Vice President, Powerplant

ORIX Aviation Group; Dublin; Hybrid; EUR 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working model

On-site gym

Charity fundraising

Wellness & Inclusion committees

Job summary

ORIX Aviation Group in Dublin, Ireland, seeks a senior Powerplant leader to direct engine maintenance strategy, shop visit oversight, and risk management for the aircraft portfolio. The role shapes maintenance forecasting, technical risk mitigation, and transactional support across leases and asset transactions.

You will collaborate with airlines, MROs, OEMs, and internal teams to validate costs, preserve asset value, and support commercial decisions.

Qualifications

• 5–10 years of powerplant, airline, MRO, OEM, leasing, or technical asset management experience preferred.
• Relevant university degree or technical qualification in Mechanical or Aeronautical Engineering.
• Strong understanding of engine maintenance, shop visit management, lease obligations, and aircraft records.
• Excellent written and verbal communication, able to present to senior stakeholders.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel capability and data analysis skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead planning, coordination, and oversight of major engine maintenance events across the managed fleet.
• Develop and challenge engine shop visit workscopes and maintenance strategies.
• Assess shop visit proposals for technical necessity, lease alignment, and asset protection.
• Review costs, reserve claims, and related documentation for accuracy and value.
• Maintain engine maintenance forecasts and exposure assumptions with stakeholders.
• Provide senior technical input to aircraft/engine transitions, including due diligence and delivery readiness.
• Support LOIs, lease amendments, and transactions with engine-related rate reviews.
• Identify and communicate technical risks affecting asset value and economics.
• Develop mitigations for engine maintenance, technical, and transition risks.
• Act as a senior technical interface with Trading, Pricing, Asset Management, etc.

Skills

Powerplant experience

Communication skills

Analytical thinking

Education

Mechanical Engineering degree

Aeronautical Engineering degree

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Company ORIX Aviation Location Dublin, Ireland Functional Area Technical

Company Description

ORIX Aviation is an aircraft leasing company established in 1991, currently with over 200 aircraft owned, managed, and committed on lease to more than 50 airlines across greater than 30 countries. ORIX Aviation is also a 30% shareholder in Avolon, one of the world’s largest aircraft lessors. ORIX Aviation has offices in Dublin and Dubai and works closely with a team of aviation specialists in ORIX Corporation in Tokyo. The team consists of 100+ aviation professionals across the three locations. ORIX Aviation is an S&P ranked aircraft servicer and has earned a “strong” ranking - the highest possible ranking - with a stable outlook. ORIX Aviation is positioned to grow both its owned book aircraft as well as managed aircraft in the coming years.

ORIX Aviation believes in the power of diversity and is an equal opportunities employer.

Position

Lead the Powerplant function across engine maintenance strategy, shop visit oversight, cost validation, maintenance forecasting, technical risk management, and transaction support. The role is responsible for providing senior technical direction on engine-related matters, protecting asset value, and supporting commercial decisions across the aircraft and engine portfolio.

• Lead the planning, coordination, and oversight of major engine maintenance events across the managed fleet.
• Develop, review, and challenge engine shop visit workscopes, maintenance strategies, and operator or MRO recommendations.
• Assess shop visit proposals to ensure technical necessity, lease alignment, cost control, and protection of asset value.
• Review and validate shop visit costs, invoices, maintenance reserve claims, and related supporting documentation.
• Maintain engine maintenance forecasts and exposure assumptions in coordination with airlines, MROs, OEMs, and internal stakeholders.
• Provide senior technical input to aircraft and engine transitions, including due diligence, delivery readiness, redelivery planning, and execution risk management.
• Support LOIs, lease agreements, lease amendments, lease placements, sales, and trading transactions, including review and validation of engine-related rates and assumptions.
• Identify, assess, and communicate technical risks that may affect asset value, maintenance exposure, lease economics, transition execution, or transaction outcomes.
• Develop and agree practical mitigation actions for engine maintenance, technical, commercial, and transition-related risks.
• Act as a senior technical interface with Trading, Marketing, Pricing, Asset Management, Risk, Legal, and Technical teams.
• Maintain market awareness through engagement with operators, OEMs, MROs, appraisers, and wider industry contacts.
• Provide guidance and oversight to more junior Powerplant or technical team members on data, maintenance, records, and transaction-related matters.
• Translate complex technical findings into clear, decision-ready recommendations for commercial, asset management, and senior leadership stakeholders.

Requirements

• 5-10 years of relevant powerplant, airline, MRO, OEM, leasing, or technical asset management experience preferred.
• Relevant university degree or technical qualification in Mechanical Engineering, Aeronautical Engineering, Aircraft Maintenance, or a related discipline.
• Strong understanding of engine maintenance, shop visit management, lease-related maintenance obligations, and aircraft technical records.
• Experience reviewing shop visit workscopes, invoices, reserve claims, engine rates, and maintenance exposure assumptions.
• Strong commercial awareness with the ability to assess the impact of technical matters on asset value, lease economics, and transaction execution.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to present technical matters clearly to senior internal stakeholders.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel capability and confidence working with technical, utilisation, maintenance, and financial data.
• Proactive, well-organised, detail-focused, and able to manage competing priorities across maintenance, transactions, and portfolio management.
• Aircraft leasing experience desirable.

Working with ORIX Aviation

Outside of an attractive and competitive remuneration package, and based in a modern office block situated in a desirable location, other benefits of the ORIX Aviation culture include:

• A flexible hybrid working model,
• A Social Committee who arrange multiple social events; everything from meals out and pub quizzes to family fun days and social drinks
• Participation in company sports teams such as tag rugby, tennis and football
• Access to on-site gym and subsidised external gym and sport club memberships
• Annual fundraising for charities and community organisations
• Opportunity to get involved in ORIX Aviation’s committees which include Wellness, Equality, Diversity & Inclusion, ECO and Sports & Social
• Secondment opportunities to Dubai

ORIX Aviation is an equal opportunities employer and accepts applications from people of all backgrounds and disciplines.

ORIX Aviation supports inclusion in the workplace and will endeavor to provide reasonable accommodations as requested by candidates throughout the interview process.

We encourage applicants with additional accommodation requirements to contact us at [e-mail].