Manager - Long-Term Reliability Strategy (Aerospace)

Location: Chicago or Arlington Heights, Illinois, United States. Onsite role. Must be legally authorized to work in the United States for any employer without sponsorship.

Base pay: $129,675–$168,794 per year, plus eligibility for bonus and/or long-term incentive compensation awards.

Company

hirify.global operates an airline network and maintains aircraft fleets through technical operations, engineering, maintenance, planning, supply chain, and reliability teams.

What you will do

• Develop and maintain an enterprise-wide aging-aircraft reliability strategy and portfolio across all fleets.
• Coordinate reliability and aging-aircraft initiatives across Engineering & Reliability, Maintenance Programs, Fleet Engineering, Fleet Management, Finance, Supply Chain, Maintenance Planning, and operational teams.
• Guide data-driven maintenance programs and engineering initiatives addressing age-related failure modes, including technical research, business cases, cost-benefit analysis, risk assessment, implementation planning, and regulatory approvals.
• Prepare executive presentations, recurring aging-aircraft reviews, strategy documents, technical summaries, and decision-oriented business cases.
• Lead, develop, and provide technical direction to engineers working on aging-aircraft reliability initiatives.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or a related technical field.
• At least 5 years of experience in a data-driven engineering or business role.
• Working knowledge of both Boeing and Airbus aircraft.
• Engineering skills applicable to a range of aircraft systems and maintenance-program use cases.
• Ability to analyze complex technical issues and detailed project-management skills for regulatory-compliance responsibilities.
• Excellent verbal communication and technical writing.
• Legal authorization to work in the United States for any employer without sponsorship.
• Successful completion of an interview and reliable, punctual attendance are required.

Nice to have

• Airline, OEM, operations, or similar-industry experience.
• Experience working with aircraft, engine, ground-equipment, or other asset fault data.
• Familiarity with MSG-3 philosophy and its application to maintenance-program development and evolution.
• Knowledge of airline operations and maintenance execution.
• Experience developing and presenting business cases, including cost-benefit analyses.
• Understanding of generative AI capabilities and limitations, with experience using AI for research, analysis, content creation, and problem-solving.
• Ability to validate AI-generated outputs while following responsible-AI, data-privacy, and security policies.

Culture & Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, life, accident, and disability benefits.
• Parental leave, employee assistance program, commuter benefits, paid holidays, and paid time off.
• 401(k) and flight privileges.
• Equal-opportunity employment and reasonable accommodations for applicants and employees with disabilities.

Hiring process

• Interview completion is required to meet the job qualification.