Senior Technical Contracts Engineer — Aviation Maintenance

Riyadh Air; Riyadh; On-site; SAR 350,000 - 600,000; Full time

Job summary

Riyadh Air seeks an experienced contracts engineer to shape engineering and maintenance contracts, ensuring compliance, cost optimization, and strong SLAs across aviation operations. The role focuses on evaluation, administration, and commercial performance to support decision-making and operational excellence.

You will review technical work packages, lead negotiations, and work with Engineering, Procurement, Finance and Legal to deliver value while maintaining audit readiness and reporting

Qualifications

• Minimum 10 years of overall experience, including 5 years in a technical contracts engineering role within aviation.
• Experience in technical contract management, engineering documentation review, and cost analysis.
• Knowledge of aviation regulations and ERP systems such as AMOS.

Responsibilities

• Review, analyze, and administer technical service contracts across maintenance, component support, repair, and engineering services.
• Support contract preparation, negotiation, renewals, amendments, and change requests.
• Generate reports, provide recommendations, and contribute insights for investment business cases.
• Ensure SLAs and KPIs are achieved and audit readiness is maintained.
• Monitor budgets and identify opportunities for cost savings and process improvements.

Skills

Technical contract management

Engineering documentation review

Cost analysis

Vendor evaluation

Risk assessment

Financial analysis

Aviation regulations

ERP systems (AMOS)

Education

Engineering degree or equivalent

Tools

AMOS

Job description

Riyadh Air seeks an experienced contracts engineer to shape engineering and maintenance contracts, ensuring compliance, cost optimization, and strong SLAs across aviation operations. The role focuses on evaluation, administration, and commercial performance to support decision-making and operational excellence.

You will review technical work packages, lead negotiations, and work with Engineering, Procurement, Finance and Legal to deliver value while maintaining audit readiness and reporting