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Baikal plane factory posts mechanic jobs from 37,200 rubles
UZGA, which builds the LMS-901 Baikal, is hiring aircraft engine mechanics for 37,200 to 80,500 rubles a month as certification drags on.
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UZGA, the Ural Civil Aviation Plant building the LMS-901 Baikal, has posted a vacancy for an aircraft engine repair mechanic with pay starting at 37,200 rubles and topping out at 80,500 rubles.
The listing stands out because the same plant is now working to finish certification of the VK-800SM engine and AV-901 propeller for the Baikal. Against local pay levels, the offer looks modest: according to Rosstat, the average salary in Sverdlovsk Region at the start of 2026 was 92,870 rubles. In Yekaterinburg, local estimates put pay by the end of 2025 at roughly 89,200 to 117,000 rubles.
The job posting on hh.ru also advertises a 2/2 shift pattern with 11-hour days, more like factory shift work than a standard daytime schedule. The article notes that the lower end of the range is nearly four times lower than food delivery courier ads in Yekaterinburg, where postings mention income from 160,000 rubles.
The vacancy appears amid the Baikal program’s long-running struggle to find a workable configuration to replace the aging L-410 in regional aviation. According to the source, the project has been held back by shortages of engineers, workers, and a proper test base, with certification repeatedly delayed.
UZGA is now wrapping up tests of the VK-800SM and AV-901. Those components then need to be certified together with the LMS-901. If there are no new setbacks, the aircraft could receive its type certificate by the end of 2027.
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