Aircraft Engine Mechanic Minneapolis

StandardAero; Saint Paul (MN); On-site; USD 45,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking an Aircraft Engine Mechanic to join their dynamic team. In this role, you will be responsible for maintaining and repairing aircraft engines, ensuring compliance with safety and regulatory standards. You'll work in a modern facility that prioritizes safety and offers numerous opportunities for professional growth. With a focus on teamwork and efficiency, this position allows you to utilize your technical skills while enjoying competitive wages and an array of benefits. If you're passionate about aviation and ready to take your career to new heights, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Benefits

Competitive wages

Generous paid time off

Comprehensive Healthcare

401(k) with company match

Bonus opportunities

Learning & Training opportunities

Short- & Long-Term Disability

Life & AD&D Insurance

Health & Dependent Care FSAs

Qualifications

• 1-5 years of experience in turbine engine maintenance required.
• FAA Power Plant license needed within 1 year of hiring.

Responsibilities

• Maintain, repair, and overhaul aircraft engines and components.
• Conduct troubleshooting and inspections on turbine engines.

Skills

Gas turbine engine maintenance

Technical troubleshooting

Reading technical manuals

Communication skills

Precision measuring instruments

Education

FAA Power Plant license

FAA Airframe license

Tools

Aircraft tools

Balance machines

Surface grinders

Drill presses

Job description

JOB DESCRIPTION

StandardAero offers:

• Competitive wages
• Generous paid time off
• Insurance includes medical, dental and vision benefits.
• Retirement wages
• Clean, modern, air-conditioned facility
• Safety focused culture
• Advanced opportunities

Aircraft Engine Mechanic

Build an Aviation Career You’re Proud Of

Your work ties us all together, helping our teams function and operate. Experience opportunities to learn and be a part of an organization that has your back. And with competitive compensation and total rewards, you’ll also enjoy our great perks.

Take charge of our day-to-day operations, so we remain the trusted source for aviation repair and maintenance. Work with your team to implement the right processes and practices across our organization to help ensure flight and product efficiency.

As an Aircraft Engine Mechanic, you’ll maintain, repair, and overhaul aircraft engines, modules, components and accessories to assure compliance with established company standards, contractual obligations and airworthiness regulatory requirements. Performs technical troubleshooting using mechanical ability and extensive product knowledge. Cross trains in other complementary skills as needed to support production requirements.

What you’ll do:

Follow all required standards in the performance of assigned work displaying appropriate competencies in accordance with FAA Regulations, OEM manuals, and related materials. Incumbent is required to meet all training requirements set out in a separate, but specific Training Matrices chart for each job. Duties include but are not limited to the following:

• Conduct necessary troubleshooting and/or repair (either on or off wing) on turbine engines.
• Disassembly and assembly of various models of turbine engines according to sequence utilizing aircraft tools, balance machines, surface grinders, drill presses, and other equipment for repair and/or overhaul.
• Receive engine parts to conduct inspections using precision measuring tools in order to detect physical defects such as cracks, burns, foreign object damages, proper screws and structure deviations.
• Evaluate engine parts to determine which parts are repairable or unrepairable; refer to micrometers and other precision-measurement tests to determine further routing to other destinations or to scrap parts.
• Inspect aircraft engine parts to determine and/or perform NDT requirements.
• Utilize applicable database system in order to retrieve information regarding parts inventory, manufacturing models, serial numbers, and/or other pertinent information to ensure proper documentation.
• Refer to technical publications, specification sheets and/or other regulatory requirements in order to ensure that all tasks have been completed in proper sequence and required signed-off.
• Customer contact and travel (up to 25% of the time) may be required.
• General facility cleaning and maintenance.

What you'll need:

• 1 - 5 years or more experience in gas turbine engine/components maintenance and repair.
• Previous engine maintenance experience in the aerospace field on turbine engines; Honeywell, Rolls Royce and/or Pratt and Whitney experience preferred.

Preferred Characteristics:

• FAA Power Plant license required or must be acquired within 1 year of job award.
• FAA Airframe license (preferred).
• Computer literacy skills are required.
• Must be able to read, interpret and understand technical manuals, work specifications and written work instructions, ability to read micrometers and other precision-measuring instruments.
• Ability to express or exchange ideas verbally with peers, clients, and public.
• Ability to get along with co-workers and peers.
• Maintenance of regular attendance and punctuality with customary tolerance.
• Must be authorized to work in the U.S.

Physical Demands:

(The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job)

• Shop Work: exerting up to 25 pounds of force occasionally and/or a negligible amount of force frequently to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects.
• Work involves walking, sitting, driving or standing for brief periods of time. Near clarity of vision is required for close up engine and chart/document analysis.
• Reaching: extending hands and arms in any direction.
• Handling: seizing, holding, grasping, turning or otherwise working with hand(s). Fingers are involved to the extent that they are an extension of the hand, such as to turn a switch or shift gears such as picking, pinching or otherwise working primarily with fingers rather than with the whole hand or arm as in handling.
• Talking: expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word to impart oral information to convey detailed spoken instruction to other workers accurately, loudly or quickly.
• Hearing: perceiving the nature of sounds by ear.
• Mental Demands: (The mental demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job)
• The job requires careful diligence/attention in performing duties under normal mental stresses commonly associated with detailed mechanical/technical work.
• Work Environment: (The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.)
• Engine shop environments, including hoists, heavy parts, chemicals and fluids with use of precision instruments, stringent housekeeping and work area safety regulations and practices to observe and maintain.
• Environment may include brief periods of elevated noise exposure due to engine testing.
• May have occasional exposure to outside weather conditions.

Benefits that make life better:

• Comprehensive Healthcare
• 401(k) with 100% company match; up to 5% vested
• Paid Time Off starting on day one
• Bonus opportunities
• Health- & Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
• Short- & Long-Term Disability
• Life & AD&D Insurance
• Learning & Training opportunities