At a Glance
- Tasks: Join our Cairns team as a Licensed Aircraft Maintenance Engineer and ensure aircraft safety and reliability.
- Company: Leidos Australia, a global leader in technology and mission-critical solutions.
- Benefits: Enjoy a balanced lifestyle with flexible rosters, competitive pay, and career development opportunities.
- Other info: Join a collaborative team committed to integrity, innovation, and safety.
- Why this job: Make a real impact on national security while working with cutting-edge aviation technology.
- Qualifications: Must be an experienced LAME B1 or dual licensed with heavy maintenance experience.
At Leidos Australia, our work goes beyond a job title. We design, build, operate and support the systems, services and capabilities that help protect and advance the Australian way of life. Backed by a global organisation of more than 40,000 people, our Australian team of around 2,000 has partnered with government, defence and national security customers for more than 30 years. We deliver mission-critical solutions where reliability, trust and purpose matter.
Benefits
- Balanced lifestyle roster of 6 days on 6 days off, 10-hour shifts
- Support for learning, development and relevant certifications
- Opportunities to work across programs, domains and emerging technologies
About The Team
You’ll join a team where people work with integrity, inclusion, innovation, agility, collaboration and commitment. In practice, that means sharing ownership, solving complex problems together and staying connected to the customer context, the purpose behind the work and how each role contributes to meaningful outcomes.
We conduct airborne missions for the Australian Government across maritime surveillance and search and rescue operations. With bases strategically positioned across Australia, we operate a fully integrated in-house aviation capability which includes flight operations, maintenance organisation, training organisation and operations centre.
The Opportunity
This role is an opportunity to contribute to join the Cairns engineering team as a B1 LAME reporting to the Senior Base Engineers, for the completion of assigned aircraft maintenance.
In This Role, You Will
- Perform the duties of a Licensed Aircraft Maintenance Engineer
- Ensure all aircraft maintenance, documentation and certification is carried out and completed in line with the MOE, procedures manuals and responsible CAMO requirements
- Hold safety as a core value and contribute to the achievement of a zero harm and incident/injury free environment through active participation in all safety programs relevant to the position
- Perform, implement and maintain any required shift/task handovers
- Ensure Critical Maintenance Tasks are completed with applicable control procedure prior to issue of a CRS
About You
We are looking for someone who brings judgement, curiosity and a collaborative approach to work that matters.
Essential For This Role
- Experienced LAME B1 or dual licensed
- Heavy and Line maintenance Experience
- Hold a DHC8 classic or Cl604 type rating
- This role requires the successful applicant to hold full Australian working rights.
- Applicants may also need to meet International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) requirements.
Licensed Aircraft Maintenance Engineer (LAME) employer: Leidos
At Leidos Australia, we pride ourselves on being an exceptional employer, offering a balanced lifestyle with a 6 days on, 6 days off roster and 10-hour shifts that allow our Licensed Aircraft Maintenance Engineers to thrive both professionally and personally. Our inclusive work culture fosters collaboration and innovation, while providing ample opportunities for career growth through support for learning and development, making it an ideal place for those seeking meaningful and impactful work in the aviation sector.
