Armaments Junior Supervisor

BAE Systems Strategic Aerospace Services WLL

Job Location:

Doha - Qatar

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 16-10-2025

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

The Armaments/Weapons Junior Supervisor is an experienced and skilled armament technician undertaking a range of detailed maintenance activities on the Typhoon aircraft and aircraft components. They will be responsible for maintaining airworthiness through appropriate task delegation and authorisation on an aircraft or aircraft component. Responsible for meeting agreed delivery targets at a tactical level. Demonstrates people management and leadership skills. Demonstrates awareness of broader external dependencies and identifies areas for continuous improvement.

The post holder requires an excellent understanding of the approved data set and is competent to supervise personnel carrying out maintenance instructions in accordance with the organisations regulatory framework.

Core Activity:

Demonstrates a distinct ability to analyze and diagnose faults to equipment & assemblies follow diagnostic procedures and work effectively within a team.
Provide guidance to less experienced team members in a diverse and dynamic operational environment.
Undertaking and completing tasked maintenance & diagnostic activities on the Typhoon aircraft or weapons systems/components which may include as appropriate aircraft ground handling flight servicing aircraft role changes component removals inspections repairs modifications fault rectifications replacements and/or functional/system test.
Undertaking detailed maintenance inspection and supervision activities on an aircraft or aircraft components.
Assuring work carried out has been completed in accordance with the SOW / Work package using the relevant approved technical information.
Resolving faults and maintenance issues including an awareness of configuration management.
Ensuring staff are sufficiently competent and approved for the maintenance tasks allocated to them.
Maintain personal & teams task authorisation for working on an aircraft or components in accordance with AMC requirements.
Undertake support tasks within the Aircraft or component maintenance facility which are required to maintain compliance with the MOE and AMC procedures (e.g. oversight checks control of tooling / test equipment
Provide guidance and leadership to the team.
Develops team members using formal assessment processes e.g. PDRs supports and sponsors training requests including on the job training.
Demonstrates sound and comprehensive communication and people management skills in order to exchange complicated information
Undertaking fault evaluation and raise ad hoc work cards and for found faults during maintenance.
Ability to scope and carry out independent and vital inspections.
Supervising the team to ensure that maintenance is undertaken to schedule and highlight any issues escalate as required.
Report on any impact to the wider programme.
Demonstrating a flexible and proactive attitude to carrying out responsibilities appropriate to the role and takes direction appropriately.
Maintaining personal & teams task authorisation for working on the Typhoon or components in accordance with regulatory requirements.
Ensuring that maintenance is undertaken to schedule and resolve any issues escalate as required.
Maintaining a personal Log Book to demonstrate currency and recency on completion of On the Job training (OJT) activities sign other personnels logbooks as appropriate within your trade and skills boundaries. If you are an approved designated assessor undertake authorisation and task competency approvals and check Pt 145 license application packs prior to submission.
Ensuring all maintenance activities are appropriately documented and airworthiness records are maintained on relevant systems (IT/paper based). Compile required reporting identify any issues and escalate as appropriate.
Provide support and guidance including allocation of tasks to appropriately authorised maintenance technicians.
Compile appropriate reporting identification of any issues resolving and escalating as appropriate to ensure the maintenance servicing remains on schedule.

Requirements

Qualifications/Functional Knowledge:

Completion of an Engineering Apprenticeship ideally in Aeronautical Engineering or Military equivalent apprenticeship / qualifications Typically 3 years experience including Typhoon type
Academic qualification for this role is a minimum of City & Guilds 2675 or 2661 in Aeronautical Engineering and Maintenance
Typhoon Composite Flight Servicing
Engineering- HNC or equivalent experience
Leadership- Foundation
Human Factors
E&PW Awareness
ITAR Awareness

Core Activity:

Demonstrates a distinct ability to analyze and diagnose faults to equipment & assemblies follow diagnostic procedures and work effectively within a team.
Provide guidance to less experienced team members in a diverse and dynamic operational environment.
Undertaking and completing tasked maintenance & diagnostic activities on the Typhoon aircraft or weapons systems/components which may include as appropriate aircraft ground handling flight servicing aircraft role changes component removals inspections repairs modifications fault rectifications replacements and/or functional/system test.
Undertaking detailed maintenance inspection and supervision activities on an aircraft or aircraft components.
Assuring work carried out has been completed in accordance with the SOW / Work package using the relevant approved technical information.
Resolving faults and maintenance issues including an awareness of configuration management.
Ensuring staff are sufficiently competent and approved for the maintenance tasks allocated to them.
Maintain personal & teams task authorisation for working on an aircraft or components in accordance with AMC requirements.
Undertake support tasks within the Aircraft or component maintenance facility which are required to maintain compliance with the MOE and AMC procedures (e.g. oversight checks control of tooling / test equipment
Provide guidance and leadership to the team.
Develops team members using formal assessment processes e.g. PDRs supports and sponsors training requests including on the job training.
Demonstrates sound and comprehensive communication and people management skills in order to exchange complicated information
Undertaking fault evaluation and raise ad hoc work cards and for found faults during maintenance.
Ability to scope and carry out independent and vital inspections.
Supervising the team to ensure that maintenance is undertaken to schedule and highlight any issues escalate as required.
Report on any impact to the wider programme.
Demonstrating a flexible and proactive attitude to carrying out responsibilities appropriate to the role and takes direction appropriately.
Maintaining personal & teams task authorisation for working on the Typhoon or components in accordance with regulatory requirements.
Ensuring that maintenance is undertaken to schedule and resolve any issues escalate as required.
Maintaining a personal Log Book to demonstrate currency and recency on completion of On the Job training (OJT) activities sign other personnels logbooks as appropriate within your trade and skills boundaries. If you are an approved designated assessor undertake authorisation and task competency approvals and check Pt 145 license application packs prior to submission.
Ensuring all maintenance activities are appropriately documented and airworthiness records are maintained on relevant systems (IT/paper based). Compile required reporting identify any issues and escalate as appropriate.
Provide support and guidance including allocation of tasks to appropriately authorised maintenance technicians.
Compile appropriate reporting identification of any issues resolving and escalating as appropriate to ensure the maintenance servicing remains on schedule.

Requirements

Qualifications/Functional Knowledge:

Completion of an Engineering Apprenticeship ideally in Aeronautical Engineering or Military equivalent apprenticeship / qualifications Typically 3 years experience including Typhoon type
Academic qualification for this role is a minimum of City & Guilds 2675 or 2661 in Aeronautical Engineering and Maintenance
Typhoon Composite Flight Servicing
Engineering- HNC or equivalent experience
Leadership- Foundation
Human Factors
E&PW Awareness
ITAR Awareness