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Aircraft Maintenance Specialist jobs are open across commercial aviation, defense, cargo carriers, and MRO facilities, from entry-level technician roles to lead and supervisor positions, with specializations in airframe, powerplant, and avionics systems. See the openings below and apply to the ones that match your experience.
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Anduril Industries is a defense technology company with a mission to transform U.S. and allied military capabilities with advanced technology. By bringing the expertise, technology, and business model of the 21st century's most innovative companies to the defense industry, Anduril is changing how military systems are designed, built and sold. Anduril's family of systems is powered by Lattice OS, an AI-powered operating system that turns thousands of data streams into a realtime, 3D command and control center. As the world enters an era of strategic competition, Anduril is committed to bringing cutting-edge autonomy, AI, computer vision, sensor fusion, and networking technology to the military in months, not years.
The Maneuver Dominance team at Anduril develops operationally relevant, multi-asset autonomy. We are focused on building the next generation of autonomous capabilities by leveraging existing Anduril platforms like Ghost or Altius, bringing 3rd party platforms into Anduril's Lattice ecosystem, and developing breakthrough systems that will shape the future of the battlefield. If you are interested in working in an extremely innovative and fast paced environment, where your work directly makes an impact and difference in the products that are fielded this a fantastic opportunity.
As an Aviation Maintenance Engineer you will ensure the airworthiness and mission readiness of developmental UAS platforms across assembly, maintenance, and flight test operations. You will work alongside a team of engineers, test pilots, and test specialists, contributing hands-on mechanical expertise to aircraft assessment, maintenance coordination, and reporting on all facets of aircraft readiness. This role is central to enabling safe and efficient developmental flight test under both civil and military approval frameworks.
What You'll Do
- Assist with many aspects of aircraft assembly, planned and preventative maintenance, and operation including mechanical integration (flight control surfaces, propulsion), composites fabrication, and avionics build/integration/test.
- Troubleshoot, repair, and maintain aircraft and subsystems including landing gear, fuel system, flight control, and propulsion.
- Perform common airframe construction techniques.
- Complete aircraft and equipment documentation.
- Troubleshoot, repair, and maintain site support equipment.
- Communicate mechanical assessment with engineering and production.
- Perform validation and testing of various electronic components using equipment such as multimeters, oscilloscopes, network analyzers, and test racks.
- Perform proper FOD and tool control practices.
Required Qualifications
- 8+ years rotorcraft experience.
- Valid FAA Airframe & Powerplant (A&P) license.
- Excellent communication and teamwork abilities.
- Proficient with computer use (standard browser, word processing applications).
- Willing to be multi-capable, including some electronics troubleshooting and repair.
- Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
- Ability to rapidly change roles/responsibilities while working in a fast paced, challenging work environment.
- Willing to travel international and domestic on an as needed basis.
- In this role, you will be subject to pre-employment and randomized substance screening, as required by the Company.
Preferred Qualifications
- US security clearance eligible.
- Experience with both electric and turbine power plants.
The salary range for this role is an estimate based on a wide range of compensation factors, inclusive of base salary only. Actual salary offer may vary based on (but not limited to) work experience, education and/or training, critical skills, and/or business considerations. Highly competitive equity grants are included in the majority of full time offers; and are considered part of Anduril's total compensation package. Additionally, Anduril offers top-tier benefits for full-time employees, including:
Benefits
At Anduril, we invest in our people. Our comprehensive, competitive benefits package (available at little to no cost to employees) ensures you're supported in health, recovery, and whatever comes next. For more information, Explore Our Benefits.
Protecting Yourself from Recruitment Scams
Anduril is committed to maintaining the integrity of our Talent acquisition process and the security of our candidates. We've observed a rise in sophisticated phishing and fraudulent schemes where individuals impersonate Anduril representatives, luring job seekers with false interviews or job offers. These scammers often attempt to extract payment or sensitive personal information.
To ensure your safety and help you navigate your job search with confidence, please keep the following critical points in mind:
No Financial Requests: Anduril will never solicit payment or demand personal financial details (such as banking information, credit card numbers, or social security numbers) at any stage of our hiring process. Our legitimate recruitment is entirely free for candidates.
- Please always verify communications:
- Direct from Anduril: If you receive an email from one of our recruiters, it will only come from an @anduril.com address.
- Via Agency Partner: If contacted by a recruiting agency for an Anduril role, their email will clearly identify their agency. If you suspect any suspicious activity, please verify the agency's authenticity by reaching out to contact@anduril.com.
Exercise Caution with Unsolicited Outreach: If you receive any communication that appears suspicious, contains grammatical errors, or makes unusual requests, do not engage. Always confirm the sender's email domain is @anduril.com before providing any personal information or clicking on links.
What to Do If You Suspect Fraud: Should you encounter any questionable or fraudulent outreach claiming to be from Anduril, please report it immediately to contact@anduril.com. Your proactive caution is invaluable in protecting your personal information and upholding the security and trustworthiness of our recruitment efforts.
Data Privacy
To view Anduril's candidate data privacy policy, please visit https://anduril.com/applicant-privacy-notice/.
By submitting your application, you consent to Anduril Industries using a third-party service provider to conduct pre-employment risk, integrity, and due diligence screening and assessing potential risks as part of your application process. This third-party service provider provides risk-intelligence services that may include analysis of sanctions and watchlists, adverse media, public-record information, and other lawful open-source or commercial data sources. This third-party service provider does not act as a consumer reporting agency. Use of this provider helps to ensure compliance with applicable laws and protect technology, intellectual property, and organizational security.
Anduril Industries is a defense technology company with a mission to transform U.S. and allied military capabilities with advanced technology. By bringing the expertise, technology, and business model of the 21st century's most innovative companies to the defense industry, Anduril is changing how military systems are designed, built and sold. Anduril's family of systems is powered by Lattice OS, an AI-powered operating system that turns thousands of data streams into a realtime, 3D command and control center. As the world enters an era of strategic competition, Anduril is committed to bringing cutting-edge autonomy, AI, computer vision, sensor fusion, and networking technology to the military in months, not years.
The Maneuver Dominance team at Anduril develops operationally relevant, multi-asset autonomy. We are focused on building the next generation of autonomous capabilities by leveraging existing Anduril platforms like Ghost or Altius, bringing 3rd party platforms into Anduril's Lattice ecosystem, and developing breakthrough systems that will shape the future of the battlefield. If you are interested in working in an extremely innovative and fast paced environment, where your work directly makes an impact and difference in the products that are fielded this a fantastic opportunity.
As an Aviation Maintenance Engineer you will ensure the airworthiness and mission readiness of developmental UAS platforms across assembly, maintenance, and flight test operations. You will work alongside a team of engineers, test pilots, and test specialists, contributing hands-on mechanical expertise to aircraft assessment, maintenance coordination, and reporting on all facets of aircraft readiness. This role is central to enabling safe and efficient developmental flight test under both civil and military approval frameworks.
What You'll Do
- Assist with many aspects of aircraft assembly, planned and preventative maintenance, and operation including mechanical integration (flight control surfaces, propulsion), composites fabrication, and avionics build/integration/test.
- Troubleshoot, repair, and maintain aircraft and subsystems including landing gear, fuel system, flight control, and propulsion.
- Perform common airframe construction techniques.
- Complete aircraft and equipment documentation.
- Troubleshoot, repair, and maintain site support equipment.
- Communicate mechanical assessment with engineering and production.
- Perform validation and testing of various electronic components using equipment such as multimeters, oscilloscopes, network analyzers, and test racks.
- Perform proper FOD and tool control practices.
Required Qualifications
- 8+ years rotorcraft experience.
- Valid FAA Airframe & Powerplant (A&P) license.
- Excellent communication and teamwork abilities.
- Proficient with computer use (standard browser, word processing applications).
- Willing to be multi-capable, including some electronics troubleshooting and repair.
- Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
- Ability to rapidly change roles/responsibilities while working in a fast paced, challenging work environment.
- Willing to travel international and domestic on an as needed basis.
- In this role, you will be subject to pre-employment and randomized substance screening, as required by the Company.
Preferred Qualifications
- US security clearance eligible.
- Experience with both electric and turbine power plants.
The salary range for this role is an estimate based on a wide range of compensation factors, inclusive of base salary only. Actual salary offer may vary based on (but not limited to) work experience, education and/or training, critical skills, and/or business considerations. Highly competitive equity grants are included in the majority of full time offers; and are considered part of Anduril's total compensation package. Additionally, Anduril offers top-tier benefits for full-time employees, including:
Benefits
At Anduril, we invest in our people. Our comprehensive, competitive benefits package (available at little to no cost to employees) ensures you're supported in health, recovery, and whatever comes next. For more information, Explore Our Benefits.
Protecting Yourself from Recruitment Scams
Anduril is committed to maintaining the integrity of our Talent acquisition process and the security of our candidates. We've observed a rise in sophisticated phishing and fraudulent schemes where individuals impersonate Anduril representatives, luring job seekers with false interviews or job offers. These scammers often attempt to extract payment or sensitive personal information.
To ensure your safety and help you navigate your job search with confidence, please keep the following critical points in mind:
No Financial Requests: Anduril will never solicit payment or demand personal financial details (such as banking information, credit card numbers, or social security numbers) at any stage of our hiring process. Our legitimate recruitment is entirely free for candidates.
- Please always verify communications:
- Direct from Anduril: If you receive an email from one of our recruiters, it will only come from an @anduril.com address.
- Via Agency Partner: If contacted by a recruiting agency for an Anduril role, their email will clearly identify their agency. If you suspect any suspicious activity, please verify the agency's authenticity by reaching out to contact@anduril.com.
Exercise Caution with Unsolicited Outreach: If you receive any communication that appears suspicious, contains grammatical errors, or makes unusual requests, do not engage. Always confirm the sender's email domain is @anduril.com before providing any personal information or clicking on links.
What to Do If You Suspect Fraud: Should you encounter any questionable or fraudulent outreach claiming to be from Anduril, please report it immediately to contact@anduril.com. Your proactive caution is invaluable in protecting your personal information and upholding the security and trustworthiness of our recruitment efforts.
Data Privacy
To view Anduril's candidate data privacy policy, please visit https://anduril.com/applicant-privacy-notice/.
By submitting your application, you consent to Anduril Industries using a third-party service provider to conduct pre-employment risk, integrity, and due diligence screening and assessing potential risks as part of your application process. This third-party service provider provides risk-intelligence services that may include analysis of sanctions and watchlists, adverse media, public-record information, and other lawful open-source or commercial data sources. This third-party service provider does not act as a consumer reporting agency. Use of this provider helps to ensure compliance with applicable laws and protect technology, intellectual property, and organizational security.
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Who's Hiring
- Air Methods22
- WEST STAR AVIATION21
- L3Harris17
- Air Evac Lifeteam11
- Med-Trans Corporation9
Top Industries Hiring
- Healthcare & Medical Services
- Aerospace & Defense
- Airlines
- Manufacturing
- Education
What Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in aircraft maintenance specialist jobs.
- FAA Airframe and Powerplant (A&P) certificate required by most employers
- Experience maintaining specific commercial or military aircraft platforms
- Proficiency reading and applying technical manuals, wiring diagrams, and illustrated parts catalogs
- Familiarity with computerized maintenance tracking and recordkeeping systems
- Ability to pass a background check and obtain airport or facility access credentials
- Physical ability to work in confined spaces, at heights, and in varying weather conditions
Tips for Your Aircraft Maintenance Specialist Job Search
List every certificate and rating clearly
Your FAA Airframe and Powerplant certificate should appear near the top of your resume, not buried in a skills section. Hiring managers scan for it first, and applicant tracking systems will filter you out if it's missing or abbreviated incorrectly.
Tailor your experience to airframe type
Employers hiring for Boeing 737 or Airbus A320 maintenance want to see those specific aircraft called out in your work history. Generic 'commercial aircraft' language won't pass initial screening at carriers or MRO shops with narrow fleet needs.
Apply early to roles that fit
Migrate Mate lists aircraft maintenance specialist openings from across the United States in one place, so you can find roles that match your certifications and experience level and apply directly to each listing.
Target MRO shops for faster hiring
Maintenance, repair, and overhaul facilities often hire on shorter timelines than major carriers because contract work creates sudden headcount needs. Searching specifically for MRO employers can land you an offer weeks faster than waiting on airline cycles.
Prepare for practical hands-on assessments
Many employers, especially defense contractors and regional carriers, include a bench test or shop floor walkthrough in the interview. Brush up on inspection procedures, torque specifications, and logbook documentation standards before you go in.
Negotiate shift differentials, not just base pay
Aircraft maintenance roles frequently involve night shifts, weekend rotations, and holiday coverage. During offer discussions, ask about shift differential rates and overtime structures, which can meaningfully change your total annual compensation beyond the base figure.
Aircraft Maintenance Specialist Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions
Which companies are hiring the most aircraft maintenance specialists?
The most active employers for aircraft maintenance specialists right now are Air Methods, WEST STAR AVIATION, and L3Harris, and the most openings are in Texas, Florida, and California, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of November 2026. Defense contractors, regional carriers, and large MRO facilities consistently account for the highest volume of open roles.
How many aircraft maintenance specialist jobs are remote?
About 10% of aircraft maintenance specialist openings are fully remote or hybrid as of November 2026, reflecting the hands-on nature of most roles in the field. The sub-areas most likely to offer any remote flexibility include technical documentation review, parts procurement coordination, and quality assurance auditing rather than direct maintenance work.
How do you become an aircraft maintenance specialist?
You start by completing an FAA-approved Aviation Maintenance Technician school program, which covers both airframe and powerplant systems and typically takes 18 to 24 months. After finishing your coursework and accumulating the required hands-on hours, you sit for the FAA written, oral, and practical exams to earn your A&P certificate. From there, entry-level roles at regional carriers, MRO shops, or general aviation facilities build the type-specific experience larger employers require.
Can you get hired as an aircraft maintenance specialist with little experience?
Yes, entry-level aircraft maintenance specialist roles exist at general aviation shops, cargo carriers, and MRO facilities that actively hire recent A&P graduates. Employers at this level prioritize your certificate, attention to detail, and willingness to work varied shifts over years of logged experience. Military aviation training is also widely recognized as equivalent to or stronger than civilian program credentials when applying to your first civilian role.
What does the aircraft maintenance specialist interview process look like?
Most employers start with a phone or video screen to confirm your certificates and availability for required shifts. An in-person interview follows, often with a maintenance supervisor or lead technician who will ask scenario-based questions about inspection procedures, squawk resolution, and logbook compliance. Many facilities also include a practical component where you identify a discrepancy, explain a repair process, or walk through a task card to verify hands-on competency before an offer is extended.
Where can I find and apply to aircraft maintenance specialist jobs?
You can find and apply to aircraft maintenance specialist jobs on Migrate Mate, which lists current openings from across the United States. Search for roles that match your certificates, aircraft type experience, and preferred location, then apply directly to each listing that fits.
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