Engineer, Engineering Support Center; ESC

Intro

Are you ready to explore a world of possibilities, both at work and during your time off? Join our American Airlines family, and you’ll travel the world, grow your expertise and become the best version of you. As you embark on a new journey, you’ll tackle challenges with flexibility and grace, learning new skills and advancing your career while having the time of your life.

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Why you'll love this job

• This job is a member of the Engineering Support Center (ESC) Team within the Technical Operations Division.
• This team helps troubleshoot and resolve operational issues on transport category aircraft. This position will be responsible for developing, substantiating and issuing repairs/approvals for discrepancies that are outside of any existing published limits. This is an Airframe engineer position.

What you'll do

• Develops, substantiates and issues repairs/approvals for discrepancies that are outside of any existing published limits (only engineering has that authority)
• Provides engineering work scope for troubleshooting of operational issues to determine root cause and provide corrective action
• Reads and interprets Digital Flight Data Recorder (DFDR) information to provide corrective action(s) to maintenance
• Creates American Airlines Repair Document (AARD) for recurring aircraft discrepancies
• Assists with troubleshooting chronic aircraft in the field
• Assists with major damage assessment and temporary repair development in the field
• Issues inspection Engineering Authorizations (EAs) for emerging safety or compliance issues when timeline is critical
• Must be willing and able to work irregular hours and shift schedules including holidays and weekends
• Must be able to travel (