AOG Powerplant Engineer

Company

Alaska Airlines

The Team

Our M&E team has earned the FAA’s prestigious Diamond Award for almost 20 consecutive years -- the only major carrier to receive the award for as many years, and the most of any airline. From our parts warehouse to the maintenance hangar, our Ready, SAFE, Go mindset prioritizes safety in all that we do -- for our guests and coworkers. If you share our values to safety and excellence, we want to hear from you.  

Role Summary

The Engineer - Powerplant (AOG) provides world-class customer service while keeping safety and compliance the top priorities. This individual contributor position is a primary powerplant engineer in support of any current / imminent aircraft on the ground or potential operational impact avoidance activities for Alaska Airlines and Hawaiian Airlines. 

Key Duties

Associate (P1) 

• Contributes to the application and management the Alaska ETOPS and APU on-demand programs. 
• Contributes to the application and management of the Engine Condition Monitoring Program.
• Assists Maintenance and Technical Services teams with troubleshooting for resolution to systemic / chronic powerplant issues, minimizing aircraft downtime for unscheduled maintenance.
• Reviews all original equipment manufacturer (OEM) recommendations (SBs, SLs, etc.) Applicable to the fleet.
• Under direction of the Manager or Fleet Powerplant Engineer, authors engineering control (EC) documents (engineering orders and authorizations, fleet campaigns, etc.) to direct the incorporation of modifications, improvements, and disposition of line troubleshooting and shop requests.
• Learns to collaborate with the Fleet Powerplant Engineers and cross-divisional teams (e.g., records, planning, line maintenance, engine build-up shop, QC, flight operations, technical publications, etc.), ensuring efficient implementation of released EC documents.
• Seeks to understand all available information (e.g., AS operational data, OEM engineering data, other operators shared information, etc.) to continually improve the safe and efficient operation of the installed Powerplant(s).
• Authors AS-specific engineering data for inclusion into the ICAs (manuals) for configuration control and required maintenance actions with supervision.
• Contributes to the reliability program. Learns powerplant and fleet initiatives and work closely with powerplant fleet engineers to support reliability initiatives.
• Must be willing to work weekends, holidays, off hours and rotating shifts.
• Must be willing to infrequently travel to support AOG aircraft and technicians. 
• Performs other duties as assigned. 

Intermediate (P2) 

• Works independently within the team to manage the Alaska ETOPS and APU on-demand programs.
• Works Independently within the team to manage of the Engine Condition Monitoring Program.
• Takes the initiative to propose Maintenance and Technical Services teams with troubleshooting resolutions to systemic / chronic powerplant issues, minimizing aircraft downtime for unscheduled maintenance with limited supervision.
• Reviews all original equipment manufacturer (OEM) recommendations (SBs, SLs, etc.) Applicable to the fleet.
• With limited direction from the Manager or Fleet Powerplant Engineer, authors engineering control (EC) documents (engineering orders and authorizations, fleet campaigns, etc.) to direct the incorporation of modifications, improvements, and disposition of line troubleshooting and shop requests with limited supervision.
• Partners with the Fleet Powerplant Engineers to lead the cross-divisional teams (e.g., records, planning, line maintenance, engine build-up shop, QC, flight operations, technical publications, etc.), ensuring efficient implementation of released EC documents.
• Utilizes all available information (e.g., AS operational data, OEM engineering data, other operators shared information, etc.) to continually improve the safe and efficient operation of the installed Powerplant(s).
• Authors AS-specific engineering data for inclusion into the ICAs (manuals) for configuration control and required maintenance actions with limited supervision.
• Contributes to the reliability program. Learns powerplant and fleet initiatives and work closely with powerplant fleet engineers to support reliability initiatives.
• Must be willing to work weekends, holidays, off hours and rotating shifts.
• Must be willing to infrequently travel to support AOG aircraft and technicians. 
• Performs other duties as assigned 

Job-Specific Experience, Education & Skills

Associate (P1) 

• Bachelor’s degree with a focus in aerospace, mechanical, or electrical engineering, or two years’ experi