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 and 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.

Key Responsibilities:

Support field technicians and provide expertise and oversight on chronic, complex, and repeat troubleshooting and repair needs (fleet and engines). In-station (on-site support) to facilitate first-time fix plans and lead, from a technical standpoint, chronic aircraft fix plans. Also collaborates heavily with Service Engineering, Maintenance Control and indirectly with OEMs, including Airbus and Boeing. The position also engages in the design and upkeep of robust tracking and reporting databases to help identify trends, speed repeat and recurrent item repair.

• Responsible for the day-to-day operation of identification and management of chronic repair needs-execution
• Collaborates with reliability functions to determine chronic ‘fix’ levels and identify fleet and/or system/engine trends.
• Liaison with Hub Maintenance Station personnel
• Utilize their fleet knowledge to assist station technicians (either direct or remote) on troubleshooting and repair plans.
• Instructional as well as dotted-line leadership guidance to station technicians
• Fleet Management and Liaison
• Provide information and detail to Fleet Managers for performance management as it relates to fleet activity.
• Act as a collaborative liaison between various disciplines for station/fleet activities, including but not limited to: station leadership, engineering, line production, quality assurance, and reliability.
• Work irregular shifts or days. This includes the midnight shift, weekends, and holidays.

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

Qualifications

What’s needed to succeed:

• High School Diploma or GED/Education equivalent
• Airframe & Powerplant licenses
• A minimum of 3 years of Aviation Maintenance experience
• Demonstrated knowledge of line maintenance mission and activities
• Able to demonstrate troubleshooting skills
• Must be a team player and able to work collaboratively with others.
• Occasional travel
• Work location: onsite
• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States for any employer without sponsorship.
• Successful completion of interview required to meet the job qualification
• Reliable, punctual attendance is an essential function of the position.

Preferred

• Avionics experience
• Some College
• Fleet Specific Training/Knowledge Base
• Aircraft Maintenance Supervisory Experience
• Access and Fleet Health Monitoring Products
• Experience in DST and/or Technical Training as Instructor

United Airlines is an equal opportunity employer. United Airlines recruits, employs, trains, compensates, and promotes regardless of race, religion, color, national origin, gender identity, sexual orientation, physical ability, age, veteran status, and other protected status as required by applicable law. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process and perform crucial job functions. Please contact JobAccommodations@united.com to request accommodations.