Development Engineer
RwandAir Limited is the flag carrier airline of Rwanda. It operates domestic and international services to East Africa, Central Africa, West Africa, Southern Africa, Europe and the Middle East from its main base at Kigali International Airport. Our mission is to provide unsurpassed, safe and reliable services in air transportation, including strategically linking Rwanda with the outside world, while ensuring a fair return on investment. We are looking for interested, qualified and competent candidate to fill the position of:
- Job Title: Development Engineer
- Reports to: Manager, Engineering Development
- Department: Maintenance and Engineering
- Location: Kigali International Airport
- Key Responsibilities
– Evaluation of mandatory Regulatory and airworthiness requirements, inspections and
modifications, recommend compliance with them and compile status files;
– Evaluation of non-mandatory modification recommendations from original equipment
manufacturers and derive recommendations that enhance RwandAir fleet operational
reliability and passengers’ comfort.
– Follow up of technical incidents with a view of providing solutions based on
manufacturer technical data and ensuring that repeats are avoided;
– Raising purchase requests for Service Bulletin Kits and materials for peculiar
maintenance requirements;
– Acquisition, evaluation and distribution of data for special maintenance requirements
from relevant sources;
– Analysis of inspection reports / findings and other reliability data, pertinent to the
Reliability Program, including (but not limited to) delays and cancellations, PIREPS,
manufacturer’s data, premature/unscheduled removals and failure characteristics;
– Compare operational performance with established and recommended performance
standards;
– Collection and compilation of technical log entries and related data in a suitable format.
– Monitor alert levels and ensuring early identification and prevention of systems and
components malfunctions;
– Monitor actions and follow-ups for systems/power plants/PIREPS to ensure scheduled
Aircraft operations are not prejudiced;
– Compile and review reliability data as required;
– Distributing reliability reports to assist in internal organization and decision-making
processes in relation to troubleshooting and calculation of inventory control economic
order quantities;
– Recommend time adjustment intervals for scheduled maintenance requirements.
Recommend and coordinate immediate corrective actions on critical failures in which
loss of functions could affect the airworthiness of the aircraft;
– Recommend and coordinate appropriate corrective action to restore performance to an
acceptable level in cases where a deviation from the performance standard is indicated.
– To report safety hazards and occurrences in accordance with guidelines of the Safety
Management Systems Manual. - Job Requirements
Education, Experience and Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
– University Degree in Electrical, Electronics, Mechanical or Aeronautical Engineering; OR
Aviation Technical School certificates plus aviation basic and type training courses, with atleast two years’ aviation engineering experience;
– Computer literate with knowledge and skills in computerised maintenance programs;
– Thorough understanding of Airworthiness Legislation and its application to Engineering
Development;
– Familiar with Aircraft systems, ATA 100 and technical terms. - How to apply:
– An application letter addressed to Director-Human Resources;
– Recent Curriculum Vitae;
– Notarized education certificates;
– Three referees
The deadline for submitting application documents is June 9, 2022 at 4pm local time
Please send your application on recruitment@rwandair.com
NB: Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted
