Senior Flight Operations Engineer

Job description / Role

Senior Flight Operations Engineer - Qatar Airways - Doha

In this role, you will be primarily responsible for all technical matters of a major fleet (Airbus/ Boeing / Bombardier) or for Aircraft performance. You will supervise the Flight Operations Engineers assigned under you to provide technical support to the Flight Operations department. You will ensure the aircraft operations are conducted in a safe and economical manner satisfying all related regulatory and manufacturer requirements.

Your will be actively be involved in evaluating new aircraft systems and modifications and define their operational impact in order to have adequate information and to ensure safe operations. You will be customizing the Electronic Checklist and the Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) in coordination with the technical pilots and ensuring it is in accordance with manufacturer recommendations and Qatar Airways requirements.

Your scope of work includes optimizing the workflow inside the team and between Operations Engineering and other sections within Flight Operations Technical. You will manage Technical Projects and track service bulletins, engineering orders and airworthiness directives.

You are expected to establish the department objectives and priorities to align with and support business objectives. Train and develop other employees and support the Manager Flight Operations Engineering in technical projects and deputize him as and when required.

Requirements

To be successful in this role you must have a Bachelor of Engineering – Aeronautical / Aerospace / Mechanical or alternatively Electronic Engineering with a minimum of 7 years Flight Operations Engineering experience preferably within an airline operations environment.

You are also expected to have attended the following training courses:
• Airbus / Boeing Performance Engineering Course
• Airbus / Boeing Weight & Balance Training
• Airbus WINPEP, LPC - FlySmart, LTS & Documentation Training
• Boeing Performance Software / PET / Operations Training

You should also be professionally equipped with Aircraft systems, operations and performance with excellent IT skills including Light programming. Excellent communication and analytical skills, good understanding of Aircraft Weight & Balance with project management experience and the ability to deliver tasks within tight deadlines is very much needed in this role.

About the Company

Qatar Airways is proud to be one of the youngest global airlines to serve all six continents, and thanks to our customers’ response to our offerings, we are also the world’s fastest-growing airline. We connect more than 150 destinations on the map every day, with a fleet of the latest-generation aircraft, and an unrivalled level of service from our home and hub, the Five-star airport, Hamad International Airport in Doha, the State of Qatar.

Travel today involves a mix of short, medium and long-haul segments, with more people travelling than ever before. With the breadth of network coverage today, virtually no destination is unreachable. This is why the commitment to service is paramount; as our guests are travelling farther and more frequently than ever before, the experience on board is an important part of the journey itself.

Since our launch in 1997, Qatar Airways has earned many awards and accolades, becoming one of an elite group of airlines worldwide to have earned a 5-star rating by Skytrax. Voted Airline of the Year by Skytrax in 2011, 2012, 2015 and most recently in 2017, Qatar Airways has won the confidence of the travelling public. We have accomplished these goals by focusing on the details – how we run the business, and how you experience our airline.