Maintenance Control Director, MQ-9 (Yuma, AZ)

Amentum; Arizona; On-site; USD 48,000 - 68,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental, and vision insurance

Paid time off and holidays

Educational reimbursement

Parental leave

401(k) matching

Job summary

Amentum is seeking a Maintenance Control Director in the United States to supervise MQ-9 maintenance and ensure compliance with DoD programs. You will coordinate inspections, manage maintenance records, and brief flight crews while aligning with government representatives and the flight schedule.

Successful candidates will have deep MQ-9 knowledge, extensive maintenance control experience, and a Secret or higher clearance.

Qualifications

• Active Secret clearance required; Top Secret eligible; US citizenship required.
• Working knowledge of MQ-9 aircraft.
• Associate degree in engineering, business, logistics, management, math, sciences, or professional aeronautics or High School diploma with 8 years military requirements.
• 15 years of aircraft maintenance with 10 years in a supervisory position.
• Minimum 6 years in maintenance control.
• Experience supervising daily flight operations personnel.
• Knowledge of governing DoD maintenance systems and CNAFINST 4790.2 series.
• Strong analytical and communication skills.
• Valid driver's license.
• Familiarity with Navy/Air Force/Marine Corps logistics procedures.
• Experience with aircraft maintenance plans, procedures, and policies.

Responsibilities

• Monitor and maintain documents of MQ-9 scheduled and unscheduled maintenance.
• Keep Site Manager and Maintenance Officer briefed on aircraft/GCS status.
• Plan and coordinate all inspections (special, conditional, phase).
• Dispatch and monitor tasks to work centers.
• Ensure aircraft/GCS availability to meet Flight Schedule.
• Work with IMDS and NALCOMIS systems.
• Prepare daily/weekly/monthly maintenance reports.
• Maintain aircraft/GCS discrepancy books and log entries.
• Ensure all required maintenance is performed before flights.
• Brief and de-brief pilots; document flight time and maintenance discrepancies.
• Comply with DoD and CNAF directives relevant to maintenance.
• Maintain historical records and various files; verify Naval reports and submit to Navy systems.
• Oversee mission configuration with civil service work centers; annotate shop logs for government sharing.
• Reassign contract personnel between work centers to support flight schedule.
• Instruct and train lower-level employees in proper methods and performance.

Skills

MQ-9 knowledge

Supervisory experience

Critical thinking

Documentation accuracy

Driver's license

Education

Associate degree in engineering, business, logistics, management, math, sciences, or professional aeronautics

High School diploma with 8 years military requirements experience

Tools

IMDS

NALCOMIS

Job description

The Maintenance Control Director is responsible for monitoring and maintaining documents of all MQ-9 scheduled and unscheduled maintenance. Thie position will directly supports continuous communication with Government representatives such as the COR and Maintenance Officer regarding contract requirements.

Essential Responsibilities:

• Monitors and maintains documents of all MQ-9 scheduled and unscheduled maintenance.
• Will keep Site Manager and Maintenance Officer always briefed on aircraft/GCS status.
• Plans and coordinates all aircraft/GCS inspections (special, conditional, phase, etc.).
• Dispatch and monitoring of all assigned tasks and associated jobs to work centers.
• Works closely with operations to ensure aircraft/GCSs are available to meet the Flight Schedule.
• Works with approved DoD Maintenance Systems, which will include IMDS and NALCOMIS.
• Prepares daily, weekly, and monthly reports in support of aircraft/GCS long range maintenance requirements.
• Maintains Aircraft/GCS Discrepancy Books showing completed as well as outstanding maintenance actions.
• Ensures all required maintenance has been performed before flights.
• Brief and de-brief of pilots as required, assisting in the documentation of aircraft/GCS flight time and maintenance discrepancies.
• Comply with all current sections of the NAVAIRINST 3710.1 (series), AFI 21-101, Aircraft and Equipment Maintenance Management, AFI 21-103 Equipment Inventory, Status and Utilization Reporting and CNAFINST 4790.2 (series) as applicable to aircraft/GCS maintenance.
• Maintains aircraft/GCS historical records, as well as various other aircraft/GCS files in support of aircraft/GCS maintenance.
• Verification of all Maintenance Action Documentation prior to submission to the Navy, working closely with Logs and Records to ensure timely submission into upline data reporting systems and required logbook entries.
• Corrects and re-submits all Naval generated reports via upline data reporting systems.
• Responsible for mission configuration, working with various civil service work centers with uploads and systems checks as required.
• Ensures work area is maintained in a neat and orderly manner and that all safety rules and regulations are observed.
• May work with other groups or personnel to resolve problems.
• Will instruct and assist in training of lower-level employees in proper work methods and performance of their job duties.
• Performs related duties as assigned including all duties of lower rated technical personnel within their classification.
• Works with the Site Manager to reassign contract personnel between work centers as needed to support the daily flight schedule requirements.
• Maintenance Control Director ensures each shop performs a written pass down between shifts, to be annotated in a shop logbook that will be shared with the Government upon request. Tasks personnel, as needed, in transporting pilots to the Combat Aircraft Loading Area and other hangars when Government. personnel are not available. The Maintenance Control Director documents in writing (daily within six hours of receipt) to Government Maintenance Representative (GMR) with status/progress report of Government issued scheduled maintenance priorities. The GMR will provide the maintenance priorities twice a day.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Must have an active Secret US Government clearance and eligible for a Top-Secret clearance. Note: US Citizenship is required to obtain a Secret/Top-Secret Clearance.
• Possess working knowledge of MQ-9 aircraft.
• Associate degree from an accredited college or university in one of the following disciplines: engineering, business, logistics, management, math, sciences, and professional aeronautics and 6 years in the performance and execution of US military requirements. Or High School diploma with 8 years in the performance and execution of US military requirements.
• 15 years of experience in aircraft maintenance with 10 years being in a supervisory position that included responsibility for assigning program workloads as well as duties for entire shifts.
• Minimum of 6 years in a maintenance control position.
• Experience supervising daily flight operations personnel supporting scheduled and unscheduled maintenance.
• Experience writing with clarity and technical accuracy.
• Possess a good working knowledge of the governing supply systems, programs, policies, nomenclature, work methods, manuals, and other established guidelines.
• Strong critical thinking skills—analytical ability to define or recognize the dimension of the problems involved, to collect necessary data to establish facts, and either recommend or take action based upon established guidelines.
• Familiarity with peculiarities of the Navy/Air Force/Marine Corps logistics support procedures used to support material requirements.
• Experience in aircraft maintenance plans, procedures, and policies with collective experience in monitoring and directing maintenance and supply activities.
• Shall have a valid driver's license.
• Knowledgeable of technical directives and DAFI 21-101, DAFI 21-103 and CNAFINST 4790.2 (series).

Preferred Qualifications:

• MQ-9 Avionics Technician experience desired.
• Top Secret clearance

Compensation Details:

$41.60

The compensation range or hourly rate listed for this position is provided as a good-faith estimate of what the company intends to offer for this role at the time this posting was issued. Actual compensation may vary based on factors such as job responsibilities, education, experience, skills, internal equity, market data, applicable collective bargaining agreements, and relevant laws.

Benefits Overview:

Our health and welfare benefits are designed to support you and your priorities. Offerings include:

• Health, dental, and vision insurance

• Paid time off and holidays

• Retirement benefits (including 401(k) matching)

• Educational reimbursement

• Parental leave

• Employee stock purchase plan

• Tax-saving options

• Disability and life insurance

• Pet insurance

Note: Benefits may vary based on employment type, location, and applicable agreements. Positions governed by a Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA), the McNamara-O'Hara Service Contract Act (SCA), or other employment contracts may include different provisions/benefits.

Original Posting:

10/23/2026 - Until Filled

Amentum anticipates this job requisition will remain open for at least three days, with a closing date no earlier than three days after the original posting. This timeline may change based on business needs.

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