Workshop Technician - Armament Shop

We are an Emirati company focused on creating a balanced, expert workforce, specialising in aviation services, for the UAE.

JOB DESCRIPTION & REQUIREMENTS

Published on 14/08/2026

Overview

Assists the Armament Supervisor to accomplish scheduled and unscheduled intermediate maintenance, inspections, services, and repairs on all crew served weapons, aircraft armament systems, subsystems and components.

• 1. Disassembles, repairs, reassembles, removes, replaces, services, prepares, preserves, troubleshoots, and performs intermediate maintenance on armament weapons support equipment and aircraft armament equipment.
• 2. Cleans and oils armament parts, units, and accessories.
• 3. Loads and unloads airborne weapons and stores aboard aircraft to include reconfiguration and functional testing of aircraft weapons release and control, missile, and guns systems.
• 4. Aligns, adjusts, and synchronizes aircraft armament, using sighting devices and hand tools.
• 5. Installs and connects control cables to electronically controlled units, using hand tools, ring locks, cotter keys, threaded connectors, turnbuckles, and related devices, and adjusts cables to specified tolerances.
• 6. Conducts functional tests of racks, launchers, adapters, and electrical components, aircraft armament circuits, and maintains them in an operational status by appropriate preventive maintenance.
• 7. Conducts functional tests of aircraft armament electrical fusing, firing, and release circuits and maintains them in an operational status.
• 8. Reads and interprets manufacturers' maintenance manuals, service bulletins, and other specifications to determine feasibility and method of repairing or replacing malfunctioning or damaged components.
• 9. Procures supplies, prepares reports, and utilizes publications pertinent to aviation ordnance and aircraft armament equipment.
• 10. Inspects and prepares forms and records related to maintenance in accordance with prevailing regulations
• 11. Train host national personnel on the proper maintenance of aircraft and related components.
• 12. Responsible for tools and equipment inventory assigned by the supervisor.
• 13. Must be self-motivated, hard-working, enthusiastic, and able to diagnose and solve complex mechanical problems.