Working within a small team reporting to the SVP Technical, the Technical Analyst position is primarily responsible for supporting the technical evaluation of Acquisition and Trading opportunities from origination, Technical Marketing and assisting the SVP Technical on execution & delivery of projects.

Primarily office based within the first year, occasional travel for conferences, liaison with airlines, external suppliers, and customers may be required and accordingly the role requires good communication skills and ability to maintain key relationships, have a current valid passport and driving licence.

The ideal candidate will be an individual enthusiastic about working in aviation and a desire to work in within an Asset Management or Technical position that is commercial focussed, having studied an aviation technical based degree, engineering based degree or have relevant experience.

Training will be provided as required.

Primary Duties:

• High Level Technical Assessment of engines for new acquisitions.
• Closely monitor and track pipeline for assets suitable for potential onward trade/lease
• Liaise and give input to wider commercial team on asset revenue expectations and where changes may benefit the company (teardown vs lease vs rebuild) taking whole technical and commercial picture into context.
• Contribute to Pricing team modelling priorities in the context of revenue generation and overall Trading dept priorities.
• Working with Trading & Technical team to create suitable Marketing Packs and technical data portals for available lease/ or tradable assets. Ensuring all technical is accurate at all time.
• Initial Technical liaison with potential Leasing or Trading Customers.
• Supporting appropriate advertising campaigns are run and correct assets are listed for availability – responsible for specific platforms
• Collaborate with multi-department personnel on fleet analysis, engine leasing and trading including contributing to white papers and product development forums.
• Collaborate with Powerplant Manager(s) and Technical team regularly with respect to ongoing lease engines so a sound understanding of condition for future trading or leasing is known and articulated within the Trading dept.
• Administration of the Trading Departments portfolio asset list.
• Contribute to the dept Trading monthly reporting.
• Support Technical Team on large portfolio acquisitions
• Support with all Trading and Leasing Opportunities
• Technical Records queries to support sales teams, as required.

Secondary Duties:

• Supervision and admin of Asset Status/reporting for internal & external requirements (bank or appraisers)
• Contribute to competing engines review and marketplace analysis with rest of dept personnel and strategy team.
• Engine Stands management and support any enquires for lease/sale.
• Technical support to the Strategic Business Development team supporting the overall Sales department
• Lease Return Due diligence, as required.
• Technical due diligence of an asset purchase should additional resource be required.
• Technical Records queries to support sales teams, as required.
• Any other duties as directed by the SVP Technical and Trading team colleagues with regards to general objectives as appropriate to level of experience.

Personal Specification:

Essential:

• Educated to a degree level in a relevant subject.
• Relevant experience in the aerospace industry ideally gained from working within a quality system or a Technical Records environment.
• Possess an understanding of engineering principles and disciplines, including all aspects within the engine life cycle.
• Possess an understanding of the different engine OEMs, their engine types and aircraft types on which they are installed, main airlines and main MRO’s
• Possess an appreciation of market influences and the current status of all aspects within the aviation market.
• Possess an understanding of the commercial aspects of the aviation industry and the impact of technical considerations upon engine valuations and operating costs.
• Ability and confidence to represent Aerfin and its client base in key commercial negotiations.
• Strong Excel / IT Skills, familiar with the manipulation of spreadsheets and use of appropriate software such as MS Word, Outlook and Powerpoint.
• Careful analytical approach and accurate with data
• Ability to travel at relatively short notice.
• Right to work and live in the UK.
• Excellent communication skills and attention to detail.
• Ability to work using own initiative.
• Capable of presenting findings analysis of records concisely to other team members
• Able to work within a team of highly motivated individuals in a fast-moving environment.
• Ability to communicate via written and verbal correspondence with international customers to maintain customer relations.
• Willingness to maintain and further develop an in-depth understanding of all aspects of the aviation industry, including technical knowledge, industry awareness and commercial awareness.

Desirable:

Familiar with EASA 145 and CAA airworthiness record keeping requirements (training will be provided).

An interest in furthering your career into a commercial trading-based role.

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We’re searching for Software Developers with Enhanced levels of clearance to assist a customer with critical projects over the coming months. Ideally coming from a consultancy and defence background, consultants will need to have a strong background in languages and frameworks such as Java11, Java8, JEE, C/C++, UML, JBoss, EJB, Spring, Hibernate, JavaScript, React, NodeJS. This would ideally be coupled with mainstream cloud vendor knowledge such as AWS or Amazon with an understanding of DB’s. Either Oracle etc. or NoSQL such as Mongo.

Location: Hybrid
Rate: £700 - £900 per day DOE
Duration: 12 Months (Initial)
Clearance: Enhanced
IR35 Status: Inside

Key Skills:

• Strong Software Development Background in Languages such as JavaScript/Java/C++
• Extensive OO & TDD Background
• Good knowledge of DB’s such as Oracle or NoSQL DB’s such as Mongo
• Understanding of environments using CI/CD
• Basic understanding of Linux/Unix style operating systems

If you feel you are a good match for this position, or know a good Software Engineer with enhanced clearance levels who would be, please call 02922260600 and ask for Adam Rees for a confidential conversation.

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Location: New Malden (Hybrid)
Rate: £500 - £525 per day
Duration: 12 Months (Initial)
Clearance: N/A
IR35 Status: Inside

Key Skills:

• Strong SCADA programming experience
• Strong experience working with WinCC OA
• Develop SCADA software from formats such as Block Diagrams, Flow Charts or Pseudo Code
• Manage data communications with third party equipment
• Understand SCADA configurations and testing
• Significant demonstrable working experience with Control System Engineering
• Significant PLC programming using Siemens S7 and TIA Portal

If you feel you are a good match for this position, or know a good SCADA Engineer who would be, please send an updated CV to in with each application. Alternatively, please call 02922260600 and ask for Adam Rees for a confidential conversation!

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