Sr Aircraft Maintenance Technical Engineer

Abbott is a global healthcare leader that helps people live more fully at all stages of life. Our portfolio of life-changing technologies spans the spectrum of healthcare, with leading businesses and products in diagnostics, medical devices, nutritionals and branded generic medicines. Our 114,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries.

     

JOB DESCRIPTION:

Working at Abbott

• At Abbott, you can do work that matters, grow, and learn, care for yourself and family, be your true self and live a full life. You’ll also have access to:
• Career development with an international company where you can grow the career you dream of.
• Employees can qualify for free medical coverage in our Health Investment Plan (HIP) PPO medical plan in the next calendar year.
• An excellent retirement savings plan with high employer contribution
• Tuition reimbursement, the Freedom 2 Save student debt program and FreeU education benefit - an affordable and convenient path to getting a bachelor’s degree.
• A company recognized as a great place to work in dozens of countries around the world and named one of the most admired companies in the world by Fortune.
• A company that is recognized as one of the best big companies to work for as well as a best place to work for diversity, working mothers, female executives, and scientists.

The Opportunity

This position works out of our Abbott Park, IL location in GES Global Engineering Services division.

The Senior Aircraft Technician serves as a key member of the Aviation Maintenance team, reporting directly to the Director of Aviation Maintenance. This role is critical to ensuring the safety, reliability, and operational readiness of the company’s aircraft fleet. Working independently with minimal supervision, the technician is responsible for maintaining aircraft in strict compliance with FAA regulations, internal policies, and industry best practices. Additionally, they play an active role in supporting the department’s Safety Management System and mentoring junior technicians and Line Service Personnel.

This position requires successful completion of advanced training programs, including Master Technician certifications for each aircraft type and the Avionics Master Technician program. Beyond general fleet maintenance, the Senior Aircraft Technician assumes full responsibility for the airworthiness and upkeep of assigned aircraft and leads the resolution of Aircraft on Ground (AOG) situations as they arise.

The technician also serves as a Cabin Safety Attendant (CSA) on international and select domestic flights. While on the ground, they perform standard maintenance duties; during flight, they are responsible for ensuring passenger safety, delivering in-flight meal service, maintaining cabin cleanliness, coordinating emergency medical support if needed, and assisting the flight crew in managing technical stops efficiently.

What You’ll Work On

• Follow the FAA approved Abbott Laboratories aircraft inspection program, ensure compliance with the applicable FAA regulations, manufacturers requirements, and company standards as set forth in the Abbott Laboratories Aviation Department Policy & Operations Manual.  Maintain all aircraft maintenance records in proper format and in compliance with governmental regulation.
• Perform tests, adjustments, repairs, inspections, and other general tasks related to the maintenance of complex airframe systems, turbine engines, avionics, and related systems on Company aircraft.
• Required to troubleshoot the aircraft with a high degree of proficiency; ability to accurately resolve aircraft discrepancies by gathering all pertinent information from the aircraft using appropriate maintenance manuals, schematics and wiring diagrams as guidelines to identify the failed component and recommend solutions.  Once identified the AMTE will be required to determine if the aircraft is airworthy and can be flown or if it can be dispatched using a Minimum Equipment List (MEL) or if the aircraft is unairworthy and unable to fly.  
• Assist management in planning and scheduling aircraft maintenance.
• Ability to work within a team and develop individual employee ownership and leadership within the organization.
• May hold additional coordinator responsibilities.
• Assist with maintenance of inventories, material purchases, parts, and other items required to accomplish maintenance duties.
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