Test and Investigation Technician
Job description:
Receiving landing gear for testing, repair & investigation. Fault diagnosis of test failures & sentencing components for repair. Disassembly & inspection of failed test landing gear, with application of remedial action to enable final assembly, test and re-certification.
Working in accordance with OEM instructions as required.
- Ability to disassemble, inspect, assemble and test complex landing gear assemblies.
- Interpret and apply OEM work scopes to investigation landing gear using precision
measuring equipment.
- Fault isolation to repair and restore landing gear assemblies to serviceable condition.
- Understanding of repair processes and control specifications required to salvage
components.
- Read & interpret component maintenance manuals, drawings, engineering layouts and
additions to the original design.
- Application of Service Bulletins, Service Letters and Airworthiness Directives.
- Working to the production plan and achieving on time delivery.
- Working in a production area requiring fast turnaround times under test and recertification work scopes.
- Lead Customer and Safran OEM engineering onsite technical visits.
- Cross functional skill sets covering a wide range of tasks within the test and investigation team.
Additional description Key Measures of Performance:
- Productivity
- SPT / TAT performance
- Sales plan performance
- Internal & external quality
- Average hour's performance
- Innovative solutions and improvement ideas
Candidate skills & requirements:
- Engineering Apprenticeship, plus 3 years' experience in an aviation environment or
equivalent.
- Previous experience of landing gear maintenance beneficial but not a pre-requisite.
- Ability to interpret Component Maintenance Manuals, Technical Drawings & instructions.
- Ability to use a variety of hand tools including precision measuring equipment.
- Understanding of electrical circuits.
- Excellent problem solver with root cause analyses skills.
- Proficient computer skills.
- Excellent communication skills at all levels and the ability to make decisions under pressure
- Good mathematical skills.
- Articulate, a high level of dexterity, integrity and excellent Team working ethics
- Must be willing to train and take on board new skills.
- An understanding of Lean Sigma disciplines and 5s principles