Engine Fleet Health Manager – CFM56-3 Expert

Kalitta Charters; Michigan; On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Short Term Disability

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Basic Life Insurance

AD&D Insurance

Travel Assistance Program

Fidelity 401K with match

BCBS - Medical 500 PPO and 1000 PPO

Dental PPO

Prescription

EyeMed - Vision

Flexible Spending Account - Medical &/

Job summary

Kalitta Charters II is seeking an experienced Engine Manager to oversee the technical, operational, compliance, and financial performance of the CFM56-3 engine fleet. You will monitor engine health, analyze performance, plan maintenance, coordinate shop visits, manage life-limited parts, and support materials services to enhance reliability and cost efficiency.

The role requires strong aviation maintenance expertise, proactive leadership, and the ability to drive improvements in fleet readiness

Qualifications

• Five or more years of experience with CFM56-3 or comparable turbofan engines.
• Strong understanding of engine performance analysis and reliability engineering.
• Experience coordinating engine shop visits, vendor communication, teardown reviews, and return-to-service planning.
• Experience with life-limited parts tracking, cycle forecasting, and engine records management.
• Working knowledge of FAA requirements (Part 121/Part 145).
• Strong analytical, organizational, communication and problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Engine Health Monitoring and Performance: monitor trends, evaluate data, identify abnormal conditions and coordinate corrective actions.
• Fleet Management: maintain engine status, margins, records; optimize allocation and life-cycle value.
• Engine Shop Visit Management: define scopes, manage vendors, cost estimates, and planning for return-to-service.
• Life-Limited Parts Management: track LLP cycles, forecast replacements, optimize usage.
• Materials and Asset Management: manage spare parts, pricing, repair options, and budgeting.
• Compliance and Documentation: maintain engine records per FAA and company standards; prepare reports.

Skills

CFM56-3 expertise

Engine performance analysis

Reliability engineering

Maintenance planning

Vendor coordination

FAA requirements knowledge

Analytical skills

Problem solving

Education

Airframe and Powerplant certificate

Aerospace/Mechanical engineering degree

Tools

Maintenance tracking systems

Trend monitoring tools

Job description

Kalitta Charters II is seeking an experienced Engine Manager to oversee the technical, operational, compliance, and financial performance of the CFM56-3 engine fleet. You will monitor engine health, analyze performance, plan maintenance, coordinate shop visits, manage life-limited parts, and support materials services to enhance reliability and cost efficiency.

The role requires strong aviation maintenance expertise, proactive leadership, and the ability to drive improvements in fleet readiness