Licensed Aircraft Maintenance Engineer
What the work is
Supervises, coordinates, inspects and confirms completion of aircraft and/or space vehicle maintenance, and certifies aircraft or aircraft parts as airworthy.
Would you enjoy the work?
These are the main tasks in the official description. Mark how each one sounds to you.
- Supervises and coordinates aircraft and/or space vehicle maintenance activities and personnel
- Inspects and tests aircraft and/or space vehicle maintenance is compliant with regulatory standards
- Assesses, determines the cause of, and rectifies aircraft and/or space vehicle defects, and provides technical guidance and support to maintenance staff
- Confirms aircraft and/or space vehicle maintenance has been completed and documented, and certifies aircraft and/or space vehicle parts as airworthy
- May assist with aircraft defect analysis and investigations
Try it
A simulation and a case study from this kind of work, set in a fictional regional airline hangar, where aircraft come in for scheduled checks and overnight fixes. They are fictional.
The kind of days you could have
Good days
- An aircraft you signed off takes off on time and carries a full load of passengers
- You track down a stubborn fault that two shifts had given up on
- A quiet night shift where everything is in its place and the paperwork is clean
Hard days
- A part is on back order, an aircraft is on the ground and the airline wants it back
- A night shift in a cold hangar with a defect that does not make sense
- Being asked to sign off something you are not yet certain about
Written by Career Calling as a general guide. Real roles vary by employer and place.
Work a mission
Step into a simulated workplace in this field, with a brief from your manager.
Description and tasks: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Occupation Standard Classification for Australia, 2024, Version 1.0 (opens another site), occupation 332134, used under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 licence. The skill guide above is our plain English summary.