Maintenance Control Director, MQ-9 (Yuma, AZ)

Amentum•Yuma, AZ

7d•Onsite

About The Position

The Maintenance Control Director monitors and maintains documentation for all scheduled and unscheduled MQ-9 aircraft and ground control station (GCS) maintenance. The position supports continuous communication with Government representatives, including the Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR) and Maintenance Officer, regarding contract requirements. It coordinates maintenance and inspections, tracks aircraft/GCS status, and works with operations to ensure availability for the flight schedule. The role uses approved Department of Defense maintenance systems, including IMDS and NALCOMIS, and prepares reports and maintains maintenance, discrepancy, and historical records. The director verifies maintenance action documentation before submission to the Navy, coordinates timely entries and reporting with Logs and Records, corrects and resubmits Naval-generated reports, and supports mission configuration activities. The role also promotes safe and orderly work areas, assists with training, coordinates personnel across work centers with the Site Manager, and ensures shops complete written shift pass-downs. It provides written status updates to the Government Maintenance Representative (GMR) on scheduled maintenance priorities and may perform duties of lower-rated technical personnel within the classification.

Requirements

Active Secret U.S. Government clearance and eligibility for a Top Secret clearance; U.S. citizenship is required to obtain either clearance.
Working knowledge of MQ-9 aircraft.
Associate degree from an accredited college or university in engineering, business, logistics, management, math, sciences, or professional aeronautics, plus 6 years performing and executing U.S. military requirements; alternatively, a high school diploma and 8 years performing and executing U.S. military requirements.
15 years of aircraft maintenance experience, including 10 years in a supervisory position responsible for assigning program workloads and duties for entire shifts.
At least 6 years of experience in a maintenance control position.
Experience supervising daily flight operations personnel supporting scheduled and unscheduled maintenance.
Ability to write clearly and with technical accuracy.
Working knowledge of governing supply systems, programs, policies, nomenclature, work methods, manuals, and established guidelines.
Strong critical-thinking and analytical skills, including the ability to define problems, collect necessary data, establish facts, and recommend or take action based on established guidelines.
Familiarity with Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps logistics support procedures used to support material requirements.
Experience with aircraft maintenance plans, procedures, and policies, including monitoring and directing maintenance and supply activities.
Valid driver's license.
Knowledge of technical directives and DAFI 21-101, DAFI 21-103, and CNAFINST 4790.2 (series).

Nice To Haves

MQ-9 Avionics Technician experience.
Top Secret clearance.

Responsibilities

Monitor and maintain documentation of all scheduled and unscheduled MQ-9 aircraft and GCS maintenance.
Keep the Site Manager and Maintenance Officer briefed on aircraft and GCS status.
Plan and coordinate aircraft and GCS inspections, including special, conditional, and phase inspections.
Dispatch and monitor assigned tasks and associated jobs for work centers.
Coordinate with operations to ensure aircraft and GCS availability for the flight schedule.
Use approved DoD maintenance systems, including IMDS and NALCOMIS.
Prepare daily, weekly, and monthly reports supporting long-range aircraft and GCS maintenance requirements.
Maintain aircraft and GCS discrepancy books showing completed and outstanding maintenance actions.
Ensure required maintenance is completed before flights.
Brief and debrief pilots as required and assist with documenting flight time and maintenance discrepancies.
Comply with applicable NAVAIRINST 3710.1, AFI 21-101, AFI 21-103, and CNAFINST 4790.2 requirements.
Maintain aircraft and GCS historical records and other maintenance files.
Verify maintenance action documentation before submission to the Navy and coordinate with Logs and Records on timely upline reporting and logbook entries.
Correct and resubmit Naval-generated reports through upline data reporting systems.
Manage mission configuration and coordinate uploads and systems checks with civil service work centers.
Maintain a neat and orderly work area and ensure safety rules and regulations are observed.
Work with other groups or personnel to resolve problems.
Instruct and assist lower-level employees in proper work methods and job duties.
Perform related assigned duties, including duties of lower-rated technical personnel within the classification.
Work with the Site Manager to reassign contract personnel between work centers as needed to support the daily flight schedule.
Ensure each shop performs a written shift pass-down, recorded in a shop logbook that can be shared with the Government upon request.
Task personnel, as needed, to transport pilots to the Combat Aircraft Loading Area and other hangars when Government personnel are unavailable.
Provide the Government Maintenance Representative with a written status and progress report on Government-issued scheduled maintenance priorities daily, within six hours of receipt.