This advanced diploma course provides you with the advanced technical and managerial skills needed for technicians and engineers working in aerospace manufacturing, design and maintenance at a paraprofessional level.

You’ll be equipped to work in small to large enterprises, as well as the defence forces.

Aircraft maintenance engineers work on aircraft engines, airframes, airframe systems, electrics, instruments, radio systems, and aircraft sheet metal work.

Specialist areas in this program include:

• aircraft design and layout
• mechanical (fault diagnosis of airframe and engine systems)
• structures (producing, maintaining and repairing sheet metal, bonded and non-metallic composite materials and components on aircraft)

Career Outcomes

Graduates of this course will be eligible for work in a wide range of roles, including:

• production supervisor/planner
• maintenance supervisor/planner
• technical R&D officer
• systems technician
• design supervisor
• quality supervisor
• drafting supervisor

Professional recognition and accreditation

This program is provisionally accredited by Engineers Australia. Full accreditation will be sought for this program as soon as it is feasible to do so within the accreditation time lines set by Engineers Australia.

Once it is fully accredited, graduates of the program will be eligible for graduate membership of Engineers Australia at Engineering Associate level.

Australia is a signatory to the International Engineering Alliance, also known as the Dublin Accord, for engineering technicians. Once it is fully accredited, graduates of the program will be recognised in all countries that are signatories to the accord.