Planning Engineer

MAA AirAsia Berhad; Kuala Lumpur; On-site; MYR 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

AirAsia Berhad is seeking a Planning Engineer in Kuala Lumpur. The role involves forecasting, planning, coordinating, and monitoring aircraft maintenance schedules to ensure regulatory compliance and timely execution.

Responsibilities include reviewing check packages, tracking AD/SB/EI, monitoring utilization, and coordinating with suppliers and Part 145 AMOs. A minimum of 5 years of maintenance planning experience is required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree or Diploma in Engineering (or a related field).
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in aircraft maintenance planning.

Responsibilities

• Forecast, plan, coordinate and monitor aircraft maintenance schedules.
• Review and verify check packages, maintenance requirements, pre-loads, special instructions, and out-of-phase tasks.
• Monitor AD/SB & EI for timely embodiment.
• Monitor flight hours, flight cycles, and aircraft utilization.
• Coordinate with Supply Chain Management and contracted maintenance organizations for check packages and pre-loads.
• Align maintenance plans with revenue allocation strategies and OCC.
• Ensure data and scheduling accuracy in AMOS and generate maintenance reports.

Skills

Maintenance planning

Coordination

Regulatory compliance

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Diploma in Engineering

Job description

Job Description Job Title: Planning Engineer Reports To: Lead Planning Engineer Qualifications Education: Bachelor's Degree or Diploma in Engineering (or a related field). Experience: Minimum of 5 years of experience in aircraft maintenance planning.

AirAsia Berhad: Asia’s leading airline was established with the dream of making flying possible for everyone. Since 2001, AirAsia has swiftly broken travel norms around the globe and has risen to become the world’s best. Driven by the Dare to Dream spirit, we pride ourselves in being the region’s largest low-cost carrier, serving 24 countries and over 130 destinations. We're not confined by walls, except when we need to answer the call of nature, so all departments mingle every day. As we embrace new technology to become a digital airline, services like BIG Duty Free, BIG Pay, BIG Loyalty, Touristly, ROKKI and Xcite Inflight Entertainment will be an exciting evolution, placing us ahead of the game. Are you in? AirAsia is set to take low-cost flying to an all new high with our belief, "Now Everyone Can Fly".

Key Responsibilities & Main Duties

• Maintenance Planning & Control: Forecast, plan, coordinate and monitor aircraft maintenance schedules in compliance with regulatory and manufacturer requirements.
• Review and verify check packages, maintenance requirements, pre-loads, special instructions, and out-of-phase tasks.
• AD/SB & Utilization Monitoring: Track and monitor Airworthiness Directives (AD), Service Bulletins (SB), and Engineering Instructions (EI) for timely embodiment.
• Monitor flight hours, flight cycles, and overall aircraft utilization.
• Cross-Departmental & Stakeholder Coordination: Work with Supply Chain Management and contracted maintenance organizations for check packages and pre-loads.
• Align maintenance plans with revenue allocation strategies and the Operations Control Centre (OCC).
• Systems & Reporting: Ensure accurate and up-to-date aircraft maintenance data and scheduling in AMOS.
• Generate timely maintenance reports and statistics for management review.
• Compliance & Documentation: Ensure maintenance organizations provide signed maintenance releases verifying completed work.
• Maintain organized and complete documentation for aircraft and component maintenance.
• Budget & Financial Management: Manage planning department maintenance costs and budget allocations.
• Review, verify, and process maintenance charges and invoices.
• Identify, investigate, and resolve billing disputes and cost discrepancies with vendor invoices.
• Audit & Compliance Management: Manage internal and external audit findings related to aircraft maintenance planning procedures.
• Implement corrective and preventive actions to close audit findings and ensure regulatory compliance.
• Contracted Service Provider Management: Manage, review, and verify services provided by subcontracted entities such as Engineering Support Services (ESS) and contracted Part 145 Approved Maintenance Organizations (AMOs).
• 456 Coordinate maintenance inputs, check package execution, pre-loads, and progress monitoring with contracted Part 145 AMOs.