RUAG AG
Payerne
Technician Mechanical | joint maintenance, flight operation & support
- 27 September 2026
- 100%
- Payerne
Job summary
Join the air force team ensuring fleet readiness and safety. This role offers dynamic work and the chance to support vital operations.
Tasks
- Perform scheduled maintenance and system testing for aircraft.
- Analyze error messages and conduct structural repairs.
- Conduct final pre-flight checks and inspections for pilots.
Skills
- Technical vocational training in mechanical engineering required.
- Experience in flight operations and aircraft maintenance needed.
- Conversational English and teamwork skills are essential.
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In this role, you are the link between maintenance, pilots and operations management, ensuring that the air force fleet is always ready for deployment and safe. In a dynamic environment, you will be responsible for the following tasks:
- Maintenance & Repair: Performing scheduled maintenance intervals, including system replacement and testing
- Repairs & Troubleshooting: Analyzing error messages, troubleshooting processes, and performing structural repairs
- Aircraft Handover to Pilots: Conducting the final pre-flight check
- Change Orders, Interim Flight Checks: Visual and functional inspections after each flight (aircraft and system condition)
- Active Participation in Domestic and International Campaigns: Accompanying pilots/jet crews to training flights
- Work at Military Airfields: Working at Payerne Military Airfield and at other Swiss military airfields as needed
- Driver/Logistics Support: Transporting and loading spare parts, tools, and specialized equipment within the airfield
- Documentation & Quality Management
What you should bring with you
- Technical vocational training (EFZ), ideally with an mechanical engineering focus (i.e. polymechanic, automation technician, electronics technician, diagnostician or comparable profession)
- practical experience and knowledge in flight operations and aircraft maintenance, ideally in a military environment, with the required module qualifications/licenses according to EASA Part-66, Category B1 (Mechanics) or B2 (Avionics) of advantage
- Category B driver's license mandatory, Category C/E helpful
- Conversational (technical) Englishskills (min. B1) required; advanced usage of either French and/or German plus versatile digital competences (MS Office/SAP) desirable
- High level of commitment and flexibility (for QRA, AMA, AMI, night/weekend shifts, and deployment changes both domestically and internationally)
- Highly resilient, team-oriented personality with a reliable, precise work ethic and a strong sense of responsibility/safety awareness
- Swiss citizenship (due to working on Swiss Military property) a prerequisite
Salary and fringe benefits
Every day, around 3,000 employees of RUAG and RUAG Real Estate make as significant contribution to the security of Switzerland. They ensure that the Swiss Armed Forces and other emergency and security organizations can comprehensibly carry out their tasks at all times.
- Technical vocational training (EFZ), ideally with an mechanical engineering focus (i.e. polymechanic, automation technician, electronics technician, diagnostician or comparable profession)
- practical experience and knowledge in flight operations and aircraft maintenance, ideally in a military environment, with the required module qualifications/licenses according to EASA Part-66, Category B1 (Mechanics) or B2 (Avionics) of advantage
- Category B driver's license mandatory, Category C/E helpful
- Conversational (technical) Englishskills (min. B1) required; advanced usage of either French and/or German plus versatile digital competences (MS Office/SAP) desirable
- High level of commitment and flexibility (for QRA, AMA, AMI, night/weekend shifts, and deployment changes both domestically and internationally)
- Highly resilient, team-oriented personality with a reliable, precise work ethic and a strong sense of responsibility/safety awareness
- Swiss citizenship (due to working on Swiss Military property) a prerequisite
In this role, you are the link between maintenance, pilots and operations management, ensuring that the air force fleet is always ready for deployment and safe. In a dynamic environment, you will be responsible for the following tasks:
- Maintenance & Repair: Performing scheduled maintenance intervals, including system replacement and testing
- Repairs & Troubleshooting: Analyzing error messages, troubleshooting processes, and performing structural repairs
- Aircraft Handover to Pilots: Conducting the final pre-flight check
- Change Orders, Interim Flight Checks: Visual and functional inspections after each flight (aircraft and system condition)
- Active Participation in Domestic and International Campaigns: Accompanying pilots/jet crews to training flights
- Work at Military Airfields: Working at Payerne Military Airfield and at other Swiss military airfields as needed
- Driver/Logistics Support: Transporting and loading spare parts, tools, and specialized equipment within the airfield
- Documentation & Quality Management
