Lead Engineering Technician

The MEL Group
📍 Sudbury, Suffolk, United Kingdom 💼 Full-time 🕒 Posted June 11, 2026

Job Description

Hours of Work: 08:00 – 17:00 MONDAY TO FRIDAY
Reports To: HEAD OF GROUP COMPLIANCE
JOB PURPOSE:
To take a lead role in developing & carrying out Maintenance, Repair & overhaul procedures for Commercial Airline
Ancillary equipment. This includes the validation of the procedure, process & activity to comply with Aviation safety standards.
Key Responsibilities:
* Work through aircraft equipment manuals to develop in house capability for scheduled & unscheduled maintenance activities.
* Liaise effectively with designers, engineers and quality engineers to ensure test facilities are in place.
* Liaise effectively with designers, engineers and quality production engineers to ensure adequate tooling is available.
* Be internal first point of call for new capability assessment.
* Interrogate equipment OEM manuals to identify spare part requirements.
* Carryout aircraft equipment scheduled maintenance to qualify in house procedures &a...

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Job Details

  • Location Sudbury, Suffolk
  • Job Type Full-time
  • Category architecture-and-engineering
  • Posted Date June 11, 2026
  • Application Deadline July 21, 2026