MANOJ SHINDE
Mumbai / Nagpur
Summary
Senior aviation professional with 25+ years of experience, including 20 years as a Certifying Engineer, specializing in technical management of aircraft engine maintenance, overhaul, and repair operations. Proven expertise in DGCA, FAA, and EASA Part 145 compliance, technical services management, audit readiness, and OEM/customer coordination. A strong leader with hands-on engine knowledge, strategic planning capability, and a successful track record in developing new engine repair capabilities and managing multi-disciplinary technical teams.
Overview
28
28
years of professional experience
Work History
Deputy General Manager – Technical / Engine Overhaul
AI Engineering Services Ltd.
Nagpur
04.1998 - Current
- Provide overall technical leadership for engine overhaul and Quick Turn (QT) repair operations of GEnx-1B engines, ensuring full compliance with airworthiness, safety, and regulatory requirements.
- Act as Technical Authority for: Engine workscoping, Acceptance of maintenance data, Resolution of complex technical findings.
- Ensure continuous validity of DGCA, FAA, and EASA Part 145 approvals; lead internal, customer, and regulatory audits and ensure timely and effective closure of findings.
- Serve as primary technical interface with: Airline customers, Engine OEMs (GE / Pratt & Whitney), Regulatory authorities.
- Oversee technical documentation control, including: OEM manuals and revisions, Task Cards / Procedure Sheets, AD, SB, LLP, and PMA compliance records.
- Authorize and supervise issuance of Certificate of Release to Service (CRS) (CA Form 1 / FAA 8130-3) for engines and modules.
- Lead cross-functional coordination with: Planning, Materials & Logistics, Quality, Production, Engine Test Cell & Line Maintenance.
- Drive technical risk assessment and mitigation, including troubleshooting recurring defects and engine reliability issues.
- Play a key role in the development and certification of GEnx-1B engine repair capability at the Nagpur facility, including tooling, process approval, manpower qualification, and regulatory acceptance.
- Manage technical manpower planning, competency assessment, and training requirements.
- Monitor sectional cost centres, manpower-hour billing, and technical resource utilization.
- (Formerly Air India Engineering Services Ltd.) (DGCA, FAA & EASA Part 145 Approved Facility)
Education
Bachelor of Engineering - Mechanical Engineering
Pune University
01.1996
Skills
- Technical management
- Regulatory compliance
- Engine MRO operations
- Audit management
- Corrective action closure
- Workscope definition
- Cross-functional collaboration
- Planning
- OEM technical interface
- Customer technical interface
- Certifying authority engagement
- Technical documentation management
- Task card control
- Reliability management
- AD and SB oversight
- LLP coordination
- Cost center planning
- Manpower resource planning
- Training and mentoring strategies
- Competency development
Secondary Location
Nagpur, Maharashtra
Training And Professional Development
- Engine Familiarization – Air India
- GEnx-1B
- GE90-100
- CFM56-7B
- PW4056
- GE CF6-80C2
- NDT Level II (LPT & MPT)
- Human Factors in Aviation Maintenance
- Safety Management Systems (SMS)
- CDCCL
- LEAN Action Workout – GE Aviation, Bangalore
Licenses And Approvals
Certifying Engineer – Powerplant, GEnx-1B, GE90-100, PW4056, PW4056, Low Pressure Compressor (LPC), High Pressure Compressor (HPC) including Combustor, High Pressure Turbine (HPT), Low Pressure Turbine (LPT), Liquid Penetrant Inspection (LPI), Magnetic Particle Inspection (MPI), Process Cleaning & Surface Preparation, JE 7379, CT – Jet Engines
Timeline
Deputy General Manager – Technical / Engine Overhaul
AI Engineering Services Ltd.
04.1998 - Current
Bachelor of Engineering - Mechanical Engineering
Pune University