Flight Operations Engineer - Technical Services at Kenya Airways

Brief Description        

To ensure aircraft performance data meet company and regulatory requirements.

Detailed Description        

• Analyse, prepare and convey accurate take-off, Enroute and landing performance data.
• Monitor, analyze, and provide accurate airfield data (both electronic and paper) for safe, efficient, and economical operation of flights.
• Evaluate and advice the company on aircraft performance capabilities to support solid business decisions on charter, purchases, and leases.
• Collect, analyze, and monitor aircraft performance data to determine engine degradation factors, and derates for safe and efficient flight planning.
• Develop aircraft technical procedures e.g., Climb out procedures, arrival, and departure procedures drift down procedures. and efficient flight planning profiles
• Updating flight planning databases with the current aircraft performance data and climb schedules.
• Conduct Safety, security and Operational audits, inspections and survey of destinations aerodromes, alternates aerodromes, routes, flight operations operational systems, infrastructure, and procedures so as to maintain corporate quality.
• Conduct flight risk analysis for new and current destinations and alternates.
• Ensure implementation of safety, security, and emergency standards always.
• Ensure and maintain a healthy, safe, and secure working environment in compliance with the relevant industry, regulatory and legislative requirements, company procedures, regulatory authorities, and requirements of customer airlines.

Job Requirements        

• Bachelor’s degree in the following Engineering courses – Mechanical, Electrical, Communications, Computer.

OR

• Bachelor’s degree in mathematics (Statistics option will be an added advantage) or Physics.
• Aircraft Performance Specific Certificate, Aircraft Performance Software Certificate and Diploma in IT are desirable.

Additional Details        

• Performance data for the entire fleet
• Efficient flight planning and performance schedules
• Accurate aircraft performance capabilities
• Review of aircraft degradation factors
• Available, accurate and legal technical procedures
• Up-to-date and current version of application software and data packages