Aircraft Repair Engineer

Bs347Pa, BS34 7PA, United Kingdom
3 weeks ago
Job Type
Permanent
Work Location
Hybrid
Seniority
Mid
Education
Degree
Posted
7 May 2026 (3 weeks ago)

Benefits

Company Pension scheme Generous holiday allowance Private Medical Insurance Car scheme Hybrid and flexible working policies

Aircraft Repair Engineer (desk based)

Belcan Engineering Services is recruiting for an Aerospace Repair Engineer to work within the Repair Team in Bristol.

Permanent position - office based initially, moving to a Hybrid working pattern once established in the role.

Aircraft Repair Engineering and Customer Service Support for Aircraft Manufacturers, Airlines and Part 21J organisations is in our DNA. Our team is built upon our 16+ years of Aircraft Repair Engineering, heritage designing, analysing, approving and delivering minor and major primary and secondary structural repairs on behalf of one of the world's largest aircraft OEM's.

If you want to be part of a reactive, proactive, fast paced, exciting, digital focused and efficient Aircraft Repair Engineering Team then we want to hear from you.

From lightning strike to un-contained rotor failure damage and major aircraft repair embodiment programmes covering the entire fleet for large commercial and military aircraft (fixed wing and rotors).

  • Working within a team of dedicated, proactive, forward thinking, friendly and experienced design, static and fatigue engineers, the repair engineer's role would suit a candidate with current or recent fixed wing MRO Technical Services / Airworthiness Engineering experience who has had the exposure of communicating with OEMs compiling structural damage reports, digesting approved Technical Publications SRM, AMM, IPC, MPD, AD and SBs etc.
  • Any OEM in-service repair experience will also be considered.
  • Construction of Technical Dispositions, Repair Instructions and the writing of approval documentation are part of the everyday job.
  • Ability to use Catia V5.
  • An appreciation of how the digital world can be applied to our everyday working practises e.g. Coding and excel macros writing.
  • Must have the ability to pro-actively manage tasks and have very good tactical communication skills to provide an efficient response.
  • AOG and short turnaround requests are frequent and the rewards are being able to take control of a task from start to finish with the bonus of closure when the collated teams work has been approved.

You will need to thrive on the responsibility of working with a highly tuned Engineering team who always want to achieve. Delivering real repairs for live aircraft, on time and on quality. Working under hourly time-scales and delivering the best solution for the life of the airframe for our customers is the minimum that we expect.

This role is primarily Monday to Friday and based in the Filton, Bristol office. Once familiar in the role and having achieved an appropriate level of delegated signatory, there is the opportunity to move to a hybrid working pattern. There will also be the flexibility to undertake weekend working (Saturday and Sunday), providing additional variety and opportunities to support wider team activities.

Why Join Belcan?

You will join a collaborative company that puts people at the heart of everything we do. As well as career development and a friendly and collaborative team, you will benefit from:

  • Company Pension scheme
  • Generous holiday allowance
  • Private Medical Insurance
  • Car scheme
  • Hybrid and flexible working policies.
  • Opportunity to be selected for Belcan's prestigious Eagle Award.

…and much more.

About Us
Belcan, a Cognizant company, is a global force in technical services and engineering consultancy. Our legacy is built on delivering high-quality outputs and our unwavering commitment to developing the next generation of technical consultants and specialist engineers. Our expertise is vast, spanning across various engineering

This vacancy is being advertised by Belcan.

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