Senior eVTOL Maintenance & Airworthiness Engineer

Pivotal; Palo Alto (CA); On-site; USD 118,000 - 137,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision benefits

401(k) plan

Competitive compensation

Job summary

Pivotal, a leader in electric aircraft, is seeking an experienced Maintenance Engineer to lead continued airworthiness and fleet reliability initiatives at our Palo Alto HQ. You will shape maintenance programs, publish manuals, and collaborate with Design Engineering to ensure high reliability of propulsion, avionics, and electrical systems.

You will develop troubleshooting procedures, support changes, and participate in regulatory activities to keep the fleet compliant and safe.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Aerospace, Mechanical, Electrical Engineering, Aviation Maintenance, or related field.
• 5+ years in aerospace/aviation maintenance engineering or related.
• Experience developing maintenance programs, technical publications, and instructions for continued airworthiness.
• Experience troubleshooting complex electromechanical, avionics, propulsion, or aircraft systems.
• Experience reviewing engineering drawings, schematics, wiring diagrams, and technical documentation.
• Strong technical writing and documentation skills.
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple projects in a fast-paced, collaborative environment.

Responsibilities

• Lead development and continuous improvement of aircraft maintenance programs, scheduled inspections, maintenance intervals, and continued airworthiness processes.
• Develop, author, validate, and maintain AMM, CMM, RSM, Job Cards, Task Cards, Service Bulletins, and related documentation.
• Partner with Design Engineering to ensure maintainability, reliability, and serviceability of systems and software.
• Develop troubleshooting procedures, fault isolation methodologies, and maintenance best practices for field technicians.
• Support engineering change implementation and ensure maintenance documentation aligns with configurations.
• Participate in certification, audit, and regulatory activities supporting entry-into-service and continued approval.
• Lead fleet-wide investigations of reliability, maintainability, and operational issues affecting availability.
• Perform root cause analysis of propulsion, battery, avionics, flight control, and electrical system failures.
• Develop repair plans, maintenance campaigns, retrofit activities, and return-to-service recommendations.
• Collaborate with Engineering, Quality, and Operations to drive corrective actions and preventive actions.

Skills

Maintenance Engineering

Aviation Maintenance

Technical Writing

Project Management

Analytical Thinking

Education

Bachelor's degree (Aerospace/Mechanical/Electrical/Aviation Maintenance)

Tools

Epicor ERP/MRP

Job description

Pivotal, a leader in electric aircraft, is seeking an experienced Maintenance Engineer to lead continued airworthiness and fleet reliability initiatives at our Palo Alto HQ. You will shape maintenance programs, publish manuals, and collaborate with Design Engineering to ensure high reliability of propulsion, avionics, and electrical systems.

You will develop troubleshooting procedures, support changes, and participate in regulatory activities to keep the fleet compliant and safe.