Aviation Maintenance Crew Chief (UAS)

Location: Sierra Vista, AZ (Fort Huachuca), United States; onsite work with 10–25% travel and possible deployment

Company

hirify.global is an employee-owned technical services and defense solutions company supporting aerospace, intelligence, electronic warfare, air and missile defense, space, and information systems programs.

What you will do

• Support safe daily aircraft maintenance and flight-line operations at a test and training site.
• Maintain Group 3–5 UAS air vehicles, subsystems, electrical systems, and mechanical systems.
• Follow FAA, ICAO, DoD, DCMA, Technical Order, airworthiness, safety, FOD, tool-control, and property-control procedures.
• Complete digital and paper maintenance records, aircraft status logs, configuration updates, failure tracking, and parts accounting.
• Prepare technical reports and briefings for operations managers and engineering.
• Work varying schedules, extended hours, shifts, and travel or deployment with relatively short notice.

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED and 3+ years of flight-line maintenance or UAS flight-operations experience preferred.
• Experience with Group 3–5 UAS, aircraft technical manuals, line- and site-level maintenance, and repairs.
• Experience installing and maintaining electrical systems, reading schematics, troubleshooting, and using multimeters and oscilloscopes.
• U.S. citizenship and an active SECRET DoD security clearance are required.
• OCONUS aviation work experience, normal color vision, corrected 20/20 visual acuity, and a clean background check are required.
• Annual FAA Class 3 flight physical and medical and dental clearance for deployment are required.

Nice to have

• FAA A&P or equivalent certification.
• Composite repair experience.
• Ability to obtain Crew Chief designation after initial training.

Culture & Benefits

• Employee Stock Option Plan participation and a 401(k) plan.
• Co-sponsored health plan and paid leave.
• Flexible work schedules and tuition reimbursement.
• Work may involve outdoor 10–12-hour shifts in temperatures above 100°F, flight-line walking, lifting up to 60 pounds, and austere worksites.
• PPE, worksite shelter, and additional occupational safety equipment are provided as required.

Hiring process

• Employment is contingent on a comprehensive background check, security investigation, and drug screening.
• Only candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.