Aircraft Engine Technician

Pratt & Whitney; Leighton Buzzard; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee Assistance Programme

Private medical insurance

25 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Discounted gym membership

Pension scheme

Job summary

An aerospace company located in Leighton Buzzard is seeking an experienced individual to manage technical documentation and support engine assembly. The position involves ensuring work scope aligns with customer requirements, inspecting components, and generating cost estimates. Candidates should hold an AA/AS degree or equivalent and have at least 8 years of relevant experience. The role offers a competitive salary package, 25 days of annual leave, and additional benefits including private medical insurance and a pension scheme.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 8 years relevant experience.

Responsibilities

• Ensure all technical documentation has been correctly completed prior to work.
• Maintain and complete work files and documentation.
• Inspect components and identify items for scrap, rework or refit.
• Build engines to defined standards ensuring accuracy.
• Generate cost estimates and technical reports.
• Communicate effectively with customers and provide status reports.

Education

AA/AS degree or 2-year post high school training

Job description

Location

Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, United Kingdom

What you will do

• Ensure all technical documentation has been correctly completed prior to commencement of work.
• Ensure work scope has been correctly prepared in line with customer and P&WC requirements.
• Be aware of the commercial aspects of the work requirements and negotiate with the customer as appropriate.
• Maintain and complete work files and relevant documentation, showing detailed entries of work performed.
• Check in and strip engines in line with work scope requirements and carry out basic cleaning of components as necessary.
• Inspect all relevant components and identify items for scrap, rework or refit with reference to and interpretation of relevant product information.
• Build engines to defined standards ensuring fit, clearance and modification levels are accurate using appropriate P&WC hand tools and measuring equipment.
• Accurately update the technical pack throughout the build process to ensure its accuracy and completion prior to release of the engine.
• Constantly seek improvements to turn time and cost reductions.
• On occasion provide in-field assistance to the Mobile Field Support Engineers.
• Generation of accurate cost estimates and technical reports as required, in adherence to the quoted costs. Ensure that the customer is advised of any escalation in costs before estimate values are exceeded.
• Assist in the generation of invoices to ensure these are issued in line with company targets.
• Generate good customer communication and issue regular status reports for in-house work as necessary.

What We Offer

In return we offer a benefits package which includes a competitive base salary as well as 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays. In addition, there is an Employee Assistance Programme, Private medical insurance and the ability to buy and sell holidays, employee discounts, a fantastic pension scheme, discounted gym membership and much, much more.

Qualifications

• AA/AS degree (or other 2-year post high school training) with a minimum of 8 years relevant experience.

Equal Employment Opportunity

RTX adheres to the principles of equal employment. All qualified applications will be given careful consideration without regard to ethnicity, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation or identity, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.