Senior Aviation Lead

Everforth, Inc.; Ozark (AL); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equal opportunity employer

Job summary

Everforth ECS is seeking an Aviation Lead to work on-site at Ft Rucker, Alabama. The role provides program leadership, strategic oversight, and execution management for aviation training system activities supporting initial entry, advanced, and sustainment flight training objectives.

The Aviation Lead coordinates cross-functional teams, manages risk, and engages with Government stakeholders to ensure safety, readiness, and training continuity.

Qualifications

• Instructor Pilot or Maintenance Test Pilot required.
• Army Aviator experience with UH-60M required.
• Bachelor’s degree in aviation, Engineering, Program Management, Systems Engineering, or related field required.
• 8+ years of experience supporting aviation, flight training, or DoD program management efforts.

Responsibilities

• Provide overall program leadership, strategic oversight, and execution management for aviation training system activities.
• Direct program execution, lead program reviews, technical interchange meetings, and stakeholder engagements.
• Manage acquisition and contract execution activities in coordination with Government stakeholders.
• Oversee risk management, concurrency planning, and issue resolution to ensure training continuity, safety, and readiness.
• Ensure cross-functional integration among aviation engineering, training, logistics, test, safety, cybersecurity, and acquisition teams.
• Coordinate SME involvement and reviews/approvals of key program deliverables (QASPs, maintenance plans, test and evaluation plans, device accreditation/qualification docs, training system performance metrics).
• Provide executive-level briefings and decision support to Government leadership.

Skills

Instructor Pilot

Maintenance Test Pilot

Army Aviator UH-60M

Program management experience

Education

Bachelor’s degree in aviation/engineering/program management/systems engineering

Job description

Everfroth ECS is seeking an Aviation Lead to work on-site at Ft Rucker, Alabama.

The Aviation Lead provides overall program leadership, strategic oversight, and execution management. The individual is accountable for the successful planning, coordination, and execution of aviation training system activities supporting initial entry, advanced, and sustainment flight training objectives.

Responsibilities include directing program execution, leading program reviews, technical interchange meetings, and stakeholder engagements; and managing acquisition and contract execution activities in coordination with Government stakeholders. The Aviation Lead oversees risk management, concurrency planning, and issue resolution to ensure training continuity, safety, and readiness.

The role ensures effective cross-functional integration among aviation engineering, training, logistics, test, safety, cybersecurity, and acquisition teams. The Aviation Lead coordinates Subject Matter Expert (SME) involvement and reviews and approves key program deliverables, including Quality Assurance Surveillance Plans (QASPs), maintenance plans, test and evaluation plans, device accreditation and qualification documentation, and training system performance metrics.

Additional duties include overseeing performance tracking and reporting, ensuring compliance with Army aviation training standards, contractual requirements, and providing executive-level briefings and decision support to Government leadership. The Aviation Lead is responsible for high-level planning, compliance, and delivery of all program objectives in support of safe, effective, and operationally relevant flight training.

Required Skills

• Instructor Pilot or Maintenance Test Pilot
• Army Aviator Experience: UH-60M
• Bachelor’s degree in aviation, Engineering, Program Management, Systems Engineering, or a related field
• 8+ years of experience supporting aviation, flight training, or DoD program management efforts

Desired Skills

Familiarity with:

ECS Federal LLC is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate or allow discrimination on the basis any characteristic protected by law. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to disability, status as a protected veteran or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, or local jurisdiction law.

ECS Federal LLCis an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate or allow discrimination on thebasisany characteristic protected by law. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to disability, status as a protected veteran or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, or localjurisdictionlaw.

Everforth ECS is the federal segment of Everforth , a $4B global organization with over10,000 employees. Ournearly 3,500professionals deliver advanced technology solutions in data and AI, cybersecurity, and enterprise transformation, serving defense, intelligence, and federal civilian agencies.

Our work powers mission-critical outcomes, strengthens technology partnerships, and creates meaningful opportunities for our people. We are defined by a commitment to excellence in delivery, a culture of innovation, and an environment where talent can thrive and grow.

• Attracting and developing top talent and high-performing teams
• Fostering a culture that is engaging, accountable, and mission-driven

Meet the challenge. Make a difference withEverforthECS!

Meet the challenge. Make a difference with Everforth ECS!