.
• Conduct technical investigations and root cause analysis of component failures, operational disruptions, and predictive maintenance events.
• Collaborate with Technical Support Groups, Planning, Production, Maintrol, Supply Chain, and OEMs to ensure timely and effective implementation of proactive maintenance actions.
• Contribute to the development, enhancement, and deployment of predictive maintenance tools, analytics, dashboards, and programmes such as PRISM.
• Provide technical recommendations and performance insights that improve aircraft reliability, reduce operational disruption, and strengthen the airline's proactive maintenance capability.

What You’ll Bring To British Airways

• Project management / prioritisation
• Team player with people skills
• Ability to communicate effectively at all levels in a high-pressure environment
• Report and business plan writing skills
• Customer driven with communication skills
• Problem analysis / technical decision making
• Self-motivated and able to manage change
• High degree of business awareness
• Experience of working in operational teams
• Experience of supplier management
• In depth fleet/product knowledge gained through considerable hands-on experience
• Specific knowledge of aircraft mechanical and avionics systems, structures and materials
• Full dedication to the fleet wide operation across the BA network.
• Strong influencing and communicating skills to manage customers and suppliers
• Able to create clear and effective work instructions to assist and support certifying engineers with guidance on fault isolation and compliance.
• Understand operational and financial implications of Technical & Operational decisions
• Capable of support simplification and process improvement initiatives
• Support business development and change initiatives in support of the business plan

Your Experience

• HNC / HND or equivalent in an Aerospace Engineering subject (essential)
• B1 / B2 Licence without Type rating (desirable).
• Engineering degree or educational equivalent and demonstrable experience of working in a Pt 21 or Pt M environment supporting Pt145 (desirable)
• Ability to hold CAA approvals or BA company approvals (desirable)
• Recognised Aircraft Engineering Apprenticeship or equivalent industry experience (desirable)
• The ability to hold and exercise EASA Part 145 Technical Engineer / Part21 CCE or CVE approvals as required for the role (essential)
• Good knowledge of safety and quality management systems (essential)
• Good technical knowledge of at least 2 aircraft types operated by British Airways (desirable)

What We Offer

As an airline, we never want to stand still. The same goes for our people.

We’re committed to upskilling our engineers and providing professional development training so you can progress in your area of expertise. That way, you’ll attain the highest levels of professional achievement as we continue to invest in new technology, equipment, and aircraft.

Training modules are offered through self-study courses, or structured learning programmes, and delivered at our state-of-the-art Learning Academy at London Heathrow.

When you work in an engineering role at British Airways, you’ll be joining a high-performance culture. It’s a time-pressured environment too, but the challenges here are exciting and diverse, and you’ll be part of projects you won’t find anywhere else. That’s what keeps our exceptional colleagues inspired to do their best work. We also offer fantastic rewards, including great staff travel benefits.

Inclusion & Diversity

At British Airways we all have a part to play in creating an inclusive place to work. Diverse representation among our people is really important to us and we recognise that all our colleagues are uniquely different and bring their own originality, creativity and identity to work.

Inclusion and diversity is a key driver of innovation and we’re committed to creating a culture where everyone feels that they can be themselves. We’re looking for people from all backgrounds and cultures to join us and be a part of our journey to become a Better BA as we continue to connect Britain with the world and the world with Britain.