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Aircraft Maintenance Engineer (Airframe Structures)
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Posted:
28 August 2026 (4 days ago)
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Application Deadline:
25 November 2026
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Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
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Job Summary
Job Summary:
- The Aircraft Manufacturing Engineer/ Technician will play a crucial role in the maintenance for ground & flight testing of our Aircrafts within our state-of-the-art testing facility. We are looking for highly motivated and dedicated AMEs to join our ground testing team as Aircraft Maintenance Engineer. The AMEs will support the maintenance inspection installation and testing of next-generation electric Vertical Take-Off and Landing (eVTOL) composite aircraft. The role provides hands-on exposure to composite structures electric propulsion systems batteries avionics wiring and ground test vehicle (GTV) operations under the supervision of experts.
Required Qualifications:
- Education: AME/ Diploma in Mechanical or Aeronautical engineering
- Experience:
- Minimum 3 Years relevant experience in aircraft / Helicopter/ UAV / eVTOL/ advanced aerospace systems maintenance.
- Knowledge on DGCA requirements is an added advantage.
Key Responsibilities:
- Perform inspection maintenance and repair of composite airframe structures & metallic mountings including carbon fiber laminates bonded joints and sandwich panels.
- Installation & maintenance of critical components like motors & propellers.
- Maintain accurate documentation of structural findings and corrective actions.
- Carry out installation inspection maintenance and troubleshooting of high-voltage battery systems and electric propulsion interfaces.
- Maintain and inspect electrical wiring interconnection systems (EWIS) including routing bonding grounding clamping and protection.
- Perform continuity insulation resistance and functional checks using approved test equipment.
- Install inspect and maintain avionics systems including:
- Flight control and actuation systems.
- Navigation communication and sensor systems.
- Integrated vehicle management and monitoring systems.
- Conduct system integration checks functional tests and troubleshooting activities.
- Support software loading configuration verification and system validation under approved procedures.
- Lead maintenance and readiness activities for Ground Test Vehicles (GTVs) and prototype aircrafts including pre-test turn-around test and post-test inspections.
- Assist in test setup instrumentation connections data cable management and test-area readiness.
Job Location:
- The Facility is located at the prestigious IIT Madras Discovery Campus Thaiyur Road Senganamal 603103. This location offers a vibrant and intellectually stimulating environment with access to cutting-edge research and development.
