Aviation Preparation & Quotation Lead

Sabena Engineering; Brussel; On-site; EUR 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Opportunity for skill development

Passionate work environment

Job summary

Sabena Engineering is seeking an experienced professional to manage project preparation for aircraft maintenance. This role includes preparing workpacks, ensuring documentation is ready for production, and coordinating with customers throughout the project.

The ideal candidate should have an engineering degree in aviation maintenance, a minimum of 3 years' experience, and must be fluent in English and French and/or Dutch. Competitive compensation and opportunities for skill development are offered.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 3 years' experience in aircraft maintenance.
• Team player and excellent communicator with strong analytical skills.
• Fluent in English and French and/or Dutch.

Responsibilities

• Manage project preparation for aircraft maintenance.
• Prepare and issue workpacks and documentation.
• Coordinate with customers and internal teams.

Skills

Engineering degree in aviation maintenance

Minimum 3 years’ experience in aircraft maintenance

Solution oriented

Team player

Excellent communicator

Language skills (English and French and/or Dutch)

IT skills (Microsoft Office)

Knowledge of AMOS

Education

Engineering degree in aviation maintenance or equivalent

Job description

Sabena Engineering is a leading independent and international aviation solutions provider for civil and military operators. Our capabilities cover the main aircraft types, including Airbus, Boeing, Lockheed, regional and military aircraft and rotor aircraft. With our unique and innovative solutions to both regular and complex needs, Sabena Engineering is all set to grow as a worldwide proximity partner, bringing its expertise wherever needed.

SABCA offers a full range of services to the civil, space and military aviation markets and recently expanded into the commercial Unmanned Autonomous Systems market as an integrator of aerospace-grade solutions for the industry.

Sabena Aerospace & SABCA are part of a unique industrial ecosystem in the Belgian aerospace industry which is owned by Sabena Aerospace (holding company) and by the Société Fédérale de Participations et d’Investissements (SFPI/FPIM).

Are you ready to join us?

Your Main Responsibilities:

Reporting & Management Responsibility

• Reports to the Base Maintenance Manager.
• Manages the Preparation & Quotation Officers.
• Motivates and involves the team in every stage of project preparation for all aircraft types.
• Ensures knowledge development, versatility, and adequate backup capabilities within the team.
  
  

Commercial Support & Quotation Management

• Supports commercial negotiations by preparing quotations.
• Submits quotations to management for review and approval.
• Continuously refines and enriches the quotation database to improve future estimates and project efficiency.
• Analyses and estimates additional or cancellation work items received from customers.
• Submits additional/cancellation item assessments to the Project Manager and Base Maintenance Manager for formal approval or rejection.
  
  

Project Preparation & Technical Planning

• Prepares and issues:
• Workpack
• Bill of Material (BOM)
• Bill of Tooling (BOT)
• Bill of Manhours (BoMhrs)
• Ensures documentation is ready for production execution.
• Drafts the check planning by sequencing task cards.
• Monitors and manages modifications to the work pack until production launch.
  

Change & Workpack Control

• Responsible for monitoring all changes to the work pack before production launch.
• Ensures all updates, additions, cancellations, and clarifications are properly assessed and integrated into the planning and execution package
  
  

Meetings, Handover & Project Coordination

• Prepares and participates in pre-input meetings with the customer.
• Records and follows up action items assigned to Sabena Engineering.
• Ensures actions are completed within agreed deadlines.
• Organises and leads the internal kick-off meeting.
• Formally hands over the prepared project work package to the Project Manager.
• Ensures the transition from preparation phase to execution phase within the contractual framework.
  
  

Customer Coordination & Communication

• Acts as the focal point for the customer during the project preparation phase.
• Maintains communication with customers throughout preparation activities.
• Chases customers to obtain the work pack within contractual deadlines.
• Coordinates with customers regarding unclear, incomplete, missing, or incorrect instructions.
• Follows up responses and reminders with the relevant departments.
  
  

Your Profile :

• Engineering degree in aviation maintenance or equivalent through experience.
• Minimum 3 years’ experience in aircraft maintenance
• Solution oriented, stress resistant
• Team player; able to analyse, to synthesize, to prioritise; excellent communicator
• Customer oriented and service sensitivity
• Language skills ( English and French and/or Dutch)
• IT skills ( Microsoft office)
• Knowledge of AMOS is an asset
  
  

Our Offer :

• Join the Sabena Engineering family, which is passionate about aviation and fully dedicated to its success. Within our organization, everyone contributes to our target to meet our customers’ needs, with their own expertise and their responsible behaviour.
• Have the great opportunity to contribute with us to bringing aviation expertise wherever needed.
• Benefit from a competitive package and develop your skillset to contribute to the company’s success.