Heavy Maintenance Technical Standards & Compliance Engineer
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Position Overview & Specifications
Ryanair is looking for a highly skilled and experienced airline professional to work in a highly varied and dynamic environment within engineering. The successful candidate should expect regular overseas travel to accomplish their duties. This will involve building close relationships with Contracted MRO suppliers whilst overseeing Technical Standards for Heavy Maintenance inputs on the growing fleet of 737NG, 737MAX and A320 aircraft within the Ryanair Group of Airlines (Ryanair DAC, Buzz, Malta Air, Ryanair UK, Lauda Europe.) The role will give the successful candidate the opportunity to be part of a highly motivated and evolving team of likeminded professionals.
Based at Stansted Airport, you will be part of the Heavy Maintenance team, responsible for ensuring that Ryanair maintains its industry leading safety standards across a broad range of contracted heavy maintenance providers. Day to day, the successful candidate will be involved in the following:
- Carrying out independent reviews of technical standards of work accomplishment at contracted MRO organisations.
- Identifying opportunities for improvements both within the supplier processes and procedures and within the Ryanair interface agreement and other documentation.
- Identifying industry ‘best practice’ across the range of suppliers and driving change to bring all Ryanair contracted heavy maintenance organisations up to the highest standards.
- Reviewing customer audit findings and working with suppliers to ensure robust corrective and preventative action plans are implemented and enforced.
- Reviewing safety reports, maintenance errors and near miss reports.
Identifying trends in reports and taking appropriate action as required.
Requirements
The ideal candidate:
- will have worked as a senior mechanic or certifying staff in an airline engineering and/or aircraft Maintenance Repair and Overhaul (MRO) organisation.
- will have heavy/base maintenance experience with Boeing and/or Airbus aircraft types.
- will have detailed working knowledge of EASA Part CAMO and Part 145 regulations.
- will have completed a degree in an engineering subject or hold an EASA or UK Part 66 AML.
- must have the right to live and work in the UK and travel freely within Europe.
Candidate Selection & Onboarding Process
Application & Resume Screening
Submit your tailored CV/Resume directly to the talent acquisition portal.
Technical & Competency Interviews
Virtual interviews with the hiring manager and multidisciplinary team.
Formal Offer & Benefits Negotiation
Written agreement outlining compensation, equity, retirement vesting, and relocation allowances.
Onboarding & Corporate Integration
Equipment provisioning, team orientation, and commencement of duties.
United Kingdom Right to Work & Skilled Worker Visa Guide
Employment in the United Kingdom requires legal Right to Work verified under the Home Office Points-Based Immigration System:
Sponsoring employers must hold an active Home Office A-rated Sponsor License and assign a valid Certificate of Sponsorship (CoS). Role must meet the general minimum salary threshold (£38,700) or occupation going rate.
Continuous employment under Skilled Worker status establishes eligibility for Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR) after 5 continuous years, leading to British Citizenship.
Candidate Preparation Blueprint: Airlines, Airports & Air Transportation
Based on transatlantic hiring benchmarks for Heavy Maintenance Technical Standards & Compliance Engineer roles across Ryanair's corporate sector, successful applicants typically excel across three core dimensions:
Demonstrated portfolio evidence, architecture/system design case studies, or validated professional certifications directly applicable to Airlines, Airports & Air Transportation.
STAR method competency responses highlighting cross-functional leadership, conflict resolution, and delivering measurable enterprise ROI under tight timelines.
Total compensation expectation aligned within the benchmarked £29,359 - £39,715 bracket, including retirement vesting and health parity.
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