Job Description & Skills/Qualifications Required
Nadi, Western
Configuration Control Engineer
This role reports to the Manager Technical Services and is responsible for maintaining the continuing airworthiness of the fleet by ensuring accurate aircraft configuration and technical records, managing aircraft modification status, maintaining regulatory compliance, and optimising AMOS to support effective maintenance planning and configuration control.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
Key Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
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Obtain and maintain approved aircraft, engine, and component configurations across the fleet, ensuring regulatory compliance and data accuracy in AMOS.
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Maintaining/updating aircrafts or appliances configuration standards/baselines, drawings, and track incorporation status Service Bulletin (SB)/Airworthiness Directive (AD) incorporation status.
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Establish, update, and verify master and aircraft-specific configurations throughout the aircraft lifecycle, including deliveries, heavy maintenance, lease transitions, and fleet exits.
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Modification changes tracking: recording STCs, Engineering Orders, and Major/Minor Repair status in AMOS.
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Validate component counters, Life-Limited Parts (LLP), and technical records using approved maintenance documentation and Aircraft Maintenance Schedule (AMS) revisions.
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Coordinate configuration changes with Engineering, Maintenance Planning, Technical Materials, and Line Maintenance, and investigate and resolve configuration discrepancies.
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Ensure configuration status records support the issue and renewal of Certificates of Airworthiness or for supporting other internal/external audits requirements.
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Produce periodic configuration status reports and trend analyses for management review, highlighting discrepancies, open modifications, and configuration at risks. Making sure that technical records and configuration documentation are retained and archived in line with regulatory and company retention policies.
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Validate rotable part requirements, monitor technical log entries, LLP tracking, and conduct weekly AMOS hangar location audits.
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Manage part creation in AMOS using approved technical data in liaison with Systems Technical Services Engineers.
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Utilise the full functionality of AMOS to effectively manage aircraft configuration control and perform other duties as assigned by the Manager Technical Services or Section Coordinator.
QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE
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Bachelor's degree in Aeronautical, Mechanical or Electrical Engineering tertiary qualifications. A minimum of 1-2 years of work experience in a similar role may substitute for the minimum qualification requirement.
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Engineering environment exposure.
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Understanding of Aircraft systems and component configuration control.
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Understand ETOPS, ICAO Annex 8, Part 145 and CAMO continuing airworthiness requirements.
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Strong working knowledge of AMOS or equivalent Maintenance & Engineering Information System (MIS) or ERPs.
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Advanced skills in statistical analysis, trend monitoring, and data visualization using tools such as Excel, Power BI, or AMOS reporting modules.
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High attention to detail and commitment to data integrity given the audit-critical nature of configuration records.
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Proactive, analytical mindset with strong problem-solving ability.
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Experience in a technical field would be advantageous.
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Excellent communications skills.
Applications are open to all Fijians. Only shortlisted applicants will be contacted for next steps of the recruitment process.
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Fiji Airways, is the flag carrier airline of Fiji and operates international services from its hubs in Fiji to 13 countries and 23 cities including Australia, New Zealand, Samoa, Tonga, Tuvalu, Kiribati, Vanuatu and Solomon Islands, the United States, Hong Kong and Singapore.