Aircraft Maintenance Engineer - Pool

Job Title – Aircraft Maintenance Engineer - Pool

Employment Type: Full Time

Why STARS

At STARS, we come to work every day with a purpose…to save lives.  Whether you work in the aircraft or at one of our six bases, everyone at STARS plays a vital role in helping to provide critical care, anywhere. Since flying our first mission in 1985, we have never lost sight of what is most important – our VIPS, or Very Important Patients. Each year, we fly over 3,000 missions, providing world-class critical medical care whenever and wherever we are needed, and every team member contributes to helping that VIP. We are a lifeline to the community when time and clinical expertise can make all the difference.

We are currently looking for a Pool Aircraft Maintenance Engineer at any one of our six bases in the Maintenance department.

Being an AME with STARS is about so much more than fixing and maintaining aircraft.  As a member of our Maintenance team, you will be saving lives by helping to keep our aircraft operations-ready 24/7/365. Our work matters. And we take pride in everything we do.  Be part of something bigger. Be part of our team.

Key Responsibilities:

• Carry out duties in accordance with the STARS’ Maintenance Control and Policy Manuals.
• Maintain awareness of Transport Canada regulations and required compliance of Canadian Aviation Regulations (CARs), Airworthiness Directives and Service Bulletins.
• Act as a technical liaison with aircraft, engine and component manufacturers, vendors and overhaul agencies regarding the overhaul, repair, and modification of aircraft systems and/or components, as required.
• Implement engineering modifications and retrofits to the fleet in accordance with OEM service bulletins or other Transport Canada approved data.

Qualifications & Requirements:

• Post-secondary Technical Diploma or equivalent required
• Current Transport Canada M1 or M2 AME License required
• Minimum 3 years of progressive experience as an AME
• Turbine engine experience
• Knowledge of the CARS
• Multi-engine medium helicopter experience is an asset
• Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) and Night Vision avionic system experience are assets
• The following endorsements are considered an asset:
  • H145 Airframe
  • H145 Helionix
  • Arriel 2E Engine

Bona Fide Occupational Statement:

• All STARS Pool Aircraft Maintenance Engineer roles are physically demanding and require overall strength, flexibility, and cardiovascular capabilities.
• All Pool Aircraft Maintenance Engineer roles have bona fide occupational requirements, e.g., physical standards, that are integral to fulfilling the role. These are detailed in the Position Physical Demands Analysis that is shared during the recruitment selection process.  
• All Pool Aircraft Maintenance Engineer roles are required to wear personal protective equipment. 

What we offer:

At STARS, every day we come to work with a purpose, to save lives. Maybe that’s your purpose too.

We provide a strong total reward offering inclusive of a salary tailored to your education and experience, comprehensive organization-paid health and dental benefits, free parking and more. But the real reward is joining a legacy – a legacy of lives saved, of hope in the fact of the unimaginable, and of pride in making a difference.

When you join STARS, you become part of a community that knows we’re stronger together. It takes a team to deliver the highest standards of care, and we need you to help us be our best.

Elevate your career. Be part of something bigger. Be part of STARS.

How to Apply/ Deadline to apply:

If you are the person we are looking for and would like to make a difference with your career, please make sure to apply by closing date: May 2, 2025

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