Avionics Junior Supervisor

About the role

The Avionics Junior Supervisor will support the Senior Supervisor in delivering detailed maintenance, inspection and supervision activities on Typhoon aircraft and components. This role combines hands‑on technical work with leadership of a small team in a regulated aerospace environment.

Key responsibilities

• Undertake and supervise detailed maintenance, fault diagnosis and corrective actions on Typhoon aircraft or components, ensuring compliance with approved technical data and Part‑145 regulations.
• Maintain personal and team task authorisations, log‑book entries and competency records, and sign off on others’ log‑books within trade limits.
• Provide guidance, training and performance feedback to less‑experienced team members, and develop them through formal assessment processes.
• Monitor delivery targets, report impacts to programme schedules, and manage escalation of critical airworthiness issues.

Required profile

• Completion of the Typhoon Avionic Trade ‘Q’ Course and an Engineering Apprenticeship (or equivalent City & Guilds 2675/2661 qualification).
• Minimum two years experience at a supervisory level within aircraft maintenance, with a current log‑book demonstrating currency on the Typhoon platform.
• Strong knowledge of Part‑145 Exposition, regulatory frameworks (e.g., ITAR, ISO) and safety management systems.

Required skills

• Typhoon aircraft maintenance and diagnostic procedures.
• Maintenix (IMS) and Eurofighter Support System (ESS) proficiency.
• Part‑145 compliance, configuration management and airworthiness documentation.
• IT literacy and ability to work with maintenance management software.