Technical Preparation Engineer

Technical Preparation Engineer Requisition ID 2026-6145 Brand Vista Aircraft Maintenance Category Maintenance Part 145 City Farnborough Airport Work Base Onsite / Office Position Type Permanent Part-Time Job Profile About Vista Vista is the world’s leading global business aviation company, providing worldwide business flight services through its network of subsidiaries and a team of over 4,000 experts. A global group headquartered in Dubai, Vista integrates a unique portfolio of companies to offer asset-free services that cover all key aspects of business aviation, including guaranteed and on-demand global flight coverage, subscription and membership solutions, and trading and management services. Working at Vista A career at Vista means stepping into an environment where you’re trusted with real autonomy and responsibility from day one. Whether you're keeping our aircraft airworthy, flying our clients across the globe, or working in one of our corporate teams, you’ll move fast, deliver impact quickly, and grow through hands‑on learning and close collaboration within a supportive global community. You’ll play an active role in shaping a transforming organization by improving processes, challenging norms, and driving meaningful change. And throughout, you’ll take pride in making the impossible possible for a worldwide client base. Together you’ll build something extraordinary alongside colleagues who navigate challenges together, celebrate progress, and consistently raise the bar.Vista Aircraft MaintenanceVista Aircraft Maintenance provides both line and base maintenance for the fleet. The team ensures aircraft safety, reliability, and availability through rigorous standards, proactive maintenance, and a global network of facilities. Working across different specialties, VAM prepares aircraft for every flight with a focus on precision, quality, and compliance. By maintaining the highest standards in both safety and attention to detail, the team plays a critical role in ensuring consistent fleet performance and a seamless client experience. We are recruiting experienced Aircraft Mechanics to join our teams in Farnborough. You will be responsible for carrying out non-certifying aircraft maintenance, repair, and servicing tasks in accordance with company procedures, safety regulations, and the UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) and/or EASA Part-145 requirements. The Aircraft Mechanic supports Aircraft Managers and Licensed Aircraft Engineers by performing both line and base maintenance to ensure aircraft are airworthy and ready for operation. The Technical Preparation Engineer is responsible for developing, reviewing and issuing proposals and work packs (work orders) for Base Maintenance, whilst also ensuring that the Company ERP system is optimised for the pre-production, scheduling, monitoring and performance of the Part 145 Base maintenance activities through templates (canned squawks) for Vista Aircraft Maintenance Farnborough. Your Responsibilities Reports directly to the Technical Services ManagerProviding ROM figures for the Production Plan after initial request by Technical Planning EngineerRaising/revising quotes/workpacks (Work Orders) within the ERP system, including but not limited to labour review, warranty/service plan review and adding notes where necessaryRaising/revising of the physical workpacks; including but not limited to printing company task cards, editing and printing maintenance dataAbility to review/understand Airworthiness Directives and Service Bulletins and their applicability to the input being quoted/performedCreating new and modifying existing templates (canned squawks); including labour, parts, tooling, instructions, services, panel/interior/component access and notesAMP revision update in the ERP systemTemplate (canned squawks) feedback process. Investigating and then approving/rejecting changes requested by the Engineers, Mechanics etc to the templatesMonitoring and keeping updated the maintenance data on the company servers (with the help of IT)Monitoring and distributing new ADs for the approved fleetQuote/workpack tracking document (virtual board) maintained to reflect the status of each input/request and allocation of workload according to priority to team members with the ability to provide historical/trend data (if required)Completion of the physical workpack tracking document (for Tech Records)Writing and keeping updated user guides/TPMs for the Technical Preparation departmentFeeding back to the CAMO any maintenance data errors identified from the provided dataProviding budget figure assistance to the Technical Services Manager Required Skills, Qualifications, and Experience Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with attention to detailExcellent written and verbal communication skillsAbility to manage multiple deadlines and priorities in a fast-paced environmentTeam player with the with the ability to interface across technical functionsInterpreting and documenting technical data from various sources Basic requirementsExperience in aircraft maintenance, engineering or technical services, preferably within Part 145, Part M or OEM environmentThorough understanding of PART 145, in particular 145.A.47 and basic understanding of PART MPrevious exposure to proposal writing, tendering or project estimationProficiency in Microsoft Office and ERP softwareRead and write in fluent English Options Apply for this job onlineApplyShare Sorry the Share function is not working properly at this moment. 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