Licensed Aircraft Maintenance Engineer

Position Summary

Join Jet Aviation’s Asia MRO team in Hong Kong and help keep business aviation moving safely, efficiently, and seamlessly. As a Licensed Aircraft Maintenance Engineer, you will work as part of a dedicated maintenance team responsible for completing scheduled and unscheduled aircraft maintenance, defect rectification, inspections, and aircraft release activities in accordance with approved data, Jet Aviation procedures, and applicable aviation regulations.

This is a hands-on opportunity for a technically capable and dependable engineer who takes pride in precision, understands the importance of airworthiness, and remains composed when priorities change or deadlines are critical. You will operate under Jet Aviation’s Part 145 approval while supporting aircraft availability, customer requirements, and the highest standards of safety, quality, and human factors best practice.

This role is an on-site position, requiring on-premises work week hours. Our ideal candidate will work from our location in Singapore’s Seletar Airport. The baseline range for this exempt position will be as follows: HK$ 607,000 – HK$850,00, plus a performance-based bonus up to 10% of annual salary.

Your Role

In this role, you will:

• Perform scheduled and unscheduled maintenance, defect rectification, and pre- and post-flight inspections in accordance with approved maintenance work orders.
• Complete maintenance tasks using OEM-approved data and applicable Jet Aviation, national aviation authority, and regulatory procedures.
• Maintain a strong safety and quality culture by promoting human factors best practice, error-capturing techniques, and continuous improvement.
• Maintain the licenses, authorizations, and technical competencies required for the role in accordance with applicable authority and Jet Aviation quality requirements.
• Provide accurate and timely updates to the planning team regarding project status, task progress, and aircraft release schedules.
• Support logbook entries, technical documentation, parts ordering, and task prioritization to help prevent avoidable delays.
• Provide AOG or off-site maintenance support when required and liaise with OEM technical representatives on aircraft technical matters.
• Assist with ground support equipment maintenance and follow the assigned shift plan and operational priorities.
• Carry out other reasonable duties required to support safe and effective maintenance operations.

Who You Are

You will bring a strong technical foundation together with a practical, collaborative, and accountable approach to aircraft maintenance.

Required qualifications and experience

• Formal aircraft maintenance training acceptable to HKCAD, EASA Part 145, or another applicable aviation authority.
• An EASA or HKCAD B1 and/or B2 aircraft maintenance license.
• At least one valid and usable aircraft type rating or relevant type training, subject to skills and experience.
• A minimum of two years’ relevant aircraft maintenance experience following formal training.
• Experience with maintenance tracking or planning activities.
• Regional experience in Asia.
• The ability to work in accordance with approved technical data, internal procedures, and applicable aviation regulations.

Qualities that will help you succeed

• A clear commitment to safety, quality, airworthiness, and professional standards.
• The ability to manage critical deadlines without compromising maintenance quality.
• Strong time-management and prioritization skills, particularly when handling multiple tasks simultaneously.
• A detail-focused and methodical working style.
• A positive, solutions-oriented attitude and willingness to support colleagues.
• The confidence to work with appropriate independence while communicating proactively with planning, management, customers, and technical representatives.
• The resilience and flexibility to respond effectively to changing operational requirements and AOG situations.

FAA A&P certification and business jet type ratings are advantageous. Experience with Gulfstream G550, G650, G700, or G800 aircraft, or Bombardier Global 5000, 6000, or 7500 aircraft, is also valued.

Why Jet Aviation?

You will join a company with Swiss roots, a global footprint, and the stability of General Dynamics behind it. Across approximately 50 locations and more than 80 nationalities, Jet Aviation offers a genuinely international environment and career opportunities across multiple areas of business aviation, including MRO, completions, FBO, aircraft management, charter, staffing, and government programs.

Work Environment

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. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

The employee must be able to work in both a heavy maintenance environment and in upscale customer areas. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate with occasional high volume when aircrafts arrive/depart. The employee is frequently exposed to vibration. Occasional fuel fumes may permeate the workplace. Employee must be willing and able to work in all types of weather conditions. The noise level in the work environment is usually loud. The Hangar environment may be extreme hot and cold during certain seasons of the year.

Additional Details

At Jet Aviation we believe in selecting the best candidates through a comprehensive and thoughtful process. If you are selected to move forward, you can expect a multistage interview process, including connections with team members and leaders. As a part of our commitment to safety and security, applicants may be required, at Jet Aviation’s discretion, to complete some or all of the following pre-employment checks and assessments. These may include verification of the applicant’s right to work and employment entitlements in Hong Kong, a pre-employment medical assessment—including functional capacity and drug and alcohol testing—a national police or criminal history check, and a practical assessment. Applicants may also be asked to complete numeracy and literacy, computer skills, and other role-relevant assessments. Jet Aviation may further verify qualifications and aircraft maintenance licenses and conduct directorship checks as applicable.