Maintenance Manager
TLDR
Lead a fast-paced Part 135 maintenance team overseeing Gulfstream and Embraer fleets, ensuring safety, reliability, and optimal aircraft availability.
● Leadership & Oversight: Provide direct management and daily oversight of the
VNY-based maintenance team, including technicians, controllers, planners, and inventory
staff.
● Operational Readiness: Ensure the fleet (ERJ 135, Legacy 600, GIV-SP) is maintained to
the highest safety and reliability standards to meet Aero’s premium service schedule.
● Succession & Support: Act as the DOM’s primary Deputy, providing onsite support and
management to the maintenance team.
● Process Management: Streamline maintenance planning and parts inventory processes
to maximize aircraft availability.
● Culture of Safety: Foster a culture of accountability and transparency, ensuring all team
members adhere to safety-sensitive protocols.
● Airframe and Powerplant Certificate is required and must be free of suspensions
● Part 135 Expertise: Extensive experience in Part 135 maintenance operations is
required.
● Technical Proficiency: Proven hands-on and management experience with Gulfstream
airframes (specifically G-IV series) and Embraer 135/Legacy platforms.
● Management Experience: Significant experience in team leadership and AOC
management within a high-tempo aviation environment.
● Regulatory Knowledge: Strong background in FAA interactions, including audits,
conformity, and regulatory reporting.
● Certification: Valid FAA Airframe & Powerplant (A&P) License (IA preferred).
● Communication: Excellent communication skills with the ability to lead diverse teams
and report to executive leadership.
● Availability: Ability to work varying hours and remain on-call as needed to support a
dynamic Part 135 operation.
● Compliance: Must fulfill TSA criminal background checks (CHRC) and satisfy DOT drug
testing requirements.
● Authorization: Must be authorized to work in the United States.
Aero is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion in the
workplace. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race, color, sex,
religion, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, or any
other protected characteristic as outlined by federal, state, or local laws.
Aero redefines air travel by blending scheduled and charter flights with aircraft management services, all under one premium brand. Targeting discerning travelers, they focus on exclusivity and convenience through direct, low-contact flights from private terminals, making private air travel effortless and modern.