Aviation Maint-Log Advisor - LATAM

AAR Corp

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About The Position

The Aviation Maintenance and Logistics Advisor serves as the senior aviation maintenance, logistics, and sustainment subject matter expert and principal advisor to Host Nation aviation organizations supporting law enforcement, border security, counternarcotics, and public safety missions. The Advisor provides technical guidance and mentoring in maintenance, supply chain management, aircraft readiness, fleet sustainment, logistics operations, and capacity-building for manned and unmanned aircraft systems supporting the National Police, Frontier and Border Police, and other authorized Host Nation government organizations.

The Advisor works with U.S. Embassy representatives, Host Nation leadership, WASS Program Management Office leadership, and other stakeholders to improve aviation maintenance and logistics effectiveness, safety, maintenance planning, training, and support for manned and unmanned aircraft systems. The role assists in developing maintenance and logistics policies, procedures, training programs, and organizational concepts that strengthen Host Nation aviation capabilities while ensuring compliance with applicable international, U.S. Government, and Host Nation standards.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in aviation, logistics, supply chain, maintenance management, or a related field, or equivalent military or professional experience.
• FAA Airframe and Power Plant certificate, or an ICAO-EASA compliant equivalent Civilian Authority Certificate.
• At least 12 years of aviation maintenance, logistics, or sustainment experience.
• At least 5 years managing aviation maintenance, logistics, or fleet support programs.
• Ability to advise senior leadership, develop workforce capabilities in complex or multinational organizations, and work effectively with senior government officials and multinational stakeholders.
• Strong knowledge of maintenance management systems and aviation logistics.
• Demonstrated experience planning, managing, or supervising fixed-wing, rotary-wing, or mixed-fleet aviation maintenance.
• Spanish proficiency: L-2, R-2 minimum required.
• Experience developing maintenance policies, procedures, or training programs.
• Strong spoken and written English communication skills, including briefing, presentation, mentorship, and interpersonal communication.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Department of State Moderate Risk Public Trust (MRPT) security clearance.

Nice To Haves

• Spanish proficiency at L-3, R-3.
• Previous experience advising foreign government, military, police, or public safety aviation organizations.
• Experience supporting U.S. Department of State, INLA, Department of Defense, DHS, CBP, DEA, or similar aviation programs.
• Experience with ISR, border security, counternarcotics, or law enforcement aviation operations.
• Experience supporting UAS programs used for surveillance, reconnaissance, or public safety operations.
• Demonstrated capability in developing and implementing aviation logistics programs, operational controls, and standardized procedures.
• Working knowledge of logistics information systems and using operational data to identify performance deficiencies.
• Previous experience in Latin America.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the principal aviation maintenance and logistics advisor to designated Host Nation aviation organizations.
• Advise leadership on aircraft maintenance management, logistics support, and fleet readiness for manned and unmanned aircraft systems.
• Evaluate maintenance programs, records, inspections, tracking systems, and logistics systems to improve aircraft availability.
• Assess supply support capabilities and recommend demand forecasting, critical spare identification, repair cycle management, stock-level optimization, and long-term fleet sustainment improvements.
• Advise on maintenance planning, inspections, component management, and maintenance tracking systems.
• Advise on material accountability systems that support inventory accuracy, asset traceability, serialized component control, documentation, and compliance with aviation and government property requirements.
• Evaluate material lifecycle requirements, including identification, procurement, receipt, inspection, storage, distribution, repair, reutilization, and disposal, and make recommendations.
• Develop and recommend maintenance and logistics organizational structures, procedures, policies, training programs, and accountability mechanisms.
• Develop and recommend logistics performance measures; establish operational baselines; assess inventory accuracy, fulfillment rates, procurement lead times, repair turnaround times, and supply-related aircraft downtime; analyze recurring deficiencies; and assist Host Nation leadership with sustainable corrective actions.
• Demonstrate, teach, and advise on supply chain risk.
• Support safety, quality assurance, audits, and program evaluations.
• Coordinate with maintenance, logistics, training, and operations personnel to improve aviation program effectiveness.
• Prepare briefings, reports, assessments, and recommendations for Host Nation leadership, U.S. Embassy representatives, and WASS program management personnel.
• Maintain liaison with U.S. Government representatives, Host Nation officials, and aviation stakeholders to support mission objectives.
• Assist in evaluating future aviation capability requirements and strategic planning initiatives.
• Conduct advisory activities in accordance with contract requirements, U.S. Government guidance, and Host Nation regulations.
• Travel throughout the assigned country and region in support of program objectives.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior