Aircraft Maintenance Shop Supervisor

Stratolaunch • Mojave, CA

3d • Onsite

About The Position

Stratolaunch is seeking an Aircraft Maintenance Shop Supervisor to lead maintenance teams across all company flying assets. Reporting to the Ground Operations Manager, this hands-on leader is accountable for safe, compliant, and efficient execution of scheduled and unscheduled maintenance, inspections, troubleshooting, repairs, and modifications in support of flight-test and operational commitments. The supervisor develops people, coordinates resources, and drives aircraft readiness in a fast-paced, complex, and rapidly changing environment.

Requirements

• Current FAA Mechanic Certificate with both Airframe and Powerplant ratings.
• 5+ years leading aviation maintenance teams in a fast-paced, complex, and rapidly changing environment.
• Strong hands-on aircraft inspection, troubleshooting, repair, and return-to-service experience.
• Working knowledge of 14 CFR Parts 43, 65, and 91, including maintenance-record and return-to-service practices.
• Ability to apply maintenance manuals, ICA, ADs, service bulletins, engineering orders, drawings, and wiring diagrams.
• Experience supervising concurrent scheduled and unscheduled maintenance across multiple aircraft.
• Proven ability to build accountable teams, develop leaders, resolve conflict, and decide under pressure.
• Strong maintenance planning, shift-turnover, status-reporting, risk-escalation, and communication skills.
• Knowledge of maintenance human factors, SMS, quality, EH&S, root-cause analysis, and corrective action.
• Experience with tool control, calibration, FOD prevention, parts traceability, and shop resource planning.
• Proficiency with maintenance or work-management systems; Jira knowledge preferred.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office and using maintenance data to manage performance.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a DoD Secret security clearance.
• Ability to work flexible or off-shift hours, weekends, and travel as needed.

Nice To Haves

• FAA Inspection Authorization (IA) preferred.
• Flight-test, experimental, special-mission, large, or transport-category aircraft experience preferred.
• Related degree preferred.
• Equivalent experience considered.

Responsibilities

• Lead daily maintenance across all company flying assets; set priorities, assign work, and ensure safe, timely execution.
• Convert flight-test and operational schedules into maintenance plans covering staffing, shifts, tooling, parts, facilities, and risk.
• Supervise inspections, troubleshooting, scheduled and unscheduled maintenance, repairs, component changes, and alterations using approved technical data.
• Coordinate aircraft readiness with Maintenance Control, Flight Operations, pilots, Engineering, Quality, Programs, Supply Chain, Facilities, and EH&S.
• Ensure work packages, logbooks, discrepancy corrections, configuration records, and parts traceability are accurate and completed on time.
• Assign qualified personnel and ensure required inspections, independent checks, and return-to-service activities receive proper authorization.
• Lead shift briefings and turnovers; communicate aircraft status, open discrepancies, risks, constraints, and recovery plans.
• Maintain tool and calibration control, FOD prevention, parts and hazardous-material controls, and organized shop and flight-line areas.
• Manage workforce planning, recruiting, onboarding, performance, attendance, and timely corrective action for maintenance personnel.
• Coach technicians and leads; maintain skills matrices, close training gaps, and build succession depth.
• Champion safety culture, Safety Management System principles, procedural compliance, human factors, fatigue awareness, and stop-work responsibility.
• Track aircraft availability, overdue work, repeat defects, and quality escapes; remove barriers and escalate risk.
• Lead root-cause and corrective actions for maintenance errors, repeat defects, and safety or quality concerns.
• Drive Lean and shop-floor improvements in safety, quality, flow, cost, and schedule.
• Forecast staffing, tooling, calibrated equipment, spares, technical data, and vendor support.
• Coordinate aircraft-on-ground and emergent maintenance response, including off-shift coverage.
• Provide technical guidance and work within the privileges and limitations of the employee's FAA certificate.
• Model integrity and accountability; champion Quality and EH&S policies and perform assigned duties.

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

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Education Level: High school or GED