Senior Base Engineer - Dubbo - Full Time

Dubbo, NSW | Full-Time

Help lead the engineering team behind Australia's most iconic airborne healthcare service.

Why Join RFDSSE?

At the Royal Flying Doctor Service South Eastern Section, your work directly supports life-saving healthcare and emergency services for regional, rural, and remote Australians. You'll have the opportunity to lead a highly skilled engineering team while helping maintain one of Australia's most important aviation fleets.

In return, you'll benefit from:

• Competitive Salary + Salary Packaging options + Super
• Paid Overtime and On Call allowance
• The opportunity to lead, mentor, and develop engineering talent.
• Meaningful work with genuine community impact.
• Ongoing technical and leadership development opportunities.

About the Role

Reporting to the Head of Engineering, the Senior Base Engineer is responsible for leading engineering activities at the Dubbo base while ensuring aircraft are maintained to the highest standards of airworthiness, safety, compliance, and operational readiness.

As the senior engineering leader on site, you will coordinate maintenance priorities, support operational decision-making, mentor and develop team members, and act as a key link between Engineering, Flight Operations, and broader organisational stakeholders.

This role offers a unique blend of hands-on engineering, people leadership, operational coordination, and continuous professional development.

What You'll Be Doing:

Engineering Leadership & Team Development

• Lead and mentor engineers and apprentices, providing technical guidance and support.
• Foster a culture of safety, accountability, and continuous improvement.
• Coordinate and prioritise maintenance activities to meet operational requirements.

Aircraft Maintenance & Certification

In addition to your responsibilities as a Licenced Aircraft Maintenance Engineer, you will:

• Ensure maintenance is completed safely and in compliance with CASA regulations and company procedures.
• Support fleet availability, reliability, and operational performance.
• Provide technical oversight during maintenance and troubleshooting activities.

Operational & Base Leadership

Support the day-to-day engineering operations of the Broken Hill base.

Maintain a safe, compliant, and well-organised hangar environment.

Collaborate with operational teams and provide support across RFDS bases as required.

Safety, Quality & Continuous Improvement

• Champion safety, quality, compliance, and risk management across all engineering activities.
• Support audits, investigations, and corrective action initiatives.
• Identify and implement opportunities to improve maintenance efficiency and service delivery.

What You'll Bring?

Essential

• CASA Aircraft Maintenance Engineer Licence B1.1 with small/nonrated aircraft (PT6) rating
• Experience with King Air B200 (PT6) aircraft or similar.
• Significant experience in aviation line and base maintenance.
• Strong leadership, communication, and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Proven commitment to safety, quality, compliance, and operational excellence.
• Ability to make sound decisions in a dynamic operational environment.

Highly Regarded

• King AirB350 and PT6type rating and experience.
• Rockwell Collins Pro Line 21 or Fusion avionics experience.
• Component maintenance experience and approvals.
• Aeronautical Radio Operator Certificate (AROC).
• Previous experience in a senior or lead engineering role.

Join the Royal Flying Doctor Service (South Eastern Section), one of Australia’s most trusted and iconic organisations. As part of our Engineering team, you will help keep our aircraft mission-ready, supporting the delivery of essential healthcare and aeromedical services to rural, regional and remote communities, and making a real difference every day.

Ready to Apply?

If you're a respected aviation professional with a passion for leadership, safety, and technical excellence, we'd love to hear from you.

Any questions please reach out to Ash Laybutt atAshley.Laybutt@rfdsse.org.au

The RFDSSE aim to fill vacancies as quickly as possible. We would therefore advise interested applicants to submit an application as early as possible.

Applications will be assessed as they are received. We encourage interested candidates to apply as early as possible, as the position may close before the advertised closing date.