RUAG AG
Emmen
Aircraft Mechanic Jets
- 01 September 2026
- 100%
- Emmen
Job summary
Join the Swiss Air Force as a technician on fighter jets! Enjoy a dynamic work environment with great benefits.
Tasks
- Perform maintenance and inspections at scheduled intervals.
- Conduct repairs and troubleshoot system issues effectively.
- Document work processes and ensure quality management.
Skills
- Completed vocational training in a mechanical field (EFZ).
- Strong technical skills and problem-solving abilities.
- Team player with high flexibility and responsibility awareness.
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About the job
This is what you can achieve
In your role, you work directly on the Swiss Air Force fighter jets and mainly take on the following tasks:
- Maintenance & servicing: Carrying out scheduled maintenance intervals including replacement & testing of systems
- Repairs & troubleshooting: Analysing error messages, troubleshooting processes and structural repairs
- Modification and inspection orders: Visual and functional checks after each flight (aircraft and system condition)
- Work documentation and quality management
- Attending internal training courses and sessions
This is what you bring with you
- Completed vocational training (EFZ) in the mechanical field, e.g. as a polymechanic, plant and apparatus builder, mechatronics technician, diagnostician or comparable
- Strong technical skills
- Conversational English skills (level B1/B2) desired (additionally French skills for Payerne)
- High commitment and flexibility
- Resilient personality with team player qualities, strong sense of responsibility/safety awareness and precise and reliable working methods
- Swiss citizenship
Salary and benefits
Can you repair a Ferrari engine faster than the police allow? Are you generally interested in technology and engineering? Then you have a unique opportunity in the RUAG service/maintenance sector to work on aircraft or military systems and help make Switzerland safe.
- Completed vocational training (EFZ) in the mechanical field, e.g. as a polymechanic, plant and apparatus builder, mechatronics technician, diagnostician or comparable
- Strong technical skills
- Conversational English skills (level B1/B2) desired (additionally French skills for Payerne)
- High commitment and flexibility
- Resilient personality with team player qualities, strong sense of responsibility/safety awareness and precise and reliable working methods
- Swiss citizenship
- Maintenance & servicing: Carrying out scheduled maintenance intervals including replacement & testing of systems
- Repairs & troubleshooting: Analysing error messages, troubleshooting processes and structural repairs
- Modification and inspection orders: Visual and functional checks after each flight (aircraft and system condition)
- Work documentation and quality management
- Attending internal training courses and sessions
