Typhoon Maintenance Support Specialist

**Maintenance Support Specialist**

**Salary: Competitive**

**Grade: 5**

**Location: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia**

**JOB PURPOSE**

BAE Systems is the UK Government’s nominated Prime Contractor under the Government-to-Government arrangements that are in place to provide equipment, support and training to Saudi Arabia. We provide maintenance of Royal Saudi Air Force (RSAF) aircraft and train RSAF and Royal Saudi Naval Force personnel safely in a training environment in how to use their aircraft, equipment and weapons.

BAE Systems Saudi Arabia is committed to supporting the Saudi Arabian National Agenda including Saudisation and the training and development of Saudi National capability through the growth of the Saudi National Partner Companies thereby reinforcing Industrialisation and Partnerships.

The purpose of the Typhoon Maintenance Support Specialist is to provide professional advice and assistance to the Typhoon Weapon System Support Manager (TyWSSM) on all Typhoon Maintenance Support topics. The Job Holder is to provide independent critiques on proposals and deliverables from suppliers, monitor and report on service performance across multi-disciplinary logistics delivery streams on a daily basis, proactively identifying root causes to issues that arise and work with all logistic services to implement changes that help rectify those issues in order to maximise fleet wide availability. The Job Holder will operate under the overall line management/direction of the Royal Saudi Air Force (RSAF) TyWSSM and the governance of the RSAF Directorate of Aircraft Maintenance (DoAM) and as such is required to work in accordance with the Plans and Procedures in which control how the RSAF DoAM operates.

**JOB ACCOUNTABILITIES**
- Monitoring and reporting Depth performance and asset availability and calibration (METCAL).
- Monitoring & Reporting on Munitions & Role Equipment availability
- Monitor & Reporting on the serviceability of all RSAF Aircraft Ground Equipment and Role Equipment to support operational requirements and associated Readiness measures
- Monitor and provide independent assessment to TyWSSM on the PC’s In-Kingdom Industrial Participation (IKIP) Supplier activities whilst providing the interface between RSAF, PC, IKIP suppliers.
- Provide advice and assistance to other RSAF Directorates and DoAM sections as required on broader engineering issues.
- Accompanying RSAF officers to briefings and meetings, as required.
- Perform other engineering and administrative tasks as required by the TyWSSM or their deputy.
- To be open and honest in their dealings with others, sharing information to the benefit of the Customer and business whilst recognising potential Conflicts of Interest.
- To be aware of BAE Systems policies, including Commercial, Financial, Legal, Procurement, Personnel, Project Management, Security, Export Controls (ITAR and EU Regulations) and Engineering with the Job Holder ensuring, wherever possible within the RSAF Advisor environment, adherence to them when they relate to their work.
- Where necessary, initiate and progress Weapon / Role Equipment related Defect Investigations / safety related weapons investigations, liaising with the TSC as appropriate, to review the resultant reports, expediting any consequential maintenance or modification action.
- Where necessary, initiate and progress Depth related Defect Investigations, liaising with the TSC as appropriate, to review the resultant reports, expediting any consequential maintenance or modification action.
- Monitor and review Depth modifications and obsolescence programmes ensuring that the fleet is managed effectively, through-life, whilst minimizing life-cycle costs.***

**RECRUITMENT SPECIFICATION**

The Job Holder will provide advice, support and assistance pertaining to all RSAF Typhoon aircraft to the Typhoon Weapon System Support Manager (TyWSSM) and Director of Aircraft Maintenance in a timely and effective manner, on the following activities:

- In conjunction with the TSC, management and control of the Safety & Quality Management and Assurance systems.
- Continued implementation of Continuous Improvement
- RFL and associated amendment management
- Support to the day to day management of the RSAF’s Engineering Authority and Design Organisation Change process
- Data management and analysis in conjunction with the Typhoon Support Center (TSC).
- Support to CESST availability & utilization monitoring and providing reports as required
- Support to Aerospace Ground Equipment (AGE) Operational readiness.

To also include but not limited to:

- Acting as deputy to the Typhoon Maintenance Lead as required.
- Coordinating and interfacing with the TSC, PC and MODSAP on all matters of RFL supportability, providing the interface with HQ RSAF Heads of Specialisation on all related policy issues, resolving areas of difference and providing advice on harmonisation strategies.
- To manage the configured baseline of the “in-service”