RUAG AG
Payerne
Mechanical Jets Technician | Aircraft Mechanic - Emmen or Payerne
- 12 October 2026
- 100%
- Payerne
Job summary
Join our team working on combat aircraft maintenance, ensuring safety! Enjoy a dynamic work environment with growth opportunities and competitive benefits.
Tasks
- Perform scheduled maintenance and modifications on aircraft systems.
- Analyze error messages and conduct structural repairs effectively.
- Conduct visual and functional checks post-flight for aircraft readiness.
Skills
- Completed vocational training in mechanical fields like mechanics or mechatronics.
- Strong technical skills and a keen interest in aviation essential.
- Ability to communicate in English at B1 level; German knowledge is a plus.
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About the job
Your scope of action
In your role, you work directly on combat aircraft and are mainly responsible for the following tasks:
- Maintenance and modification work: carrying out scheduled maintenance operations, including the replacement and inspection of mechanical-hydraulic systems
- Repairs & Fault finding: analysing error messages, fault-finding processes and structural repairs
- Modification and inspection missions: visual and functional checks after each flight (condition of the aircraft and systems)
- Documentation of work and quality management
- Participation in internal aviation training on safety and quality, within the framework of maintenance operations and ground support
Your contribution
- Completed professional training (EFZ/CFC) in the mechanical field (e.g. polymechanic, plant and apparatus constructor, mechatronics technician, automotive mechanic or equivalent)
- Previous experience and/or keen interest in aviation
- Excellent technical skills
- Proficiency in English allowing communication at B1 level; for the Emmen site, knowledge of German is also desirable
- Stress-resistant personality, team spirit and a strong sense of responsibility, combined with a precise and quality-oriented working method
- Swiss nationality/citizenship (required to perform this role on a military basis)
Salary and additional benefits
About 3000 employees of RUAG and RUAG Real Estate make an essential contribution every day to the security of Switzerland. Their mission is to ensure that the Swiss Army and other intervention and security organisations can fully perform their tasks at any time.
- Completed professional training (EFZ/CFC) in the mechanical field (e.g. polymechanic, plant and apparatus constructor, mechatronics technician, automotive mechanic or equivalent)
- Previous experience and/or keen interest in aviation
- Excellent technical skills
- Proficiency in English allowing communication at B1 level; for the Emmen site, knowledge of German is also desirable
- Stress-resistant personality, team spirit and a strong sense of responsibility, combined with a precise and quality-oriented working method
- Swiss nationality/citizenship (required to perform this role on a military basis)
- Maintenance and modification work: carrying out scheduled maintenance operations, including the replacement and inspection of mechanical-hydraulic systems
- Repairs & Fault finding: analysing error messages, fault-finding processes and structural repairs
- Modification and inspection missions: visual and functional checks after each flight (condition of the aircraft and systems)
- Documentation of work and quality management
- Participation in internal aviation training on safety and quality, within the framework of maintenance operations and ground support
