Aviation Maintenance Advisor – TAFT Advisor

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Act as a senior advisor for aviation maintenance to international military aviation personnel.

• Deliver both classroom and practical instruction in aircraft maintenance procedures, inspections, troubleshooting, servicing, repairs, removals, installations, and functional tests.

• Offer technical expertise related to AH-64/AH-64E aircraft maintenance and their systems.

• Diagnose issues within mechanical, hydraulic, electrical, fuel, flight-control, drive, and other aircraft systems.

• Assist mechanics from partner nations with fault isolation and corrective maintenance.

• Interpret and utilize U.S. Army aviation technical manuals, maintenance publications, engineering instructions, drawings, schematics, and other necessary technical data.

• Supervise aircraft inspections, maintenance evaluations, component serviceability, removals, installations, adjustments, rigging, servicing, and functional testing.

• Contribute to scheduled, preventive, and corrective maintenance efforts.

• Instruct on aircraft maintenance documentation, forms, records, and logbook requirements.

• Counsel partner-nation maintenance leadership regarding aircraft readiness, maintenance effectiveness, recurring issues, and technical challenges.

• Mentor mechanics, crew chiefs, technical inspectors, maintenance supervisors, and other aviation maintenance staff.

• Facilitate maintenance qualification, progression, continuation training, and remediation.

• Design and deliver classroom, practical, and hands-on training for maintenance.

• Assess trainee performance and provide technical feedback.

• Assist in creating lesson plans, presentations, training materials, and maintenance training programs.

• Identify gaps in maintenance training and offer corrective instruction.

• Provide guidance on aviation safety, FOD prevention, tool control, hazardous materials, risk management, and maintenance discipline.

• Assist with aircraft inspections, maintenance assessments, component evaluations, and readiness assessments.

• Support aircraft fielding, acceptance, modification, modernization, and sustainment activities as needed.

• Advocate for U.S. Army aviation maintenance standards, quality-control practices, safety protocols, and technical compliance.

• Collaborate effectively with international military personnel and representatives from the U.S. Government.

• Execute additional aviation maintenance advisory responsibilities as assigned.

⛳️ Requirements

• Former U.S. Army 15R AH-64 Attack Helicopter Repairer or a comparable U.S. military aviation maintenance professional.

• Extensive military aircraft maintenance experience.

• Experience as a senior mechanic, crew chief, technical inspector, maintenance supervisor, or in a similar senior-level aviation maintenance role.

• Proven experience in troubleshooting, inspecting, servicing, repairing, removing, installing, and testing aircraft systems and components.

• Strong understanding of military aviation maintenance protocols and technical publications.

• Experience in interpreting and applying U.S. military aviation technical manuals and maintenance documentation.

• Excellent troubleshooting and fault-isolation skills for aircraft systems.

• Capability to provide technical guidance and mentorship to junior maintenance staff.

• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills.

• Ability to instruct and mentor personnel with varying technical experience levels.

• Capacity to work independently as a trusted technical advisor.

• Effectiveness in international and cross-cultural settings.

• A valid U.S. Passport is necessary.

• Capacity to obtain and maintain necessary visas, country clearances, immunizations, and deployment documentation.

• Willingness and ability to deploy globally and work internationally for extended durations.

• Ability to obtain and sustain required security clearance, if relevant to the assigned program.

• Previous experience with SATMO or TAFT is preferred.

• Prior experience in Foreign Military Sales (FMS) aviation maintenance advisory roles is preferred.

• Extensive maintenance experience with AH-64/AH-64E is preferred.

• Prior roles as a senior mechanic, crew chief, technical inspector, maintenance supervisor, or maintenance team leader are preferred.

• Experience as an instructor, trainer, senior instructor, or in aviation maintenance training is preferred.

• Experience in developing and delivering both classroom and hands-on maintenance training is preferred.

• Experience in evaluating and mentoring military aviation maintenance personnel is preferred.

• Experience supporting AVUM, AVIM, depot, field maintenance, or similar maintenance settings is preferred.

• Experience with aircraft fielding, modernization, modification, or sustainment programs is preferred.

• Experience with aviation maintenance readiness reporting and production management is preferred.

• Experience with aviation maintenance quality control and inspection programs is preferred.

• Previous overseas or international military aviation experience is preferred.

• Graduate of relevant U.S. Army aviation maintenance, technical inspector, instructor, or maintenance management courses is preferred.

🏝️ Benefits

• Employment offer contingent upon contract award, customer approval, funding, and successful completion of all applicable pre-employment, security, medical, passport, visa, and deployment requirements.

• Equal Opportunity Employer.