National AI Awards 2025Discover AI's trailblazers! Join us to celebrate innovation and nominate industry leaders.

Nominate & Attend

B1 Licensed Engineer - LHR

Hounslow
1 week ago
Create job alert

An opportunity has arisen with my client for a B1 Licensed Engineer on a permanent basis. The role of the Licensed Engineer is to use your skills, knowledge and experience to carry out all maintenance activities within the line environment. Our client prides themselves on meeting their customer's needs every single time across our entire network.

Role: B1 Licensed Engineer - Type ratings required are at the bottom of the Job Description.
Salary: Upon Application
Location: Heathrow
Hours: DAY - 06:00-18;00 - 5,5,4 Shift Pattern

Responsibilities:

To lead by example
To ensure all tooling, equipment and premises within allocated responsibility are serviceable and any discrepancies are duly reported
Responsibility to ensure all company and legal requirements regarding aircraft/component inspection and production documentation are duly complied with.
To maintain licence/qualification and training validity necessary to support inspection authorisation utilised during completion of productive work tasks.
To maintain a working knowledge of maintenance procedures ensuring strict adherence while carrying out line work tasks.
To maintain acceptable airworthiness, safety, and performance standards in their delegated areas of responsibility.
Responsibility to maintain a high standard of written daily maintenance handovers.
To ensure the accomplishment of maintenance and inspection tasks within responsible area using resources in the most efficient and cost-effective manner.
To undertake additional tasks and projects as required for the efficient and productive functioning of the company.
To uphold the terms of any authorisation gained as required by the Head of Compliance ensuring the highest quality standards of work carried out by themselves and staff under their control.
To ensure the accomplishment of maintenance within responsible area using manpower and resources in the most efficient and cost-effective manner.
To ensure relevant procedures are followed, maintained, and reviewed ensuring compliance with all regulations.
To ensure all relevant directions, procedures and directives are followed and correctly read and recorded.
To ensure all H & S issues are assessed and brought to the attention of the Station Manager.
To ensure a good relationship is established and maintained between all line station personnel and interfacing departments
To aid the Customer Airlines on-time performance record
To ensure all responsible staff are regularly briefed and aware of their responsibilities and updates.
Maintain an awareness of the latest Technical Instructions, NTE's and Procedures from all sources.
At the beginning of each shift, be conversant with any ongoing problems, and aid the Shift Leader to maintain an accurate shift Log throughout the duty period.
To carry out tasks as detailed by the Shift Leader and Station Manager
Ensure vehicle and ground equipment checks are completed and certified to comply with CAP 642 requirements.
Skills/Experience

You must hold a current UK CAA Part 66 B1 Licence
Full Clean driving license required.
Have extensive knowledge of Line Maintenance activities with hands on working experience.
Ability to work a shift pattern including nights.
Good standard of written/ spoken English including the ability to interact at a technical level.
You must have the right to work in the UK - Proof will be required at the scheduling interview stage.One of the below types are required-

A320 (Cfm56, V2500, PW1100G (NEO)) - CAA

A330 (Trent 700, Trent 7000 (NEO) - CAA

A350 (Trent XFB) - CAA

A380 (Trent 900, EA GP7200) - EASA

B737 (Cfm56, Leap 1B) - CAA

B777 (Trent 800, GE90) - EASA

B787 (Trent 1000, Genx) - CAA/EASA

If you are interested in applying for this position and you meet the requirements, please send your updated CV to: Melanie Cave at Line Up Aviation
Line Up Aviation has carved its own place in the recruitment of Aviation and Aerospace personnel all over the world for more than 30 years. We work with some of the industry's best-known companies who demand the highest standard of applicants.
"Follow @LineUpAviation on Twitter for all of our latest vacancies, news and pictures from our busy UK Head Office. Interact with us using the #LineUpAviation tag at anytime! Thank you for your follow

Related Jobs

View all jobs

B1 B737NG Licensed Engineer

B1 Licensed Engineer - LHR

B1/B2 Licence Engineer

B1 Licenced Engineer

B1/B2 License Engineer

B2 Engineer

National AI Awards 2025

Subscribe to Future Tech Insights for the latest jobs & insights, direct to your inbox.

By subscribing, you agree to our privacy policy and terms of service.

Industry Insights

Discover insightful articles, industry insights, expert tips, and curated resources.

How to Present Space Sector Solutions to Non-Technical Audiences: A Public Speaking Guide for Job Seekers

The UK space sector is expanding fast—from satellite communications and Earth observation to propulsion, launch services, and space sustainability. But as the technology becomes more complex, employers increasingly want space professionals who can explain it simply and persuasively to non-technical audiences. Whether you're applying for a role in engineering, mission control, data analysis, policy, or business development, your ability to present clearly is now seen as a critical soft skill. In fact, many interviews now include public speaking tasks that test your communication style, clarity, and stakeholder awareness. This guide offers a practical framework for structuring your space sector presentations, tips for engaging slides, storytelling techniques that work in interviews, and advice on answering common questions from executives, clients, and policymakers.

Space Jobs UK 2025: 50 Companies Hiring Now

Bookmark this guide – we refresh it every quarter so you always know who’s really expanding their space‑sector teams. The UK’s £15 billion Space Sector Plan, three licensed spaceports and a spike in commercial satellite demand have ignited hiring in 2025. Employers need spacecraft systems engineers, propulsion specialists, mission operators, Earth‑observation data scientists, ground‑segment software developers & regulatory experts right now. Below are 50 organisations that have advertised UK‑based space vacancies or formally announced head‑count growth in the past eight weeks. They’re grouped into five quick‑scan categories so you can jump straight to the kind of employer – and mission – that excites you. For every company you’ll see: Main UK hub Example live or recent vacancy Why it’s worth a look – tech focus, culture, mission Search any employer on UKSpaceJobs.co.uk to view real‑time ads, or set a free alert so brand‑new openings land straight in your inbox.

Return-to-Work Pathways: Relaunch Your Space Career with Returnships, Flexible & Hybrid Roles

Re-entering the workforce after a career break—whether for parenting, caring responsibilities or another life chapter—can feel like charting a new orbit, particularly in the dynamic field of space. Luckily, the UK’s thriving space sector now offers a spectrum of return-to-work pathways: structured returnships, part-time contracts and hybrid roles. These programmes recognise the transferable skills and resilience you’ve developed, pairing you with mentorship, targeted upskilling and supportive networks so you can relaunch your career in satellite engineering, mission operations, space data science or policy with confidence. In this guide, you’ll discover how to: Understand today’s UK space landscape and talent demand Leverage your organisation, communication and problem-solving skills in space roles Overcome common re-entry challenges with practical solutions Refresh your technical and regulatory knowledge through targeted learning Access returnship and re-entry programmes tailored to space Find roles that accommodate family commitments—flexible, hybrid or full-time Balance your career relaunch with caring responsibilities Master applications, interviews and networking specific to the space sector Draw inspiration from real returner success stories Get answers to frequent questions in our FAQ section Whether your goal is to return as a spacecraft systems engineer, mission analyst, space-data scientist or regulatory specialist, this article maps the steps and resources you need to reignite your UK space career.