Senior Line Engineer (Systems and Avionics) (ID: IAH00005105)

October 19, 2024

Industry: Private

Employment Type:- Full Time

Work Hours:- 8 Hours

Locations:- USA

Full Job Description:-

There’s never been a more exciting time to join United Airlines. We’re on a path towards becoming the best airline in the history of aviation. Our shared purpose – Connecting People, Uniting the World – is about more than getting people from one place to another. It also means that as a global company that operates in hundreds of locations around the world with millions of customers and tens of thousands of employees, we have a unique responsibility to uplift and provide opportunities in the places where we work, live and fly, and we can only do that with a truly diverse and inclusive workforce. And we’re growing – in the years ahead, we’ll hire tens of thousands of people across every area of the airline. Our careers include a competitive benefits package aimed at keeping you happy, healthy, and well-traveled. From employee-run "Business Resource Group" communities to world-class benefits like parental leave, 401k, and privileges like space available travel, United is truly a one-of-a-kind place to work. Are you ready to travel the world?

At United, we have some of the best aircraft in the world. Our Technical Operations team is full of aircraft maintenance technicians, engineers, planners, ground equipment and facilities professionals, and supply chain teams that help make sure they’re well taken care of and ready to get our customers to their desired destinations. If you’re ready to work on our planes, join our Tech Ops experts and help keep our fleet in tip-top shape.

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Key Responsibilities:

Do you enjoy hands on engineering work that places you in a hangar environment working near airplanes, then this position could be for you!

You will be a part of a team that will provide 24x7x365 engineering technical support for United Airlines worldwide fleet of operational aircraft to ensure timely return to service.
This position offers flexibility in terms of shifts, including days, swings, or midnight shift. You will have the chance to work a non-standard schedule, which will improve your time off and give you more opportunities to enjoy your travel benefits!

Are you someone who loves to problem tackle and collaborate with technicians and other coworkers to creatively resolve aircraft on the ground situations?

You will fix and find solutions, perform repairs and modifications on aircraft structures, interiors, flight controls, systems, and avionics.
Provide engineering assistance to maintenance consisting of technical data research, process development, and procedure clarification and direction vital to maintain continued airworthiness of the aircraft.
Responsible for investigation, root cause analysis and development of corrective action plan for chronic aircraft issues as they pertain to aircraft systems.
Develop substantiating data for aircraft equipment design/repairs through knowledge of aircraft operational characteristics, materials, and processes.
Includes performing technical engineering substantiations through sophisticated engineering analysis by hand and computer software programs.
Authors and continually evaluate/improve UAL engineering processes and procedures.

Nighttime is when the hangars are full of airplanes; you will be engaged in all types of maintenance an engineering activities and repair questions.

Investigate maintenance problems during line and overnight maintenance and initiate corrective actions to return aircraft to service in a timely manner.
Collaborate and work with both internal and external customers to address technical issues, provide work scope recommendations, and investigate failures.
Coordinate work with other operational groups to ensure airworthiness, safety, regulatory compliance, operational reliability, and operational efficiency.
Collaborate with industry, regulatory, and/or governmental agencies to establish policies and procedures as required.

This position is located at IAH (Houston, TX) This position requires Aircraft Systems and Avionics experience.

Shifts are dependent on work location and assignment and will be designated during the interview process as required. It is important to note that shifts may change based on the needs of the operation.

Depending on location or assignment your schedule may look like:

Night shift (5:00pm to 4:30am), Wed-Tues, 7 days on/7 days off
Night shift (7:00pm to 6:30am), Wed-Tues, 7 days on/7 days off,
Day shift (6:30am to 6:00pm), Thurs-Sat w/ alternating Wednesdays
Night shift (7:30pm to 7:00am), Wed-Tues, 7 days on/7 days off

United values diverse experiences, perspectives, and we encourage everyone who meets the minimum qualifications to apply. While having the “desired” qualifications make for a stronger candidate, we encourage applicants who may not feel they check ALL those boxes! We are always looking for individuals who will bring something new to the table!