Aviation Team Lead

Aviation Team LeadThe MV-22 Site Lead (Team Lead) is responsible for the operational oversight and execution of all contractor maintenance activities supporting MV-22 aircraft at MCAS New River. The Team Lead serves as the senior contractor representative and is accountable for the performance of all contractor personnel on site. This role requires strong leadership, technical expertise, and a commitment to maintaining aircraft availability in a dynamic, multi-service training environment.Primary Responsibilities:Provide day-to-day leadership and supervision for a workforce of approximately 70 skilled and certified maintainers across a 5x24 shift rotation, ensuring alignment with mission readiness and contractual performance requirements.Serve as the central point of contact for all contractor-related performance issues. Promptly notify the Government COR of any discrepancies and provide corrective action plans with estimated resolution timelines.Oversee and ensure safe, compliant execution of Organizational-Level (O-Level) maintenance, including:Scheduled and unscheduled maintenanceMaintenance documentationTroubleshooting and diagnosticsAircraft towing and inspectionsCorrosion prevention and treatmentComponent servicing, lubrication, adjustment, removal, repair, and replacementMaintain oversight across the following functional areas:Maintenance ExecutionMaintenance Work Center OperationsSupport Work Center OperationsCompliance and OversightCoordinate and support pilot training requirements for the U.S. Marine Corps, U.S. Air Force, U.S. Navy, and Japanese Defense Force personnel, for whom this site represents a single point of failure for MV-22 training.Qualifications:Minimum 15 years of Navy or USMC aviation maintenance experienceMinimum 5 years in a supervisory, quality assurance, or equivalent leadership roleU.S. Citizenship and eligibility for a DoD Secret Security ClearanceStrongly preferred: prior experience supporting MV-22 O-Level maintenanceAbility to develop and maintain contractor personnel availability/non-availability schedules and proactively identify qualification gaps across shiftsAmentum is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. Our hiring practices provide equal opportunity for employment without regard to race, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or medical conditions related to pregnancy, childbirth, or breastfeeding), age, ancestry, United States military or veteran status, color, religion, creed, marital or domestic partner status, medical condition, genetic information, national origin, citizenship status, low-income status, or mental or physical disability so long as the essential functions of the job can be performed with or without reasonable accommodation, or any other protected category under federal, state, or local law. Learn more about your rights under Federal laws and supplemental language.