Engineering Specialist – Temporary (Aviation)

About the role

Air Canada is seeking a highly skilled Structures Engineer to join the TechOps Fleet Engineering Team on a temporary basis. The role focuses on in‑service reliability, configuration management, cost control and continuous process improvement for the airline’s fleet.

Key responsibilities

• Review aircraft and component out‑of‑service events, perform root‑cause analysis and recommend reliability improvements.
• Support the Reliability Working Group and conduct delay analysis (AOG, OOS, cancellations, ATB) with corrective action plans.
• Assess Service Bulletins and Airworthiness Directives, prepare cost‑benefit analyses and develop Engineering Instructions (EI) and Engineering Controls (EC).
• Assist with aircraft modification programs, fleet acquisitions and project engineering for new mandates.
• Develop and obtain financial approvals for mandatory airworthiness requirements and continuous airworthiness inspections.
• Disseminate technical information through fleet campaigns, EI/EC releases and MEL revisions.
• Provide technical support to Maintenance Operation Control, Line Maintenance, Flight Operations, MROs and other internal stakeholders.
• Contribute to maintenance‑program optimization and cost‑of‑ownership reduction through modifications and repair development.

Required profile

• Qualified Structures Engineer with experience in aircraft reliability and configuration management.
• Proven ability to conduct root‑cause and delay analyses and to develop cost‑benefit studies.
• Willingness to travel and provide off‑hours support as required.
• Experience collaborating with multidisciplinary teams and external partners.

Required skills

• Aircraft structures engineering
• Reliability analysis
• Configuration management
• Cost control and cost‑benefit analysis
• Service Bulletin and Airworthiness Directive evaluation
• Maintenance program development
• Technical documentation (EI, EC, MEL)

What we offer

• Opportunity to work with a leading North American airline.
• Exposure to complex fleet engineering projects.
• Collaborative, multicultural work environment.