Cabin Systems Engineer

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Qantas is recruiting a Cabin Avionics Engineer for a permanent onsite role in Mascot to provide Continuing Airworthiness Management Services for cabin avionics across the fleet, working with a specialist engineering team to drive safety and reliability. The ideal candidate holds a professional engineering degree in Avionics, Electrical, Electronics or Mechatronics, with extensive experience in cabin interiors for Boeing or Airbus, knowledge of cabin products and vendors, and a strong grasp of CASR Part 21 and Part 42 (EASA/FAA knowledge desirable). You will manage maintenance programs, coordinate reliability initiatives, and translate complex technical information to stakeholders while meeting deadlines. To apply, tailor your CV to highlight airworthiness management and project delivery, show customer focus and cross-functional collaboration, and demonstrate your readiness to grow across the Qantas Group.

Company Description

Founded in the Queensland outback in 1920, Qantas has grown to be Australia’s largest regional, domestic, and international airline. Qantas has a range of subsidiary businesses that support the overall operations of the Group. The Qantas Group’s main business is the transportation of customers and freight using two complementary airline brands — Qantas and Jetstar — operating regional, domestic, and international services.

Job Description

• Apply your cabin avionics expertise to support the ongoing airworthiness of the Qantas Group fleet
• Collaborate with a specialist team of engineers driving safety, reliability and engineering excellence
• Permanent role based in Mascot with opportunities to grow your career across the Qantas Group

Today, we’re busy planning for tomorrow. We look to the future to guide the way we innovate, helping us stay relevant and responsive in an unpredictable industry.  

Qantas Engineering keeps us at the forefront of aviation, caring and maintaining both the Qantas fleet, as well as aircraft for our customers across the Asia-Pacific region. Working with state-of-the-art equipment and resources, our shared commitment to professional excellence continues to keep our customers safe.  

Our experience sets us apart. Our team is made up of people who understand our business inside and out, fresh faces with brand new perspectives, and experts from different fields who challenge us to do things differently. Taking ownership is critical. Whether we’re working individually or as a group, we challenge ourselves to make progress and deliver results.  

As a Cabin Avionics Engineer, you will be working within the Technical Services Team responsible for providing Continuing Airworthiness Management Services to the Qantas Group airlines.  

Working within a specialist team of Engineers and Technical Officers, you will ensure continual airworthiness support for cabin-related avionics systems across various aircraft fleets. This will involve management of the aircraft maintenance program, coordination of reliability initiatives and assessment of modifications that ensure the fleet continues to maintain the outstanding safety record of the organisation, improving fleet operational performance and optimising the cost of the asset.  

You will be an expert in the relevant field and exercise a mature professional engineering judgment in a broad range of fields.  

You’ll have –  

• Professional Engineering degree qualifications in Avionics, Electrical, Electronics, Mechatronics or equivalent.  
• Extensive experience with design and development of aircraft cabin interiors for Boeing or Airbus aircraft.  
• Experience with a wide range of cabin products and vendors  
• Provide timely customer-focused specialist engineering advice and support to the Qantas Group.  
• Thorough working knowledge of CASR Part 21 & Part 42 regulations. An understanding of EASA and FAA regulations is desirable.  
• Managed small/medium design projects or tasks to meet stakeholder requirements.  
• Prioritize and manage multiple conflicting deadlines while maintaining attention to detail.  
• Proven organizational and communication skills, with an ability to translate complex technical information clearly and concisely.  
• Highly developed skills in problem solving and analytical thinking.  
• Ability to manage expectations of customers in line with relevant service level agreements.  
• Detailed knowledge of procedures and processes for continuing airworthiness of Qantas and customer aircraft.  
• Comprehensive understanding of Qantas and customer maintenance operations.  
• Commitment to being customer focused team member with flexibility and willingness to contribute to other business projects and interdisciplinary functions as required.  
• Experience, hard work and inclusiveness are valued in our people. Put together, these will help you earn opportunities to do more.  

Why Qantas?   

You’ll join a team where creativity and passion are encouraged. Our people come together to allow us to dream big and deliver successfully.   

There are many different opportunities across our team, which means you’ll be able to grow both personally and professionally at Qantas. Your development is a priority for us – so that you can maintain the high standards our customers have come to expect and can continue to develop over time. You’ll be supported from day 1 with on the job training and coaching as well as our formal training opportunities. While you may start in this role, we’ve got a great track record of supporting our people to take their career in so many different directions, the destinations are endless.   

The Qantas employee benefits program offers amazing benefits that extend well beyond travel.   

• We love to travel: Enjoy heavily discounted air travel within Australia and across the globe, both for you and your family and friends, as well as exclusive deals on accommodation and holidays.  
• We have flexible leave options: Make use of leave and flexible working opportunities including 18 weeks paid parental leave and the option to purchase additional paid leave for eligible employees.   
• We’ll give you access to thousands of rewards: Through our partnerships we can offer you discounts across shopping, food and wine, insurance, health and wellbeing, leisure and entertainment. You can also take advantage of our salary packaging program including motor vehicles, eligible portable electronic devices and professional memberships.   
• We’ll support your wellbeing: Whether it’s learning to better support your own and others’ mental health, our interactive wellbeing app or your very own tailored nutrition plan.   

Please note:  

The Qantas Group is an equal opportunity employer committed to providing a working environment that embraces and values diversity and inclusion. By coming to work for us, you’ll be part of an organisation that encourages diversity, supports charities and environmental initiatives. We encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, and people of all backgrounds to apply. If you have any support or access requirements, we encourage you to advise us at time of application. Your personal information will be kept confidential in compliance with relevant privacy legislation. 

If you’re up for an engineering challenge with strong motivation to contribute to Qantas’s core sustainability objectives, register your interest and we’ll be in touch. 

Applications close: Friday 24th of July 2026.