Continuing Airworthiness Engineer

Company: Trades Workforce Solutions
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Location: Cheltenham
Job Description:

Role: Continuing Airworthiness Engineer

Location: Cheltenham, Gloucestershire + Occasional Travel to Other UK Sites

Hours: 40 pw

Salary: £75,000 – £82,000 dependent on experience + Benefits

The role

As a Continuing Airworthiness Engineer, you’ll play a vital role in ensuring the safe, efficient and compliant delivery of continuing airworthiness services across our clients’ fleet. This is an exciting opportunity to work on a diverse range of aircraft, supporting critical aviation operations while developing your technical expertise and growing your influence within a collaborative engineering environment.

Day-to-day, you will:

  • Develop Approved Maintenance Programmes by reviewing Type Certificate Holder and regulatory instructions such as Airworthiness Directives and Service Bulletins.
  • Create and schedule maintenance programme tasks within the Maintenance Information System (RAMCO).
  • Support the Maintenance Review Board through data analysis and performance insights.
  • Manage technical enquiries including repair scheme requests and continuing airworthiness clarifications.
  • Ensure Mass and Balance reports reflect aircraft configuration accurately.

This role is full‑time working 40 hours per week and is based on site, working Monday–Friday, 8:00–17:00, with occasional travel to other UK locations as required.

Essential experience of the Continuing Airworthiness Engineer:

  • Experience working within a Continuing Airworthiness Management Organisation in a Commercial Air Transport environment.
  • Background suitable to be nominated for an Airworthiness Review position (SRG 1769/AD458).
  • Strong proficiency in Microsoft Office, including Excel reporting.
  • Experience engaging stakeholders and presenting to senior managers.
  • Team leadership experience (from any setting).

Qualifications for the Continuing Airworthiness Engineer:

  • Aircraft engineering experience with systems knowledge, maintenance processes and standards (helicopter experience desirable).
  • Current detailed knowledge of CAA Part CAMO, Part M, Part 145 and BCAR regulations.
  • Formal management, supervisory or business administration training (desirable).
  • Considerable relevant experience within the Aeronautical industry, or equivalent combination of Aeronautical degree and experience within Part CAMO.
  • Part 66 qualification with considerable Certifying Staff experience — ideally EC135 & BK117 — plus Part 145 line and base maintenance experience.

Security Clearance

The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Standard (BPSS) security clearance for this role.

What we offer

  • Generous holiday allowance
  • Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
  • Access to a Digital GP, annual health check, and nutritional consultations through Aviva DigiCare+
  • Employee shopping savings portal
  • Payment of Professional Fees
  • ‘Be Kind Day’ enables employees to take one working day’s paid leave a year (or equivalent hours) to undertake volunteering work with their chosen organisation or registered charity.

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Posted: May 27th, 2026