American Airlines

Engineer

American Airlines$70K — $95K *
Aerospace & Defense
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Engineering required
  • 2 years of related experience
  • 3-6 years experience as an engineer with aircraft systems preferred
  • Knowledge of CFRs, maintenance programs, AMM, IPC, TSM and CMM
  • Experience authoring Engineering Orders and Maintenance Evaluation Team projects

Responsibilities

  • Investigates aircraft/component issues causing delays or cancellations
  • Coordinates with other departments for effective engineering dispositions
  • Assesses daily priorities based on airline objectives and directives
  • Maintains compliance with regulatory requirements in all engineering actions
  • Utilizes resources to enhance technical expertise and practical experience
  • Continuously works on improving personal effectiveness and communication skills
  • Stays informed on daily airline operations relevant to engineering

Benefits

  • Travel Perks: Extensive travel opportunities for employees and their families
  • Health Benefits: Immediate access to comprehensive medical and wellness programs
  • Wellness Programs: Tools and resources to support overall well-being
  • 401(k) Program: Immediate access with potential employer contribution
  • Additional Benefits: Offers additional perks such as pet insurance and various discounts
Full Job Description
5/19/26

Location: DFW Headquarters Building 8 (DFW-SV08)
Cities: Fort Worth - TX
Requisition ID: 85813

Job Description

Why you'll love this job

  • This job is a member of the Reliability Engineering Team within the Technical Operations Division. This team helps troubleshoot and resolve operational issues on transport category aircraft. This position will be responsible for Engineering support on various aircraft systems and improving associated reliability through project management.
  • This team helps analyze operational issues on aircraft. This position will be responsible for identifying long term trends and assessing component reliability on various aircraft systems.


What you'll do

Engineer L2
  • Keeps informed of day-to-day airline operations involving field of responsibility
  • Assesses daily priorities in accordance with airline/departmental objectives and management directives
  • Investigates aircraft/component problems which may cause aircraft delays or cancellations, substantial expenditures in manpower or materials, or interruptions in maintenance operations, and determines appropriate corrective actions
  • Coordinates with other airline departments, as required, to provide for effective and efficient implementation of engineering dispositions
  • Maintains knowledge of current and pending regulations, which affect areas of responsibility and ensures that all Engineering actions maintain compliance with applicable regulatory requirements
  • Utilizes available resources to continually increase levels of technical expertise and practical experience
  • Strives to improve communications skills, time management and other personal qualities pertinent to maximum effectiveness and efficiency in performing assigned duties

Engineer L3
Please see Engineer L2 essential job functions. This position additionally performs the following:
  • 3-6 years experience as an engineer with aircraft systems or related experience
  • Knowledge of CFRs, maintenance programs, AMM, IPC, TSM and CMM


All you'll need for success

Minimum Qualifications- Education & Prior Job Experience
  • Bachelor's degree in Engineering required
  • 2 years of related experience


Preferred Qualifications- Education & Prior Job Experience
  • 3-6 years experience as an engineer with aircraft systems or related experience
  • Experience authoring, revising, and creating Engineering Orders (EOs), Maintenance Evaluation Team (MET) Projects, and Engineering Authorizations (EAs)
  • Knowledge of CFRs, maintenance programs, WDM, AMM, IPC, TSM and CMM


Skills, Licenses & Certifications
  • Knowledge of Microsoft Office to include Word, Excel, Outlook, etc.
  • Excellent analytical, technical writing, problem solving, communication, planning and organizational skills
  • Ability to work under pressure
  • Must be self-motivated and disciplined in their work ethics
  • Basic computer programming


What you'll get

Feel free to take advantage of all that American Airlines has to offer:
  • Travel Perks: Ready to explore the world? You, your family and your friends can reach 365 destinations on more than 6,800 daily flights across our global network.
  • Health Benefits: On day one, you'll have access to your health, dental, prescription and vision benefits to help you stay well. And that's just the start, we also offer virtual doctor visits, flexible spending accounts and more.
  • Wellness Programs: We want you to be the best version of yourself - that's why our wellness programs provide you with all the right tools, resources and support you need.
  • 401(k) Program: Available upon hire and, depending on the workgroup, employer contributions to your 401(k) program are available after one year.
  • Additional Benefits: Other great benefits include our Employee Assistance Program, pet insurance and discounts on hotels, cars, cruises and more


Are you ready to feel a tremendous sense of pride and satisfaction as you do your part to keep the largest airline in the world running smoothly as we care for people on life's journey? Feel free to be yourself at American.

About American Airlines

US Airways provides international and domestic air transport in the United States. It is owned by the American Airlines Group. US Airways utilizes a fleet of 343 mainline jet aircrafts, along with 278 regional jet and turbo-prop aircrafts operated by contract and subsidiary airlines under the name US Airways Express. It was originally established as All American Aviation.It operates an airline network with 193 destinations in 24 countries in North America, South America, Europe, and the Middle East. It also operates the US Airways Shuttle, a US Airways brand which provides hourly service between Boston, New York City, and Washington, D.C.As of October 2013, US Airways employed 32,312 people worldwide and operated 3,028 daily flights.US Airways is a member of Oneworld, and it currently operates along with American Airlines as a result of a merge between the two holding companies of these airliners.US Airways was established in 1973. It operates hubs at Charlotte/Douglas International Airport, Philadelphia Inte...

American Airlines Careers

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Learn more about American Airlines
Size
123,400 employees
Market Cap
$8 billion
Industry
Net Income
-$8.8 billion
Founded
1930
5 Year Trend
-5.7%
Revenue
$17.3 billion
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