Short Term Planning Engineer

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Job Summary: Plan aircraft maintenance tasks, manage changes, and coordinate with departments to ensure quality and efficiency. Key Highlights: 1. Short-term maintenance strategic planning 2. Driving change and continuous improvement in maintenance processes 3. Interdepartmental coordination to optimize operations **Title:** Short Term Planning Engineer **Date:** 19 Feb 2026 **Location:** Madrid, La Muñoza, M, ES, 28079 Our Company We are the largest Spanish airline and a leader between Europe and Latin America; we belong to the IAG airline group and are part of the **one**world alliance. Our goal is always to be the best travel option for our customers and to make them feel that their safety and the quality and experience of their journey are our top priorities. In addition to being an airline, we operate three complementary businesses: aircraft maintenance, airport ground handling, and air cargo — all serving customers. At Iberia, we value professionals who exemplify desired behaviors toward customers — and also within their teams. We expect everyone who joins us to embody these values. **Your Role at Iberia:** Reporting directly to the Short-Term Structural Services Planning Manager, your primary responsibility will be to plan maintenance tasks according to production constraints, based on existing approved data, and manage necessary revisions to the maintenance planning schedule in response to inspection requirements — coordinating with various production and support departments to guarantee the shortest possible Turnaround Time (TAT), at the lowest cost, and with appropriate quality. **Your Challenges:** * Provide an initial detailed inspection plan and manage its revisions. * Drive change within the Short-Term Planning Department for Heavy Maintenance inspections. * Improve current management of heavy maintenance downtime. * Plan in coordination with Production Chain Managers and Operation Sequencing to efficiently execute tasks included in Base Maintenance inspections within Airframe Services Heavy Maintenance. * Implement standard work practices in the Short-Term Planning area of Airframe Services Heavy Maintenance. * Ensure availability of Work Instructions, Tooling, and Materials for each scheduled maintenance action across the different Work Packages requested by the Customer or arising from prior findings. * Serve as the liaison between Long-Term Heavy Maintenance Cell Services Planning (responsible for Slot Management) and Operations (responsible for execution). * Ensure implementation of LEAN philosophy and problem-solving methodologies across all levels of the Heavy Maintenance Short-Term Planning area. * Conduct Root Cause Analysis (RCA) in cases where discrepancies are reported that may imply non-compliance with EASA Part-145\. * Participate in defining Continuous Improvement Action Plans for the Heavy Maintenance Short-Term Planning area. * Propose innovative solutions to automate planning of inspections performed in the Heavy Maintenance Planning area. * Maximize customer value-added from functions performed by the Heavy Maintenance Short-Term Planning Services area. **Your Qualifications:** * Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, preferably Aerospace. * Experience in engineering and/or production — preferably in aircraft maintenance. * General knowledge: Aircraft Maintenance, preferably in a Base Maintenance or Heavy Maintenance environment. * Others (languages, etc.): High-level English proficiency, minimum B2 or 785 TOEIC. The Talent at Iberia: We value professionals who exemplify desired behaviors toward customers — and also within their teams. We expect everyone who joins us to embody these values. * **We Are One and Diverse**: You collaborate openly and coordinately toward a shared objective in a diverse and inclusive environment. * **We Bring Heart and Passion**: You make things happen by fully committing to everything you do. * **We Reinvent Tomorrow**: You seek new and different ideas to solve problems. * **We Connect With Our Customers and Colleagues**: You always aim to exceed expectations — with a smile and friendly attitude. * **We Keep It Simple and Efficient**: You focus on what matters most — analyzing situations and eliminating non-value-adding elements. * **Safety Is in Our DNA**: We work with the same attention and care as on day one — in every ground operation, in every flight. We know our processes and apply them rigorously. **Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion** At Iberia, we are one and diverse. We faithfully reflect today’s society and have highly diverse teams that enrich us — making us more creative and innovative. We believe in talent without labels and are fully committed to offering equal professional opportunities to everyone. Therefore, all decisions in our selection processes are based exclusively on the competencies, skills, and knowledge required to perform the role.