Fleet Engineer Team Leader - Airframe Systems

EasyJet Plc; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 75,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus 20%

Pension 7%

Staff travel benefits

Job summary

easyJet is seeking a Fleet Engineer Team Leader – Airframe Systems to lead a small, skilled Fleet Engineering team at London Luton Airport, combining hands-on technical oversight with effective leadership. You will focus on airframe systems reliability, safety and aircraft availability while guiding the team and coordinating with OEMs and regulators.

The role blends people leadership with engineering judgment, overseeing Airworthiness Directives, Service Bulletins and documentation, managing

Responsibilities

• Lead day-to-day team performance, delegate work, manage priorities and workloads, and identify development and training needs.
• Provide technical support for AOG and OOS events, troubleshooting complex airframe systems issues and developing procedures or work instructions.
• Oversee assessment of Airworthiness Directives, Service Bulletins and technical documentation, monitor Engineering Orders and work instructions, ensuring regulatory compliance, reliability analyses, audits and budgets.

Job description

Fleet Engineer Team Leader - Airframe Systems

Luton | Full-time | Hybrid

• 20% bonus
• 7% pension
• Staff travel benefits

40 hours per week, Monday-Friday with occasional out of office calls.

We support hybrid working, and you’ll spend 60% of your time each month in the office.

The opportunity

Reporting to the Senior Engineering Manager, you’ll lead a small group of experienced Fleet Engineers responsible for the continued airworthiness of easyJet’s fleet, with a focus on Airframe Systems.

You’ll balance team leadership with hands‑on technical oversight, helping maximise safety, reliability and value while supporting aircraft availability, system performance and innovative airframe systems projects.

Fleet Engineering Team at easyJet

The team & culture

You’ll lead a small, experienced Fleet Engineering team and work cross‑functionally with colleagues across the business. The environment is technical, collaborative and delivery‑focused, with close relationships across internal departments, aircraft and equipment manufacturers, and Airworthiness Regulators.

You’ll have the space to develop your team, improve how work gets done and use your expertise to support better aircraft availability and system reliability.

What you’ll be doing

You’ll lead day‑to‑day team performance, delegate work, manage priorities and workloads, and identify development and training needs. You’ll also manage leave and attendance and contribute to future business planning for the team and department.

You’ll provide technical support for AOG and OOS events, troubleshooting complex airframe systems issues and developing procedures or work instructions that resolve repeat or long‑term reliability concerns.

You’ll oversee assessment of Airworthiness Directives, Service Bulletins and other technical documentation, monitor Engineering Orders and work instructions, and help ensure the fleet remains compliant with regulatory requirements. You’ll also support reliability analysis, occurrence and audit follow‑up, modification programmes, budgets and relationships with OEMs and industry partners.

Business Area

Engineering & Maintenance

Primary Location

United Kingdom-London-London Luton Airport

Organisation

Engineering & Maintenance

Schedule

Full‑time