Maintenance Planning Engineer - Sharjah

About the role

The Maintenance Planning Engineer plans, schedules, manages and coordinates scheduled and unscheduled maintenance work to keep the airline fleet and other third-party entities airworthy. Plans are developed in coordination with the line manager and internal stakeholders, aiming for the highest level of safety, cost efficiency and dispatch reliability.

Key responsibilities

• Develop long-term and short-term maintenance plans based on the Approved Maintenance Program and CAMO engineering documents.
• Forecast maintenance activities in the company MIS (AMOS) and create work packages, preloads, Gantt charts and other support documents.
• Create scheduled and unscheduled line, base, workshop and third-party work packages and coordinate with stakeholders.
• Manage maintenance activities according to calendar, hours, cycles, costs, overlaps and emergencies, and prepare monthly, quarterly, half-yearly and yearly man-hour forecasts.
• Provide feedback to CAMO engineering services and coordinate with Engineering Procurement on tools, spare parts and components.
• Report back completed maintenance events within the approved time frame and provide post-check analysis after major checks.
• Schedule airworthiness directives, service bulletins and modifications, and plan defects with the MCC department.
• Assist in aircraft lease/sublease processes and coordinate with Engineering, Finance and Legal.

Required profile

• University degree in Aircraft Engineering, Aeronautical, Aerospace, Industrial or equivalent.
• Project Management certificate or equivalent proven experience.
• 5+ years in aviation, including 4 as a Planning Engineer or similar; Airbus A320 experience preferred.
• Fluent English, excellent written and verbal communication.
• Experience working with engineers and technicians under heavy workloads and ad-hoc scenarios.

Required skills

• Knowledge of MPD, MRB, AMP and CAMO regulations, and CAR-M, CAR-145, PART 21 and EASA Part 145/21 Subpart M.
• Familiarity with aircraft systems, components and airline flight operations standards.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office and MRO systems.