Who is Alliance Airlines?Alliance Airlines is Australasia’s leading provider of contract, wetlease charter and allied aviation and maintenance services. With a fleet of 79 aircraft and a workforce of over 1,500 employees, Alliance delivers essential aviation solutions to the mining, energy, and government sectors, as well as wet lease services to major carriers. Alliance is proud to be known as Australia’s leading FIFO charter operator with a history of delivering the highest standards of safety, reliability, and operational performance for some of the world largest mining houses. Alliance holds International Air Transport Association’s Operational Safety Audit certification, the only Australian contract and charter operator to do so and has gold status Basic Aviation Risk Standard (BARS), being the first such carrier in Australia to achieve gold status. Operating nationally throughout Australia, Alliance’s has bases in Brisbane, Rockhampton, Cairns, Townsville, Darwin, Perth and Adelaide.What’s the role on offer?Based in our Brisbane Head Office, this is an exciting opportunity to join our Engineering & Maintenance team as a Technical Support Engineer (Maintenance Watch).In this fast-paced operational role, you will be the key link ensuring Alliance’s fleet remains airworthy, compliant, and ready for service. You will coordinate AOG recovery actions, troubleshoot defects, manage deferred items, and provide technical support to engineering teams, operations, and flight crew—helping us maintain high dispatch reliability and on-time performance.Your key responsibilities include:Coordinating urgent AOG rectifications to minimise operational disruption.Providing technical support for defects, scheduled work packages and maintenance requests.Monitoring deferred defects, MEL applications, and maintenance records to ensure compliance.Liaising with engineering teams, subcontractors, crews and operations to resolve technical issues quickly.Supporting airworthiness, SMS actions, audit responses and regulatory compliance requirements.Advising stakeholders on operational limitations and recovery plans when aircraft status impacts the schedule.What’s in it for me?Novated Leasing for Employees – Bundle all your car running costs into one tax-effective payment.Salary Packaging – Another way to increase your take-home pay.Discounted Qantas Club memberships.Discounted tickets to REDS (QRU) Games and merchandise.Discounted Hotels, Tours and Cruises – Save on almost every type of holiday.Who we are looking forOur ideal candidate is a technically strong and experienced aviation engineer who thrives in a live operational environment. You’ll be calm under pressure, confident in troubleshooting, and excellent at coordinating multiple stakeholders to keep our fleet flying safely and on time.You will bring:A minimum of 10 years’ aviation experience, including 5 years as a Licensed AME on Fokker F100/70 or Embraer E190.Strong knowledge of aircraft systems, certification requirements, and airworthiness regulations.Experience in maintenance control, technical support, or continuing airworthiness management.Excellent communication, decision-making and defect-resolution abilities in time-critical situations.Strong organisational, analytical and computer-literacy skills, with the ability to respond to sudden operational changes.A commitment to safety, compliance, teamwork and the Alliance Values.Does this sound like you?If the sound of this role excites you and you have the skills we're looking for we'd love to hear from you. Hit that Apply button and Ash will speak to you shortly.At Alliance Airlines we value diversity, equality and inclusion, we are committed to providing working environments where everyone is included and treated fairly and with respect.We encourage people of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent and people from diverse backgrounds to apply.All candidates must have full working rights within Australia, only candidates with a right to work in Australia will be considered. AUD Pinkenba 4008

Technical Support Engineer - Maintenance Watch

  • Keep our fleet flying by coordinating fast AOG recovery.
  • Troubleshoot complex defects and support engineering in real time.
  • Help protect Alliance’s on-time performance and operational reliability.

Who is Alliance Airlines?

Alliance Airlines is Australasia’s leading provider of contract, wetlease charter and allied aviation and maintenance services. With a fleet of 79 aircraft and a workforce of over 1,500 employees, Alliance delivers essential aviation solutions to the mining, energy, and government sectors, as well as wet lease services to major carriers. Alliance is proud to be known as Australia’s leading FIFO charter operator with a history of delivering the highest standards of safety, reliability, and operational performance for some of the world largest mining houses. Alliance holds International Air Transport Association’s Operational Safety Audit certification, the only Australian contract and charter operator to do so and has gold status Basic Aviation Risk Standard (BARS), being the first such carrier in Australia to achieve gold status. Operating nationally throughout Australia, Alliance’s has bases in Brisbane, Rockhampton, Cairns, Townsville, Darwin, Perth and Adelaide.

What’s the role on offer?

Based in our Brisbane Head Office, this is an exciting opportunity to join our Engineering & Maintenance team as a Technical Support Engineer (Maintenance Watch).

In this fast-paced operational role, you will be the key link ensuring Alliance’s fleet remains airworthy, compliant, and ready for service. You will coordinate AOG recovery actions, troubleshoot defects, manage deferred items, and provide technical support to engineering teams, operations, and flight crew—helping us maintain high dispatch reliability and on-time performance.

Your key responsibilities include:

  • Coordinating urgent AOG rectifications to minimise operational disruption.
    Providing technical support for defects, scheduled work packages and maintenance requests.
  • Monitoring deferred defects, MEL applications, and maintenance records to ensure compliance.
  • Liaising with engineering teams, subcontractors, crews and operations to resolve technical issues quickly.
  • Supporting airworthiness, SMS actions, audit responses and regulatory compliance requirements.
  • Advising stakeholders on operational limitations and recovery plans when aircraft status impacts the schedule.
What’s in it for me?
  • Novated Leasing for Employees – Bundle all your car running costs into one tax-effective payment.
  • Salary Packaging – Another way to increase your take-home pay.
  • Discounted Qantas Club memberships.
  • Discounted tickets to REDS (QRU) Games and merchandise.
  • Discounted Hotels, Tours and Cruises – Save on almost every type of holiday.
Who we are looking for

Our ideal candidate is a technically strong and experienced aviation engineer who thrives in a live operational environment. You’ll be calm under pressure, confident in troubleshooting, and excellent at coordinating multiple stakeholders to keep our fleet flying safely and on time.

You will bring:

  • A minimum of 10 years’ aviation experience, including 5 years as a Licensed AME on Fokker F100/70 or Embraer E190.
  • Strong knowledge of aircraft systems, certification requirements, and airworthiness regulations.
  • Experience in maintenance control, technical support, or continuing airworthiness management.
  • Excellent communication, decision-making and defect-resolution abilities in time-critical situations.
  • Strong organisational, analytical and computer-literacy skills, with the ability to respond to sudden operational changes.
  • A commitment to safety, compliance, teamwork and the Alliance Values.
Does this sound like you?

If the sound of this role excites you and you have the skills we're looking for we'd love to hear from you. Hit that Apply button and Ash will speak to you shortly.
At Alliance Airlines we value diversity, equality and inclusion, we are committed to providing working environments where everyone is included and treated fairly and with respect.
We encourage people of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent and people from diverse backgrounds to apply.
All candidates must have full working rights within Australia, only candidates with a right to work in Australia will be considered.

  • Posted Date 05 Dec 2025
  • Location Pinkenba
    QLD / Australia
  • Industry Engineering
  • Job Type
  • Salary Base plus Super