Lead Maintenance Engineer - Hydraulics & Pneumatics (Aerospace)

Ernest Gordon Recruitment; Crawley; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Ernest Gordon Recruitment is seeking a Maintenance Team Leader for a Burgess Hill-based aerospace simulator specialist. The role focuses on leading a small team and acting as the technical expert on hydraulic and pneumatic systems, with opportunities for progression and in-house training.

You will manage planned, preventative and reactive maintenance on simulators and related systems, diagnose faults, and supervise qualification test schedules while supporting junior technicians.

Qualifications

• Experience with hydraulics and pneumatics in automated systems.
• Experience leading a maintenance team.
• Experience with flight simulators or aerospace test equipment.

Responsibilities

• Planned, preventative and reactive maintenance on simulators and systems.
• Diagnosing, troubleshooting and repairing system faults.
• Run and check qualification test guide schedules and train junior technicians.

Skills

Hydraulics

Pneumatics

Maintenance

Team leadership

Troubleshooting

Safety procedures

Job description

Ernest Gordon Recruitment is seeking a Maintenance Team Leader for a Burgess Hill-based aerospace simulator specialist. The role focuses on leading a small team and acting as the technical expert on hydraulic and pneumatic systems, with opportunities for progression and in-house training.

You will manage planned, preventative and reactive maintenance on simulators and related systems, diagnose faults, and supervise qualification test schedules while supporting junior technicians.