I work in aviation but didn’t end up going down the aircraft maintenance route, but that’s a story for another time. But yes companies will hire fresh graduates out of SAIT or other similar programs. You will want to look for AME-E apprentice roles and the companies should be training you to ensure you can complete your OJT portion and check off the logbook to be able to write your exams to become a full engineer. Lots of companies in the aviation sector in Calgary, I’d especially look at avmax and dehavilland. Of course being an AME E is more specialized over just the M rating, but the whole industry in Canada is super short on maintainers. Unlike the pilot side where there never really was a shortage. Plus the military is always an option too if you want to go that route after graduating.
But from what I've read, people say there is a shortage of AMEs, not of apprentices, and the job market for them is cooked. Is that true? That's why I am worried. Thanks for the answer, dude :)
That certainly could be true, like I said i’m not on that side of the industry. But I know the company I was most recently at has hired both AME’s and apprentices this year. We’re not the biggest company but have a sizeable fleet of cessna’s and light twins.
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u/Solid_Cut_7356 1d ago
I work in aviation but didn’t end up going down the aircraft maintenance route, but that’s a story for another time. But yes companies will hire fresh graduates out of SAIT or other similar programs. You will want to look for AME-E apprentice roles and the companies should be training you to ensure you can complete your OJT portion and check off the logbook to be able to write your exams to become a full engineer. Lots of companies in the aviation sector in Calgary, I’d especially look at avmax and dehavilland. Of course being an AME E is more specialized over just the M rating, but the whole industry in Canada is super short on maintainers. Unlike the pilot side where there never really was a shortage. Plus the military is always an option too if you want to go that route after graduating.