Senior Maintenance Specialist

Blackstone Talent Group, an award-winning technology consulting and talent agency is seeking a Senior Maintenance Specialist to join our Client's team.

Location: Air Force Base, SC

Employment Type: Full-Time, Exempt, On-site

Salary: $140,000–$150,000 (depending on experience)

Security Clearance: Active Top Secret Clearance Required

Position Overview

Seeking an experienced Senior Maintenance Specialist to provide maintenance, logistics, and readiness support for 5th Generation fighter aircraft operations. The ideal candidate has a strong aircraft maintenance background, understands 5th Generation fighter systems, and is experienced in supporting aircraft readiness and sustainment at the operational level.

Key Responsibilities

• Advise and support Numbered Air Force (NAF) processes related to aircraft readiness, certification, sustainment, and maintenance operations.
• Coordinate with MAJCOM, Air National Guard, Air Force Reserve, and depot organizations to resolve aircraft readiness and maintenance issues.
• Support planning and execution of certification events, exercises, and operational planning efforts.
• Provide subject matter expertise on aircraft maintenance systems, logistics, and operational capabilities.
• Participate in operational planning teams and working groups.
• Prepare executive-level briefings and reports.
• Review maintenance, logistics, and munitions issues and recommend corrective actions.
• Develop and deliver maintenance training programs.
• Perform action officer duties supporting logistics, maintenance, and sustainment initiatives.
• Identify enterprise-wide supply and maintenance solutions.
• Conduct system evaluations and recommend process improvements.
• Promote maintenance standardization across organizations.

Required Qualifications

• Active Top Secret security clearance.
• Minimum of 1 year of experience using Air Force readiness reporting systems such as DRRS and DCAPES.
• Minimum of 4 years of advanced fighter aircraft maintenance experience.
• Strong knowledge of 5th Generation fighter aircraft (such as the F-22 or F-35) and how their maintenance systems integrate to support mission readiness.
• Hands-on experience with aircraft/airframe maintenance is required.
• Candidates whose experience is primarily in weapons or munitions maintenance without significant aircraft maintenance experience are not the target profile.
• Experience in roles such as Production Superintendent, Quality Assurance, Maintenance Officer, or senior maintenance leadership responsible for sortie generation, aircraft employment, and sustainment is highly desired.

Ideal Candidate

The successful candidate will:

• Speak the "5th Generation" maintenance language and understand how advanced fighter systems operate as an integrated platform.
• Have a strong maintenance (MX) background focused on aircraft rather than solely weapons systems.
• Be comfortable advising senior leadership on maintenance readiness, logistics, and sustainment operations.
• Have experience supporting operational fighter units and mission readiness.

Benefits

A comprehensive benefits package includes:

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Life insurance
• 401(k)
• Paid time off
• Paid holidays
• Parental leave
• Military leave
• Jury duty leave

Security Clearance Required: Top Secret

Blackstone Talent Group is a wholly owned subsidiary of Blackstone Technology Group, a global IT services and software firm that implements technological solutions across commercial industry verticals and the US Federal Government. Blackstone's global talent augmentation practice was founded in 1998. Blackstone Talent Group has offices in San Francisco, Denver, Houston, Colorado Springs, and Washington, DC. We specialize in providing clients the best talent across a variety of industries and sectors.

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