Kickstart Your Career with the 2025 Qantas Group Engineering Apprenticeship Program
Work alongside Australia's best engineers and be part of an apprentice community. We prioritise your growth and work together to ensure training and on-the-job experience is first class, whilst you achieve a nationally recognised qualification in your trade.
Aircraft Maintenance Engineering (AME) Apprenticeships available: (Mechanical and Avionics trade)
Hop onboard as an Engineering Apprentice with QantasLink and begin an exciting career in aviation with our 2025 Qantas Group Engineering Apprenticeship Program. Learn from industry professionals at an airline renowned for its world-leading safety culture.
The Engineering Apprenticeship Program
Our engineering apprenticeship is a four-year program combining theory training with our RTO partners, in-house training courses, and practical on-the-job training in our Engineering businesses. You’ll rotate through relevant business areas applicable to the relevant trade, receiving hands-on training on Qantas Group and customer aircraft.
Available Trades
Applications for our 2025 Qantas Group Engineering Apprenticeship program are now open. Apply today for one of the following trades:
- Mechanical
- Avionics
Typical Role Responsibilities
Depending on your chosen trade, typically your role will include:
- Avionics Apprentice: maintains, inspects, and undertakes fault diagnostics of electrical, instrument, and radio systems and accessories on the aircraft.
- Mechanical Apprentice: maintains, inspects, and undertakes fault diagnosis of airframe, engine systems, and mechanical components and accessories on aircraft.
What You’ll Have
- A demonstrated mechanical aptitude with an eagerness to learn a hands-on trade.
- A high level of motivation and passion to want to be part of the aviation sector.
- Exceptional teamwork skills.
- Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.
- Good hand skills with the ability to use a variety of tooling.
- Australian Citizenship or hold Australian Permanent Residency Status.
- Ability to work all shift patterns.
- Must be available to start work from early 2025.
Employee Benefits
- Zero Student Debt: We’ll pay for your apprentice course and accreditations — so no student or HELP debt.
- We Love to Travel: Enjoy heavily discounted air travel within Australia and across the globe.
- Evolve Your Career: Our apprentices move up to qualified engineers in just a few years with structured on-the-job training.
- Feel Supported: We’re proud to be an inclusive and diverse workplace.
- Flexible Leave Options: Make use of leave and flexible working opportunities.
- Wellbeing Support: Whether it’s learning to better support your own and others’ mental health.
Qantas are equal opportunity employers, encouraging diversity and supporting charities. We encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, and people of all backgrounds to apply.
If you’re ready to step into a culture that will challenge and excite you, submit an application and let’s explore how we go places together.
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