Graduate Powerplant Engineer

Description

The successful candidate will join the Technical team as a junior team member on a structured two-year Graduate Programme. The role will develop core technical and commercial skills through involvement in managing the company’s global engine fleet, liaising with existing and potential customers on technical matters, obtaining and updating technical records, and providing technical support to other departments within the organisation.

Role Responsibilities

• Asset Management - Assist the team with monitoring assigned engine assets on lease, in repair or in storage. Liaise with customers, engine manufacturers, MRO facilities, aviation authorities and external agencies on delivery and redelivery, inspections, maintenance, warranty, shipping and storage, and other technical aspects of engine management.
• Project Management - Support the relevant technical team with lease delivery and redelivery activity, off-lease storage, transportation, maintenance planning, and cost control for assigned engine assets as required.
• Technical Records Management - Collate, review and archive engine technical records packages in a timely and accurate manner to ensure full traceability, compliance with aviation authority requirements, and alignment with expected market standards.
• Maintain Technical Databases - Update technical databases for the various engine types utilised by the company, with particular focus on the company engine management control system, airworthiness directive requirements, key service bulletins, and maintenance costs and intervals.
• Regional Office Secondment – Participate in a secondment to a regional office outside headquarters to gain exposure to local market activity, customer engagement, and support regional technical operations.
• Perform other duties as assigned from time to time by the Technical Manager and the CTO.

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise

Essential

• Degree in Aeronautical or Mechanical Engineering, or qualified aircraft/powerplant engineer status with an EASA/FAA Part 145 company approval for a commercial turbofan engine.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office, including Word and Excel.

Desired

• Good working knowledge of engine technical records requirements, experience with engine record keeping, and familiarity with ongoing EASA and FAA records certification industry standards.
• General familiarisation or type rating training for new generation aircraft/engines.
• Prior involvement in areas such as project management, team leadership, coding, data analysis or business.

Competencies

• Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to work in a team environment.
• Proven ability to use own initiative and perform in a professional and composed manner in a pressurised environment.
• Proven critical thinking / problem solving skills.
• Excellent project management, organisation and time management skills.
• Meticulous attention to detail.
• Must be willing to travel. The position will be primarily Shannon based, with occasional short- and long-distance travel requirements that may vary in frequency.

About elfc

elfc is the world’s leading engine financing and leasing company, specialising in the provision of flexible, short to long-term engine support packages for the commercial aviation industry.

Headquartered in Shannon, Ireland, elfc is owned by Mitsubishi HC Capital (MHC) based in Tokyo. The ownership structure provides elfc with the underlying financing strength and stability required to satisfy the long-term financing needs of airlines and to meet the commercial challenges presented by today’s rapidly changing world markets.

The company was founded in 1989, with the purpose of satisfying the industry’s demand for a quality, truly independent, engine leasing company providing operating leases for modern aircraft engines to airlines worldwide. The company now owns and/or manages over 300 engines worth more than $2.8bn. The current customer base includes more than 80 airlines and MRO organisations worldwide.