Cabin Engineer - Sri Lanka Recruitment Event

About the role

Air Arabia is recruiting a Cabin Engineer through an invitation-only Engineering Recruitment Event in Colombo, Sri Lanka, to be held in mid-November 2026. Candidates should apply only if they can attend the event in Colombo after being shortlisted and invited; event details such as venue, date and interview schedule will be shared only with shortlisted candidates. The successful candidate carries out and supervises cabin appearance line or base-level maintenance on Air Arabia and third-party aircraft within their license category, ensuring work is performed, certified and recorded accurately and on time.

Key responsibilities

• Verify the compatibility and readiness of cabin appearance components against approved standards and quantities.
• Review task cards with the Workshop Supervisor before starting work, then carry out scheduled maintenance, inspections and defect rectification in line with approved data and procedures.
• Sign off maintenance tasks performed or supervised, confirming task cards and documents are complete.
• Coordinate with other engineers and technicians and ensure continuity of critical tasks through proper handovers.
• Ensure safety precautions are followed, protect yourself and others, and manage human factors such as task interruptions.
• Support other operational teams, supervise and brief technicians, and present a professional image to flight crews, other companies' personnel and customers.
• Keep costs of maintenance in mind, minimising waste of consumables and repeat work.

Required profile

• Holds or has held an aeronautical diploma or equivalent and an aircraft maintenance license with company approvals on the relevant Airbus A320 component.
• Ability to obtain an unrestricted GCAA CAR 66 license in the relevant category.
• For external applicants: extensive workshop experience, at least 1 year certifying maintenance on the Airbus A320 family, and at least 4 years in a line or base workshop.
• Good English for technical communication and Microsoft Office skills.
• Ability to obtain a UAE driver's license.