Maintenance Airworthiness Safety Controller

• Play a pivotal role in shaping the safety and quality culture of Qantas Engineerings Americas operations
• Together well drive excellence across our LAX Line Maintenance Operation
• Full time permanent position based out of our LAX hangar
• $130000 - $150000 USD per year (plus bonus)

*Please note sponsorship will be available for a candidate with the right skills and experience for the role

At Qantas we represent Australia to the world. Our diverse country is known for our spirit mateship and a can-do attitude. Qantas Engineering keeps up at the forefront of aviation caring and maintaining both the Qantas fleet as well as aircraft for our customers across the Asia-Pacific region. Working with state-of-the-art equipment and resources our shared commitment to professional excellence continues to keep our customers safe. Safety is our first priority. Our organisation-wide commitment means every individual takes responsibility for creating a safe and healthy workplace for our customers suppliers assets operations and the wider community.

As the Maintenance Airworthiness Safety Controller (MASC) you will play a key role in meeting our Qantas vision and ensuring our technical capability. This role is responsible for providing guidance and oversight to maintenance engineers maintenance supervisory staff and engineering management as a Safety Quality and Compliance leader. This role is also critical to ensuring our ongoing compliance with safety and quality standards maintenance procedures and approved engineering practices. As the MASC in LAX you will champion behavioural best practice and compliance with our procedures to ensure Qantas Engineerings (QEs) safety vision and regulatory requirements are met.

Reporting to the Manager Quality and Compliance and located at LAX this role partners closely with our Engineering staff as well as other operational groups including Fleet Management to ensure that QE Quality and Safety systems are followed and a consistent approach for aircraft maintenance is addition you will also be accountable for the analysis and identification of key focus areas and developing strategies to address any deficiencies.

Youll have

• 5 years experience in aircraft maintenance with proven expertise operating within a regulated Part 145 maintenance engineering environment
• Extensive experience with aviation safety and airworthiness regulations including CASA Civil Aviation Safety Regulations EASA standards and other National Aviation Authority frameworks
• Strong knowledge and experience within Line or Base Maintenance operations
• Proven experience with the CASA Civil Aviation & Safety Regulations other NAA airworthiness regulations and various regulatory frameworks
• Excellent communication negotiation and time management skills with a consistent ability to perform under pressure
• Strong stakeholder engagement skills with the ability to educate lead influence and challenge stakeholders across all levels of the business
• Ability to work across varying time zones

Why Qantas

Youll 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 youll 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.
• Well support your wellbeing: Whether its 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 youre ready to step into a culture that will challenge and excite you submit an application and lets explore how we go places together.

Applications close:  Sunday 21st December 2025 (PDT)

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time