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Aircraft Maintenance Engineer resume template
A clean starting structure with example content grounded in what aircraft maintenance engineers actually do day to day, not generic filler. Download and replace the bracketed placeholders with your own details.
Which resume format should you use?
Reverse chronological
You have a steady work history. This is the format almost every recruiter and ATS expects by default.
Functional
You're changing fields or have gaps in your employment. Leads with skills rather than a job-by-job timeline.
Combination
You're early career or have worked consistently but for only a few employers. Blends a skills summary with a shorter chronological history.
This template uses the reverse chronological format: the one most aircraft maintenance engineers should default to, since most Australian recruiters and ATS software expect it.
Professional summary
Licensed aircraft maintenance engineer with hands-on experience across hangar and line maintenance environments, working to CASA and manufacturer standards on commercial and general aviation aircraft. Skilled at fault diagnosis, component repair and maintaining the documentation trail that regulators expect. Known for calm, methodical work under time pressure without cutting corners on safety.
Key skills
- Regulatory compliance (CASR Part 66)
- Reading plans and specifications
- Installation and maintenance of aircraft systems
- Plant and equipment operation
- Fault diagnosis and troubleshooting
- Aircraft maintenance manuals
- Multimeter and avionics test equipment
- Torque wrenches and precision tooling
- Hydraulic test stands
- Computerised maintenance management systems (CMMS)
- Problem solving
- Attention to detail
Experience: example bullet points
- Inspected aircraft structures, engines and systems against maintenance schedules and CASA-approved checklists, identifying defects before dispatch to keep aircraft on schedule
- Diagnosed mechanical and electrical faults using multimeters and avionics test equipment, cutting unnecessary component swaps by pinpointing the actual fault first
- Repaired and replaced components to manufacturer specifications and CASR Part 66 standards, maintaining a clean compliance record across scheduled audits
- Completed detailed maintenance releases, flight logs and CMMS entries, keeping documentation audit-ready for CASA inspection
- Performed pre-flight and post-flight safety inspections on assigned aircraft, signing off airworthiness ahead of daily operations
Education
Certificate IV in Aeroskills (Mechanical or Avionics) leading to a CASA Part 66 aircraft maintenance engineer licence, typically gained through an AME apprenticeship, RTO training or ADF technical trade service.
Keywords an ATS is likely to scan for
Applicant tracking systems match your resume against terms in the job ad before a person ever sees it. Only include the ones that actually apply to your experience, but if a term below matches something you've done, use the same wording the job ad uses.
- CASA
- CASR Part 66
- LAME licence
- Aeroskills
- airworthiness directive
- AD/SB compliance
- non-destructive testing (NDT)
- avionics
- minimum equipment list (MEL)
- hangar maintenance
- line maintenance
- maintenance release
- computerised maintenance management system
Getting past ATS screening
- Match the specific skills, certifications and terms used in the job ad, not just your own wording for the same thing.
- Keep formatting simple: no tables, text boxes, columns, headers/footers or graphics. Parsers frequently drop content placed in these.
- Submit as .docx or PDF unless the job ad specifies otherwise.
- Use standard section headings (Experience, Education, Skills) rather than creative alternatives.
- List your core skills and technical competencies in their own section so a keyword scan can find them instantly.
This is a starting point, not a guarantee of interviews. Tailor every bullet point to your own real experience and the specific job ad.