Predictive Maintenance Engineer
Type of vacancy: Regular
City: Schiphol Oost
Hours per week: 32-40
Education: Hbo
Apply before: 10/22/2026
Introduction
The aircraft maintenance division of Air France-KLM is a leading Maintenance Repair and Overhaul (MRO) organization. Besides maintaining our own fleet, we also maintain aircraft, engines, and components of more than 150 customers. Are you ready to make our organization smarter with the help of Big Data, AI, and data analytics?
What are you going to do?
As a Predictive Maintenance Engineer, you will be working in an innovative and energetic team, right at the intersection of aircraft system engineering, maintenance operations and IT. With modern airplanes generating evermore data, it will be your job to leverage this data into valuable insights from analyses and optimizations. Harnessing the power of real-time sensor data in combination with maintenance data, you will be able to predict aircraft component failure before operational issues or expensive repairs could occur.
In this role you will guide the development and adoption of new Aircraft Predictive Maintenance products from concept to implementation, focusing on adding value to our maintenance organization. You will be part of a multi-disciplinary Agile/SCRUM team including data scientists, data- and software engineers, business experts, and end users. Using technical domain knowledge in combination with data-driven methods, the challenge is to find patterns in the data that hold predictive power. Then working together with the team to develop them into a product and guide the implementation process and support its usage and continuous improvement. In addition to our internal development of predictive maintenance, we also evaluate and use products from other vendors.
Where do you land?
You will become part of KLM Engineering & Maintenance (E&M), in the innovative and energetic CQ Big Data team. Our location is at Schiphol Oost, which is right in the middle of the maintenance operation!
Your profile
We are looking for an enthusiastic and proactive professional with the necessary knowledge and skills to join our team.
- You hold a university degree (WO) in a technical field, e.g. Aerospace or Mechanical Engineering, or equivalent.
- You have affinity for aircraft technology, data analysis, and product development.
- You are a frontrunner in the field of innovation and want to further delve into areas such as predictive modelling, data science, and aircraft technology.
- You are proficient in English, both speaking and writing. Dutch is a plus.
You are a team player, flexible, good at gathering data, realising goals, and analysing complex problems.
Competences:
- Interpersonal sensitivity
- Teamwork
- Problem Analysis
- Decisiveness
- Concern for Excellence
Competencies
We offer
- A challenging role with a unique employer in the Netherlandss;
- A gross monthly salary between € 3.800 and € 5.000;
- Plenty of room for personal development and great advancement opportunities;
- Shift work allowance of up to 30%
- A good pension scheme;
- 8% holiday allowance;
- A year-end bonus of 8.33%;
- A profit-sharing scheme, up to 20%;
- 25 days of paid holiday and 5 additional days off;
- Great discounts on airline tickets (after at least 6 months of employment);
- A sustainable transport policy - use all public transport for your commute within the Netherlands, free of charge;
- If your job allows: working from home and up to 8 weeks working abroad (within the EU and Caribbean);
- Discount of your health insurance;
- A personal budget for sustainable employability.
Ready for your next destination?
Don’t wait any longer and apply for this function before the final boarding call on 10/22/2026! A motivation letter is no longer required; we will simply ask you a couple of questions during your online application. The selection process consists of two interviews and a security screening.
Candidates who are positively selected for the first interview will receive an email allowing them to choose a suitable time slot themselves. This keeps the process fast and clear, and puts you in control of your schedule. You'll hear from us within two weeks after the vacancy closes. The vacancy might close sooner when enough suitable candidates have applied.
Through your personal candidate profile, you can log in at any time. There you'll find the vacancy you applied for - even after it has closed - as well as a clear dashboard with any other ongoing applications within KLM, including status updates.
Do you have the drive to grow further in this role? Then we look forward to your application. Within two weeks, you will receive a message from us.
Did you know that according to research, women are less likely to apply than men when they don't meet all the job requirements? What a shame. Because, in our view, 'the perfect candidate' is a myth. So, if you have the drive to grow in aspects of this role, we look forward to your application.
A reference check can be part of the application procedure.
Questions?
If you would like to know more about the position, please contact the hiring manager. Call or e-mail the recruiter for questions about the application process. In both cases, don't forget to mention the vacancy number: #22855. At KLM, we believe in the power of diversity. Would you like to read more about this? Please see our statement.
Hiring manager
Wouter Kalfsbeek: WOUTER.KALFSBEEK@TD.KLM.COM or
Recruiter
Marc van der Eijk: MARC-VAN-DER.EIJK@KLM.COM or +31 639680073
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