Licensed Aircraft Maintenance Engineer

Founded in the Queensland outback in 1920, Qantas has grown to be Australia’s largest regional, domestic, and international airline. Qantas has a range of subsidiary businesses that support the overall operations of the Group. The Qantas Group’s main business is the transportation of customers and freight using two complementary airline brands — Qantas and Jetstar — operating regional, domestic, and international services.

Job Description

• Licensed Aircraft Maintenance Engineer (LAME) – B2 Avionics
• B787 and / or A380 type rated
• Full-Time Permanent role in Los Angeles, USA
• $62 - $67 US per hour
• Sponsorship may be available for the preferred candidate.
  
  

At Qantas, we represent Australia to the world. Qantas Engineering in Los Angeles is home to our state-of-the-art maintenance facility which opened in 2017, where we carry out critical scheduled maintenance on our wide-body aircraft with a primary focus on our A380 and B787 fleet. We conduct ‘A’ checks, engine changes and day to day line maintenance requirements where we have departures back to Australia every night, connecting North America to Australia. Our team ensures we meet the highest standards of safety and reliability. While we continue to conduct critical maintenance for our international network, we are also preparing to welcome our first A350 to our Qantas fleet, expanding our maintenance capabilities in North America.

As a Licensed Aircraft Maintenance Engineer, you will play an important operational role in our north America Engineering hub. You will perform maintenance, rectification and modification on Qantas and client aircraft components as per manufacturer and company specifications. You will supervise and manage aircraft maintenance staff.

You’ll have –

• A CASA/EASA (or equivalent) B2 licence with a B787-9 and/or A380 type rating.
• Proven leadership capabilities and demonstrated ability to effectively supervise, coach and motivate team members
• Extensive experience in either Line, Intermediate or Heavy Maintenance
• Excellent time management skills with the ability to effectively implement and manage change
• A commitment to being a highly customer-focused team worker with flexibility and willingness to undertake other reasonable duties as required
• Ensured conformance with practices and procedures covering the maintenance of aircraft with the objective of promoting the highest achievable standards
• Experience completing tasks allocated in accordance with the procedure’s manual and aircraft manufacturers maintenance manual
• Ability to work unsupervised in a dynamic team environment
• Commitment to quality, safety and continuous improvement principles
• Proven problem-solving skills, particularly when under pressure
• Awareness of corporate occupational, health and safety responsibilities and procedures
• Sound communications skills, both written and verbal as well as highly developed attention to detail
  
  

Safety is our number one priority, and everyone deserves to get home safe. If you’re passionate about safety, value work life balance, and enjoy working with a supportive team, this may be the perfect workplace for you.

Why Qantas?

You’ll join a team where creativity and passion are encouraged. Our people come together to allow us to dream big and deliver successfully.

There are many different opportunities across our team, which means you’ll be able to grow both personally and professionally at Qantas. Your development is a priority for us – so that you can maintain the high standards our customers have come to expect and can continue to develop over time.

The Qantas employee benefits program offers amazing benefits that extend well beyond travel.

• We love to travel: Enjoy heavily discounted air travel from the USA to Australia and within Australia and across the globe, both for you and your family and friends, as well as exclusive deals on accommodation and holidays.
• We have flexible leave options: Make use of leave and flexible working opportunities including 4 weeks’ vacation and 15 days sick leave for eligible employees.
• We are planning for the future: Our 401K match offering is 8% for eligible employees.
• We’ll support your wellbeing: Whether it’s learning to better support your own and others’ mental health, our interactive wellbeing app or your very own tailored nutrition plan.
  
  

Qantas provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.

If you’re ready to step into a culture that will challenge and excite you, submit an application and let’s explore how we go places together.

Applications close: Tuesday 10th February, 2026 (PST)