Electronics Repair Lead

**Applicants must be based in the UAE. We will support visa transfers for candidates already in the country, but we do not offer relocation packages for applicants based outside the UAE**The RoleThis role leads Eight Technic’s electronics function. You will start as a department of one, carrying out component level repair across a wide variety of aircraft PCB assemblies, but you will be hired as its leader, not as a technician.You will set the technical standards, make the decisions on equipment, process and capability, and be accountable for the quality and performance of everything the department delivers. As the workload grows, you will recruit, develop and lead the team that grows with it, and help take Eight Technic towards its own repair approvals.This role suits someone who wants to build and lead something, not just work in it.What You Will OwnLeadership: Running the electronics function as its head: setting direction, standards and priorities, and being accountable for its quality, turnaround and growth.Repairs: Disassembly, fault finding and repair of PCB assemblies to the Component Maintenance Manual, including through hole and surface mount component replacement and local removal and reapplication of conformal coating.Quality and records: Work records, parts traceability and inspection evidence that stand up to customer and authority audits.The lab: Specifying, purchasing and commissioning the rework, inspection and test equipment we need, and setting up a fully ESD controlled work area.Process: Writing the workshop procedures, work instructions and training records that will form the foundation of our own future approval.Parts: Sourcing components against the IPL from approved sources with full traceability, and flagging obsolescence early.Customer interface: Acting as the technical point of contact for the customer’s quality and engineering teams, including during audits.Building the team: Defining the roles the department needs, recruiting into them, and training and leading the technicians who join.Growth: Identifying new repair capabilities and opportunities, and making the case for the investment needed to take them on.What We Are Looking ForRequiredAt least 5 years of hands on PCB rework and repair, including through hole and fine pitch surface mount work on multilayer boards.Experience in an aviation component repair shop operating under an EASA, GCAA, FAA or equivalent Part 145 approval.Proven experience removing and reapplying conformal coatings, and an understanding of how different coating types are reworked.Experience working to recognised workmanship and rework standards for high reliability electronics, such as IPC or OEM specifications.Comfortable working from CMMs, IPLs and approved maintenance data, and producing records that stand up to audit.Strong ESD discipline and correct handling of moisture sensitive devices.Able to read schematics and fault find systematically with standard bench test equipment.Demonstrated leadership: has led work, set standards or trained others in a technical environment, and is ready to run a department.Confident communicating with customers, quality teams and senior management.Fluent written and spoken English.Strongly PreferredIPC rework and repair certification, or equivalent formal training.Has held certifying or inspection authorisation in a Part 145 component shop.Experience repairing a broad range of aircraft electronic components and board technologies.Has supervised or led a team of technicians in a repair or production environment.Has set up a repair area, process or capability from scratch.Understanding of component traceability and counterfeit part avoidance.Nice to HaveA diploma or degree in electronics engineering.Experience with analogue signature analysis, thermal imaging or BGA rework.Experience designing or specifying functional test fixtures.Has supported an authority audit or a new approval application.Experience building a team from the ground up.What Success Looks LikeFirst few months: The lab is set up, the customer audit is passed, and the first units are repaired and released on time with clean records.First year: Reliable repair turnaround, procedures in place to support our own approval application, and a clear plan for growing the team and the range of work.Beyond that: A growing, well led department with its own team, capabilities and reputation for quality.