Officer - Technical Publications

GAL Global Aerospace Logistics; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

GAL Global Aerospace Logistics in Abu Dhabi is seeking an Officer - Technical Publications to manage documentation, updates and inventories for the aircraft fleet. You will liaise with OEMs, process requests and ensure 24/7 server access for publications.

You will maintain subscriptions, perform audits, and ensure compliance with SOPs, ITAR and maintenance operations, while coordinating with maintenance, logistics and quality control teams across bases.

Qualifications

• Thorough understanding of technical publications composition required.
• Experience coordinating publication updates and distributions.

Responsibilities

• Documents control management, including labeling, classification and distribution.
• Maintain continuous communications with OEM and report discrepancies.
• Perform technical publications audits for updated inventories and revisions.
• Comply with SOPs supporting maintenance operations.
• Coordinate with U.S. Army on FMS publications and ITAR restrictions.
• Process publication requests and distribute updates to affected offices.
• Maintain control of publications quantities across bases and kits.
• Ensure Technical Publications Server is updated and accessible 24/7.
• Provide recurring training on handling publications.
• Handle all technical publications requests.
• Maintain subscriptions and renewals for manuals and customer/local publications.
• Schedule downloads of fleet information services for applicable aircraft.

Skills

Technical Publications

Documentation control

OEM liaison

ITAR awareness

Tools

Document management system

Job description

JOB DESCRIPTION & REQUIREMENTS

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Officer - Technical Publications

Abu Dhabi
Published on 06/10/2026

Overview

The Technical Publications officer’s team provides timely documentation updates and support. Keeps control over the technical publications inventories distributed to all end users that requires having technical manuals. Maintains direct communication with OEM to request any support required to assure a smooth operation. Maintain updated technical publications acquiring subscriptions. Inform the Technical Publications Server users about the latest news and updates made in the server. Handle and control of the document and updates distribution. Maintains a complete technical publications library containing the maintenance manuals sets from Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEM) needed to perform Maintenance activities, Logistics, and Quality Control operations for the assigned aircraft fleet. Ensures publications are updated according to Original Aircraft Manufacturer’s status report, performing inspections to technical publications to all end users. Processes together with Material Control all technical publications requests submitted by maintenance personnel. A thorough understanding of technical publications composition is required. Supports and reports to Manager - Quality Control & Engineering.

1. 1.Documents control management, including sensitive documentation destruction procedures. This includes proper labeling, classification and distribution.
2. 2. Maintain continuous communications with OEM. This includes report discrepancies, request latest technical publications status and revision/change.
3. 3. Perform technical publications audits to check if distributed inventories are updated, with proper revision insertion, condition, and proper use.
4. 4. Comply with all companys and customer SOP`s in support of all Maintenance Operation.
5. 5. Maintain continuous contact with U.S. Army to Request and track FMS case's publications, and taking special care with Technical Assistance Agreements and other restrictions like ITAR.
6. 6. Receive, process and distribute updates, changes and revisions to the affected publications in all dependencies, including the Technical Publication Office.
7. 7. Keep controlled all technical publications quantities distributed around the bases and deployed kits.
8. 8. Ensures that the content of technical publication server is updated and available to all personnel 24/‑7.
9. 9. Provide recurring training program in order to adequately instruct personnel on how to handle technical publications.
10. 10. Process all the technical publications requests.
11. 11. Maintain technical publications up to date including, customer issued manuals, local manuals, media, documents and all publications related to the direct maintenance support of customer’s fleet.
12. 12. Manage the subscriptions and renewal process.
13. 13. Properly distribute and inventory new manuals being assigned to line maintenance, quality control, and logistics personnel.
14. 14. Scheduled download of latest Information Services (SB, SL, ASL, etc.) for the applicable fleet including engines and systems; the schedule includes weekends.