Summary
Air Arabia is recruiting a B1 Certifying Engineer to carry out and supervise line and base maintenance on its aircraft and third-party aircraft. Duties include scheduled maintenance, inspections, defect rectification, accurate records and certification, and supervising technicians while following safety procedures. Applicants need an EASA Part 66 or GCAA CAR 66 B1 license, relevant Airbus A320/A321 approvals, at least two years certifying that aircraft family and five years in line or base maintenance. The posting lists Sharjah and requires shortlisted candidates to be available for an invitation-only recruitment event in Lithuania during the third week of October 2026.
The posting
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Special Note – Lithuania Recruitment Event
This vacancy is linked to Air Arabia’s upcoming invitation-only Engineering Recruitment Event in Lithuania. Candidates should apply to this vacancy only if they are available to attend the recruitment event in Lithuania during the 3rd week of October 2026, subject to being shortlisted and invited by Air Arabia. Full event details, including venue, date, timing and interview schedule, will be shared only with shortlisted candidates prior to the event.
If you are interested in similar Air Arabia opportunities but are not available to attend the Lithuania event, please apply separately to the relevant non-event vacancy on the Air Arabia careers site.
Job Purpose
Carries out and supervises Line/ Base-level maintenance tasks on Air Arabia and third party aircrafts within the CAR 66 ‘B1’ License Category, ensuring the required work is performed, certified and recorded accurately and timely in accordance with Air Arabia and regulatory requirements.
Key Result Responsibilities
Operational Excellence
- Reviews assigned task cards with the Maintenance Manager to gain full understanding of the work, priorities, documentation requirements and cautions, prior to starting work.
- Prepares and performs scheduled aircraft maintenance according to assigned task cards, ensuring that the required documentation, parts, tools and GSE are obtained and used per issued instructions.
- Carries out aircraft test and inspection tasks to the standard necessary to fully identify and record any defects or damage in accordance with approved maintenance procedures.
- Performs defect troubleshooting and rectification in accordance with Aircraft Maintenance Manuals and instructions provided by Engineering Department.
- Signs off maintenance tasks performed or supervised within the scope of own authorisation, verifying that the task card and associated documents have been completed to the required standard following completion of all maintenance.
- Manages communications with other Engineers and Technicians related to the assigned tasks, ensuring proper coordination, continuity and handover of work.
Safety
- Manages the safety of assigned maintenance tasks, ensuring all published mandatory precautions are taken prior to commencing work and during task execution.
- Takes positive steps to protect self and other persons in the area of the maintenance activity from any possible injury, including the use of proper GSE and protective equipment.
- Manages human factors aspects of maintenance, ensuring that the continuity of critical maintenance tasks is protected, by avoidance of task interruption and the proper use of handover procedures.
Reputation and Teamwork
- Internal Customer Service: provides positive support to other operational teams in ABY, provides proactive and helpful professional advice, suggestions and solutions.
- Leadership: provides sound supervision and guidance of Technicians assigned to support own tasks. Ensures they are adequately briefed to perform the non-certifying maintenance tasks.
- Representing Air Arabia: presents a positive and competent image of technical professionalism to ABY Flight Crews, other companies’ personnel and ABY customers.
Cost Awareness
- Maintains positive awareness to the cost of aircraft maintenance including use of time and materials. Minimises unnecessary waste of consumable material and part repair cost by avoiding unnecessary damage and repeat work during maintenance.
Qualifications (Academic, training, languages)
- Holds /has held an EASA Part 66 or GCAA CAR 66 B1 Aircraft Maintenance License and company maintenance approvals on the Airbus A320/A321 or similar approvals from respective civil aviation authority (must commit to ensure any limitations removed from license within 9 months of induction).
- Ability to obtain an unrestricted GCAA CAR 66 B1 Category License or from respective civil aviation authority
- Able to demonstrate in-depth airframe and engine systems maintenance knowledge.
- Ability to read, write, speak and understand English to a good standard for technical communications.
- Proficient in Microsoft Office.
Work Experience
- At least 2 years’ experience certifying maintenance on the Airbus A320/A321 family of aircraft.
- At least 5 years’ experience in a Line/Base Maintenance environment.