Flexjet is seeking a CAMO Planning Engineer to support the continued airworthiness, maintenance planning, and operational readiness of its fleet of luxury private aircraft based from our new hangar in Farnborough. Working within the CAMO team, you will be responsible for coordinating scheduled and unscheduled maintenance activities, managing maintenance work packages and aircraft records, and ensuring compliance with EASA and company requirements.
Key Responsibilities
- Monitor aircraft hours, cycles, maintenance intervals, and MEL/CDL limitations to ensure compliance with all maintenance requirements.
- Develop recovery plans for reported aircraft defects and operational discrepancies.
- Identify opportunities to optimise maintenance activity in line with operational schedules.
- Manage short, medium, and long-term maintenance planning to support fleet availability and commercial objectives.
- Review maintenance work packages, ensuring all documentation, approvals, certifications, and sign-offs are completed accurately.
- Maintain aircraft maintenance records and historical documentation in accordance with EASA and company requirements.
- Participate in daily operational and maintenance planning meetings.
- Support the assessment and implementation of Airworthiness Directives (ADs), Service Bulletins (SBs), and modifications.
- Monitor fleet technical status and coordinate maintenance activities with CAMO, Operations, and maintenance providers.
- Ensure all maintenance activities are completed in accordance with applicable regulations, aircraft maintenance programmes, and approved procedures.
About You
- B1 or B2 Licence, Engineering Degree, or equivalent experience in aircraft maintenance planning and continued airworthiness, ideally within a business aviation, executive, or VIP environment.
- Strong working knowledge of EASA Part-CAMO, Part-M, Part-145 and Part-21 requirements, with experience supporting maintenance planning, airworthiness management, materials, logistics, and parts coordination.
- Highly organised with excellent planning, prioritisation, record-keeping, and attention to detail, able to manage multiple tasks while ensuring regulatory compliance.
- Strong communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to work effectively both independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced operational environment.
- Proficient in Microsoft Office applications; CAMP experience, CAMO/Part-145 training, aircraft technical courses, and aviation regulations training would be advantageous.
Equal Opportunities Statement
Flexjet is an equal opportunities employer. We are committed to building an inclusive workplace and do not discriminate on the basis of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, or sexual orientation, in accordance with the Equality Act 2010.
We welcome applications from all qualified candidates and will provide reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process where required.
Skills Required
- B1 or B2 Licence, Engineering Degree, or equivalent experience in aircraft maintenance planning and continued airworthiness
- Working knowledge of EASA Part-CAMO, Part-M, Part-145 and Part-21 requirements
- Experience supporting maintenance planning, airworthiness management, materials, logistics, and parts coordination
- Highly organised with strong planning, prioritisation, record-keeping, and attention to detail
- Strong communication and stakeholder management skills, able to work independently and collaboratively
- Proficient in Microsoft Office applications
- CAMP experience
- CAMO/Part-145 training
- Aircraft technical courses and aviation regulations training
Flexjet Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Flexjet and has not been reviewed or approved by Flexjet.
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Retirement Support — Retirement benefits include a dollar-for-dollar 401(k) match up to 6%, with pilots eligible for added company retirement contributions and a deferred compensation program that begins after year three. Feedback suggests these features lift total retirement value beyond base pay for pilots and certified technicians.
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Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits — Pilot work rules emphasize home basing across 115+ domiciles, company-paid positioning on scheduled days, no reserve or calls on days off, and the ability to keep hotel and airline points. A high per diem and company-paid training further support day-to-day quality of life.
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Pay Growth & Progression — Pay is considered to have improved for pilots in 2024+, with first-year totals rising and base pay viewed as good relative to some Part 135 operators. Feedback suggests several non-flying roles track at industry standard or slightly above, aligning with local market medians.
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What We Do
Flexjet first entered the fractional jet ownership market in 1995. Flexjet offers fractional jet ownership and leasing. Flexjet’s fractional aircraft program is the first in the world to be recognized as achieving the Air Charter Safety Foundation’s Industry Audit Standard, is the first and only company to be honored with 21 FAA Diamond Awards for Excellence, upholds an ARG/US Platinum Safety Rating and is IS-BAO compliant at Level 2. Flexjet’s fractional program fields an exclusive array of business aircraft—some of the youngest in the fractional jet industry, with an average age of approximately six years. In 2015, Flexjet introduced Red Label by Flexjet, which features the youngest fleet in the industry, flight crews dedicated to a single aircraft and the LXi Cabin Collection of interiors. To date there are more than 40 different interior designs across its fleet, which includes the Embraer Phenom 300, Challenger 350, the Embraer Legacy 450 and Praetor 500, Global Express, the Gulfstream G450, G500, G650 and G700, and the Aerion AS2 supersonic business jets. Flexjet is a member of the Directional Aviation family of companies. For more details on innovative programs and flexible offerings, visit www.flexjet.com or follow us on Twitter @Flexjet and on Instagram @FlexjetLLC.
