Stratolaunch
Aircraft Maintenance Scheduler
$71K–$101K
Mojave, California, United States · Full-time · Posted Oct 9, 2026
- Experience
- 3+ years required. Compensation bands also reference 2-5 years and 5+ years relevant experience.
- Education
- High school diploma or equivalent required; degree or technical training in aviation maintenance, operations, engineering, or a related discipline preferred.
- Visa sponsorship
- U.S. Citizenship may be required for some positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.
About the job
Develops and maintains integrated one-to-six-month operational schedules for aircraft maintenance, modifications, ground operations, testing, and flight activities, then hands coordinated plans to Maintenance Control 30 days before execution.
What you'll do
- Coordinate schedules, staffing, maintenance, parts, technical data, facilities, tooling, and test resources across teams.
- Lead planning reviews, resolve conflicts, and track readiness risks, actions, schedule changes, and handoff performance.
- Deliver a reviewed 30-day planning package and support Maintenance Control through final planning and execution.
What they ask for
- 3+ years of aircraft maintenance planning, scheduling, production control, or comparable aviation operations experience, including coordinated work packages.
- Ability to build and maintain multi-month resource-loaded schedules with dependencies, milestones, critical paths, and realistic estimates.
- Working knowledge of aircraft maintenance processes, inspection intervals, utilization forecasting, records, and airworthiness requirements.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Excel, scheduling software such as Microsoft Project or equivalent, and maintenance or enterprise work-management systems.
Nice to have
- FAA Mechanic Certificate with Airframe and Powerplant ratings; hands-on aircraft maintenance or military aviation planning and scheduling experience.
- Experience with large or transport-category aircraft, flight-test or experimental operations, hypersonic programs, or complex aerospace integration and testing.
Pay
$71,000-$86,000 (base salary); $82,000-$101,000 (base salary); up to 10% annual bonus (bonus; no currency amount stated)
Tools
Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Project, Jira, ERP/MRO systems
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