Embraer
Brazilian aircraft maker that assembles Phenom and Praetor business jets in Melbourne, Florida and runs U.S. maintenance centers including Nashville and Macon.
Overview
Embraer is a Brazilian manufacturer of regional airliners (the E-Jet family), business jets, and military aircraft. Its U.S. base has been in Fort Lauderdale, Florida since 1979. In Melbourne, Florida it runs a final assembly plant for Phenom and Praetor business jets, which opened in 2011 as Embraer's first aircraft assembly site in the United States, along with an engineering and technology center. Embraer Aircraft Maintenance Services (EAMS) in Nashville, Tennessee maintains airline E-Jets, and the company also posts jobs in Macon, Georgia, Mesa, Arizona, and Fort Worth, Texas. Most of its U.S. openings are hands-on technical jobs rather than design engineering.
Student Insights
A large employer of A&P mechanics
Embraer's U.S. job board is dominated by technician roles: A&P technicians and leads, aircraft inspectors, structures mechanics, avionics specialists, NDT technicians, painters, and interior technicians. If you are working toward an FAA Airframe and Powerplant certificate, the maintenance centers in Nashville and Macon and the service center in Mesa are the places to look.
Melbourne, Florida is the production and engineering site
Phenom 100EV and 300E and Praetor 500 and 600 jets are assembled in Melbourne. That site also lists assembly technician, manufacturing engineer, quality, and product development engineering jobs.
No formal internship listing found
When this entry was reviewed, the U.S. job board showed no internship postings. Ask at school career fairs or contact the Melbourne site directly rather than assuming an annual program exists.
AI Outlook
Embraer's U.S. operations are centered on aircraft assembly, maintenance, and customer support.
Student Hiring
Typical Roles
Notable Programs
- Phenom 300E
- Praetor 500 / 600
- E-Jet E2 family
- Embraer Aircraft Maintenance Services (Nashville)
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