Aircraft Maintenance Controller

The role

The Aircraft Maintenance Controller serves as the central point of coordination for all maintenance activities supporting flight test programs and special operations. This role ensures experimental and production aircraft are maintained in a safe, airworthy, and mission-ready condition by coordinating maintenance, modifications, and real-time issues.

What you will do

• Monitor and track the status of aircraft assigned to Maintenance / Operations department
• Provide real-time Updates on aircraft status and tasking to programs and management
• Coordinate rapid maintenance actions to support high-tempo test schedules
• Ensure all maintenance performed is documented and aligned with engineering test requirements and regulatory guidance
• Assist in planning of ground test, taxi test, and flight test events
• Coordinate both planned and unscheduled maintenance around evolving test schedules
• Develop and manage short- and mid-range maintenance forecasts
• Balance resources across multiple test aircraft and facilities
• Plan and coordinate Parts ordering and delivery, tooling, and outside vendors
• Serve as the central communication link between engineers, pilots, maintenance crews, and operations

Required qualifications

• 5+ years in aviation field dealing with aspects of this position's responsibilities
• Strong knowledge of aircraft industry standard Maintenance scheduling practices
• Ability to interpret engineering drawings, test requirements, and experimental work instructions
• Excellent troubleshooting and decision-making skills under dynamic, high-pressure conditions
• Proficiency in maintenance tracking systems
• Experience in staffing assignments and deconfliction of competing priorities
• Proficiency with Microsoft project, Visio, and all other common Microsoft 365 / Microsoft office applications
• Team player with exceptional interpersonal skills
• Self motivated to accomplish tasking with a high degree of accuracy
• Utmost organizational skills to maintain a standardized daily product
• Must use a computer for extended periods and access operational work areas
• Follow site safety requirements and use required PPE around noise, weather, and moving equipment

Nice to have

• FAA Airframe & Powerplant (A&P) certificate
• IA
• Flight line or flight test experience

Benefits

• Healthcare ( medical, dental, vision, prescription drugs )
• Paid Maternity and Parental Leave
• 50% company match per contributed dollar into 401(k) savings plan, up to $11,500
• Tuition reimbursement

About the company

Stratolaunch accelerates the development of next-generation aerospace and defense technologies through reusable hypersonic flight testing. Their team brings together expertise in engineering, manufacturing, and flight operations to solve complex challenges.