Present your experience accurately, clearly and verifiably for aircraft maintenance technician, mechanic and certifying-staff applications.
An aircraft maintenance CV should do more than list employers. A recruiter should be able to understand your role, maintenance environment, aircraft exposure, licence/authorization status and real technical scope within a few seconds.
A strong international CV uses technical terminology correctly, avoids inflated claims, makes task scope concrete and prioritises information relevant to the vacancy. The structure below is a practical approach rather than a mandatory global template.
Name, professional title, phone, email, LinkedIn and, where useful, location/right-to-work status.
Summarise experience level, maintenance environment and most relevant technical scope in 3–5 lines.
Keep licence, category, modules, type training and company authorization clearly separated.
Aircraft families, line/base exposure, relevant ATA systems and maintenance documentation.
Use concrete maintenance responsibilities and verifiable task scope for each role.
Relevant technical training such as Human Factors, EWIS or Fuel Tank Safety only when actually completed.
Technical school, degree or relevant vocational education.
Language level, work authorization and other information that genuinely supports the role.
Use a professional email address. If international right-to-work or work-permit status is relevant to the vacancy, state it briefly and accurately. Practices around nationality, photo, date of birth, marital status and full address vary by country and employer, so check the vacancy and local expectations before including them.
“I am a hardworking aircraft technician looking for a new opportunity.”
“Aircraft Maintenance Technician with line-maintenance experience supporting scheduled and unscheduled maintenance, servicing, defect rectification and component replacement across narrow- and wide-body aircraft in a regulated maintenance environment.”
| Aircraft Maintenance Licence | State the actual authority-issued licence, category/subcategory and licence number where appropriate. |
|---|---|
| Part-66 Modules / Basic Knowledge | Completed modules do not equal holding a licence. Use clear wording such as “modules completed”. |
| Type Training / Type Rating | Completing a course does not necessarily mean the rating is endorsed on a licence or that company sign-off authority exists. State the exact status. |
| Company Authorization | Describe actual employer authorization scope accurately without disclosing controlled company information. |
An aircraft list can be powerful, but do not use “worked on”, “familiarity”, “type trained”, “type rated” and “company authorized” interchangeably. Make the actual level of exposure clear.
| Maintenance experience | Aircraft/family on which you have genuinely performed or supported maintenance tasks. |
|---|---|
| Familiarity / exposure | Limited exposure; it does not imply deep maintenance experience or a rating. |
| Type training completed | Shows completion of a type course; licence endorsement status should be stated separately. |
| Type rated / endorsed | Use only if the rating is genuinely endorsed on the relevant licence. |
| Company authorized | Use for real organization authorization scope; it is not a synonym for a licence. |
A useful pattern is “action + maintenance context + scope”. Add measurable outcomes only when accurate, relevant and permitted by confidentiality/company policy; never invent numbers.
“Did aircraft maintenance and fixed defects.”
If a vacancy values system exposure, a concise line of relevant ATA chapters can improve clarity. For example, only when true: “Relevant ATA exposure: ATA 12, 25, 33, 35, 38.”
Browse ATA Chapters →List AMM, IPC, WDM, FIM/TSM, SRM, MEL/CDL, task cards or MRO software only when you have actually used them. Usage context is more credible than broad labels such as “expert”.
Maintenance Manuals Hub →For Applicant Tracking Systems, the safest approach is to use real role terminology from the vacancy where it genuinely matches your experience. Terms such as “Aircraft Maintenance Technician”, “line maintenance”, “troubleshooting”, “defect rectification”, “AMM”, “MEL” or aircraft types should appear only when you can support them.
CV conventions vary by country and employer. There is no single worldwide rule for photos, date of birth, nationality, full address or work-permit details. Review the vacancy, employer career portal and, where relevant, current local employment/equality requirements. The technical principle is universal: keep claims accurate and verifiable.
For early-career applicants, 1–2 pages is often practical; experienced applicants may need more space when the extra technical detail is relevant. The goal is not to force a page count but to remove irrelevant content. Prioritise readable fonts, clear headings, consistent dates and adequate spacing.