Technical Preparation Engineer

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 Maintenance

Vista 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.

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.

• Reports directly to the Technical Services Manager
• Providing ROM figures for the Production Plan after initial request by Technical Planning Engineer
• Raising/revising quotes/workpacks (Work Orders) within the ERP system, including but not limited to labour review, warranty/service plan review and adding notes where necessary
• Raising/revising of the physical workpacks; including but not limited to printing company task cards, editing and printing maintenance data
• Ability to review/understand Airworthiness Directives and Service Bulletins and their applicability to the input being quoted/performed
• Creating new and modifying existing templates (canned squawks); including labour, parts, tooling, instructions, services, panel/interior/component access and notes
• AMP revision update in the ERP system
• Template (canned squawks) feedback process. Investigating and then approving/rejecting changes requested by the Engineers, Mechanics etc to the templates
• Monitoring and keeping updated the maintenance data on the company servers (with the help of IT)
• Monitoring and distributing new ADs for the approved fleet
• Quote/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 department
• Feeding back to the CAMO any maintenance data errors identified from the provided data
• Providing budget figure assistance to the Technical Services Manager

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with attention to detail
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to manage multiple deadlines and priorities in a fast-paced environment
• Team player with the with the ability to interface across technical functions
• Interpreting and documenting technical data from various sources

Basic requirements

• Experience in aircraft maintenance, engineering or technical services, preferably within Part 145, Part M or OEM environment
• Thorough understanding of PART 145, in particular 145.A.47 and basic understanding of PART M
• Previous exposure to proposal writing, tendering or project estimation
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office and ERP software
• Read and write in fluent English