Graduate Trainee-Engineering & Planning job at Uganda Airlines

Vacancy title:
Graduate Trainee-Engineering & Planning

[Type: FULL_TIME, Industry: Transportation, Distribution, and Logistics, Category: Science & Engineering]

Jobs at:
Uganda Airlines

Deadline of this Job:
Tuesday, July 15 2025

Duty Station:
Uganda | Kampala | Uganda

Summary
Date Posted: Saturday, July 5 2025, Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:

The Graduate Trainee - Engineering & Planning will support the day-to-day engineering and planning activities under the guidance of experienced development engineers. This role is designed to provide hands-on training and exposure to the continuing airworthiness management functions critical to the support of aircraft maintenance operations.

Key Responsibilities:

• Participate in all engineering and planning activities carried out by Uganda Airlines Engineering & planning department, including but not limited to,


• Support Aircraft and aircraft component reliability program and track repetitive defects.


• Provision of relevant continuing airworthiness information required to continually maintain an aircraft in a state of airworthiness


• Participate in the amendment of the Approved Maintenance Programs for the fleet operated,


• Maintaining and updating the Maintenance Information Software (MIS), using the MIS to track maintenance tasks/requirements, generate work orders/cards and retain maintenance records,


• Work with the Development engineers to coordinate scheduled and unscheduled maintenance activities,


• Assist in the reporting of faults, malfunctions, defects, and any other occurrences,


• Participate in the assessment of Airworthiness Directives and Service Bulletins and other service information and implementing any required actions,


• Support access to the current technical manuals/ documentation from aircraft and aircraft component OEMs,


• Assist in the keeping Uganda airlines’ aircraft technical documents and maintenance records up to date


• Participate in authoring and amending of maintenance procedure manuals that are developed in-house such as Minimum Equipment List, Configuration Deviation List, Reliability Program, Maintenance Control Manual, Aircraft Maintenance Program, EDTO and LVO Maintenance Procedures, etc. 


• Carry out other engineering and planning duties as assigned by the Manager Engineering and Planning

Minimum Qualifications:

• An honour’s Bachelor of Science in Mechanical, Electrical or Aeronautical Engineering or equivalent qualification from a recognized aviation maintenance training school,


• Aircraft Maintenance Engineer (AME) Diploma/License or Previous experience in airworthiness section of any national aviation authority.


• Basic understanding of continuing airworthiness management functions and maintenance procedures


• High level of attention to detail, discipline and safety compliance,


• Strong communication and teamwork abilities


• Prior knowledge or Internship or Industrial training experience in an aviation engineering and planning environment is an added advantage.

Work Hours: 8

Experience: No Requirements

Level of Education: bachelor degree

Job application procedure:

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