Building on more than 100 years of history and experience, QantasLink is a consolidated network of regional airlines that connects passengers and communities across Australia. QantasLink is made up of four subsidiary organisations – Eastern Airlines, Sunstate Airlines, National Jet Systems and Network Aviation. Operating as an end-to-end airline, QantasLink harnesses the strength of its regional partnerships and a strong sense of family, to provide meaningful career paths for its more than 2,500 people with opportunities that might take you to exciting destinations across QantasLink or the Qantas Group.

• Challenge yourself in this technical engineering role supporting the safe and reliable operation of the QantasLink fleet 
• Together we’ll drive reliability improvement, product enhancements and cost-effective engineering outcomes 
• Permanent, full-time opportunity based in Sydney 

At QantasLink, we connect Australia, from our beaches right through to the bush. As Australia’s largest regional airline, we provide a vital link across 80+ metropolitan and regional ports, operating over 2800 flights each week across Australia. 

QantasLink is at the forefront of aviation, working with state-of-the-art equipment and resources, our shared commitment to professional excellence continues to keep our customers safe. With the opportunity to join a company who fosters strong workplace relationships and values the importance of feedback, your new position as a Technical Services Engineer will see you performing technical support to the Maintenance and Operational Teams  on QantasLink’s fleet of Dash 8 aircrafts and customer aircrafts. 

As a Technical Services Engineer – Structures & Systems, you’ll be responsible for enhancing the technical condition of aircraft and components across your area of specialisation, supporting regulatory, reliability and customer requirements. You’ll provide technical support across QantasLink business units, working closely with OEMs, maintenance teams, suppliers and internal stakeholders to deliver safe, compliant and cost-effective engineering outcomes. 

In this role, you’ll support reliability monitoring and improvement, assess technical data and Instructions for Continued Airworthiness, review repair and modification solutions, and contribute to product improvement initiatives, operating cost reduction and major component/modification planning. You’ll also provide technical guidance, peer review and day-to-day coordination across the Technical Services team. 

You’ll have:  

• 3–5 years’ experience in aviation maintenance and/or engineering. 
• Engineering tertiary qualifications or Aircraft Maintenance Engineer qualifications. 
• Strong technical knowledge of aircraft systems, structures, maintenance programs and technical manuals, ideally including DHC-8 experience. 
• Proven experience in system troubleshooting, technical investigations and reliability analysis. 
• Ability to analyse data and identify opportunities for reliability improvement and operating cost reduction. 
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to work closely with OEMs, suppliers, maintenance teams and internal business units. 
• Experience using maintenance information systems such as TRAX, MXI or similar. 
• Sound computer skills across Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint and Power BI. 
• The ability to provide technical guidance, coaching and day-to-day support to less experienced engineers. 
• A strong commitment to safety, compliance and continuous improvement. 

Why Qantas?   

You’ll join a team where creativity and passion are encouraged. Our people come together to allow us to dream big and deliver successfully.  

There are many different opportunities across our team, which means you’ll be able to grow both personally and professionally at Qantas. Your development is a priority for us – so that you can maintain the high standards our customers have come to expect and can continue to develop over time. You’ll be supported from day 1 with on-the-job training and coaching as well as our formal training opportunities. While you may start in this role, we’ve got a great track record of supporting our people to take their career in so many different directions, the destinations are endless.   

The Qantas employee benefits program offers amazing benefits that extend well beyond travel.   

• We love to travel: Enjoy heavily discounted air travel within Australia and across the globe, both for you and your family and friends, as well as exclusive deals on accommodation and holidays.  
• We have flexible leave options: Make use of leave and flexible working opportunities including 18 weeks paid parental leave (plus superannuation payments on all paid and unpaid parental leave until your child turns 1) and additional purchased leave options for eligible employees. 
• We’ll give you access to thousands of rewards: Through our partnerships we can offer you discounts across shopping, food and wine, insurance, health and wellbeing, leisure and entertainment. You can also take advantage of our salary packaging program including motor vehicles, eligible portable electronic devices and professional memberships.  
• We’ll support your wellbeing: Whether it’s learning to better support your own and others’ mental health, our interactive wellbeing app or your very own tailored nutrition plan.  

Qantas is an equal opportunity employer committed to providing a working environment that embraces and values diversity and inclusion.  We encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, and people of all backgrounds to apply.  If you have any support or access requirements, we encourage you to advise us at time of application.  Your personal information will be kept confidential in compliance with relevant privacy legislation.  

Applications close: Sunday 9th August 2026.