B2 - Certifying Engineer - Base Maintenance

Air Arabia; Sharjah; On-site; AED 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional airline based in Sharjah is seeking an experienced aircraft maintenance professional to supervise and perform maintenance tasks. Candidates must have at least 2 years of certifying experience on Airbus A320 aircraft and 5 years in a base environment. This role includes performing inspections, managing safety, and ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 2 years’ experience certifying maintenance on Airbus A320 aircraft.
• Minimum of 5 years’ experience in a maintenance base environment.

Responsibilities

• Supervise Line/Base-level maintenance tasks on aircraft.
• Prepare and perform scheduled maintenance according to task cards.
• Carry out aircraft inspection tasks to identify defects.

Skills

Airbus A320 maintenance certification

Aircraft maintenance documentation

Defect troubleshooting

Job description

Date: 24 Aug 2025

Company: Air Arabia PJSC (G9)

Location: Sharjah, AE

Country: AE

Job Purpose

Carries out and supervises Line/Base-level maintenance tasks on Air Arabia and 3rd party aircrafts within the CAR 66 ‘B2’ License Category, ensuring the required work is performed, certified and recorded accurately and timely in accordance with Air Arabia and regulatory requirements.

Key Result Responsibilities

• Reviews assigned task cards with the Maintenance Manager to gain full understanding of the work, priorities, documentation requirements and cautions, prior to starting work.
• Prepares and performs scheduled aircraft maintenance according to assigned task cards, ensuring that the required documentation, parts, tools and GSE are obtained and used per issued instructions.
• Carries out aircraft test and inspection tasks to the standard necessary to fully identify and record any defects or damage in accordance with approved maintenance procedures.
• Performs defect troubleshooting and rectification in accordance with Aircraft Maintenance Manuals and instructions provided by Engineering Department.
• Signs off maintenance tasks performed or supervised within the scope of own authorisation, verifying that the task card and associated documents have been completed to the required standard following completion of all maintenance.
• Manages communications with other Engineers and Technicians related to the assigned tasks, ensuring proper coordination, continuity and handover of work.

• Manages the safety of assigned maintenance tasks, ensuring all published mandatory precautions are taken prior to commencing work and during task execution.
• Takes positive steps to protect self and other persons in the area of the maintenance activity from any possible injury, including the use of proper GSE and protective equipment.
• Manages human factors aspects of maintenance, ensuring that the continuity of critical maintenance tasks is protected, by avoidance of task interruption and the proper use of handover procedures.
• Internal Customer Service: provides positive support to other operational teams in ABY, provides proactive and helpful professional advice, suggestions and solutions.
• Leadership: provides sound supervision and guidance of Technicians assigned to support own tasks. Ensures they are adequately briefed to perform the non-certifying maintenance tasks.
• Representing Air Arabia: presents a positive and competent image of technical professionalism to ABY Flight Crews, other companies’ personnel and ABY customers.
• Maintains positive awareness to the cost of aircraft maintenance including use of time and materials. Minimises unnecessary waste of consumable material and part repair cost by avoiding unnecessary damage and repeat work during maintenance.

Qualifications

• At least 2 years’ experience certifying maintenance on the Airbus A320 family of aircraft.
• At least 5 years’ experience in a Base environment.