Aviation Maintenance Planner — Equity & Growth Opportunity

Bridger Aerospace; Belgrade (MT); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Growth opportunities

Bonus plan

Equity stock-based compensation

Health, vision, and dental insurance

Life and disability insurance

Company 401k

Continuing education reimbursement

Job summary

Bridger Aerospace, based in Belgrade, MT, is seeking a Maintenance Planner to convert maintenance requirements into executable schedules and coordinate resources across Maintenance, Flight Operations, Supply Chain, and Engineering.

You will develop long-range schedules, monitor compliance with regulations, and keep stakeholders informed of progress and risks, with a focus on safe, reliable fleet operations.

Qualifications

• Two+ years in aircraft maintenance or planning roles, or equivalent experience.
• FAA A&P certificate preferred; strong understanding of regulatory requirements.
• Experience with maintenance tracking systems and scheduling.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain short, mid, and long-range maintenance schedules.
• Coordinate with Maintenance Leadership on priorities and return-to-service dates.
• Ensure inspections, overhauls, ADs, and other requirements are included in plans.
• Monitor hours, cycles, calendar limits, and utilization for planning.
• Build work packages, milestone plans, and supporting documentation.
• Load labor and identify resource constraints affecting execution.
• Coordinate with Supply Chain on parts, tooling, and services.
• Update plans when scope or priorities change and maintain planning systems.
• Participate in planning meetings and provide schedule risk updates.
• Support winter planning and continuous improvement of processes.

Skills

Aircraft maintenance

Maintenance planning

Technical records

Regulatory compliance

Reading manuals & docs

Scheduling tools

WinAir

Veryon

Cross-functional collaboration

Microsoft Office

Education

FAA A&P certificate preferred

Tools

WinAir

Veryon

Job description

Bridger Aerospace, based in Belgrade, MT, is seeking a Maintenance Planner to convert maintenance requirements into executable schedules and coordinate resources across Maintenance, Flight Operations, Supply Chain, and Engineering.

You will develop long-range schedules, monitor compliance with regulations, and keep stakeholders informed of progress and risks, with a focus on safe, reliable fleet operations.