Technical Planner - Heavy Maintenance Planning

Location Chicago, Illinois, United States | Job Type Full-Time | Posted Date 10/09/2026

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At United, we have some of the best aircraft in the world. Our Technical Operations team is full of aircraft maintenance technicians, engineers, planners, ground equipment and facilities professionals, and supply chain teams that help make sure they’re well taken care of and ready to get our customers to their desired destinations. If you’re ready to work on our planes, join our Tech Ops experts and help keep our fleet in tip-top shape.

The Base Maintenance Technical Planner is responsible for the management of aircraft heavy maintenance visits at internal and vendor facilities. This includes building work packages to include all critical maintenance tasks, coordination with other key work groups such as Materials, Tooling, and Engineering to ensure the visit is set-up for success, supporting the station while the aircraft is in work and ensuring successful release of the aircraft.

This position also includes research and data analysis in order to identify optimization opportunities and creative solutions. Candidates should have problem solving skills and an innovative mindset in addition to technical knowledge.

• Create and deliver on-time work maintenance packages for the stations/fleet within work scope and budgeted labor hours, span and cost.
• Provide support to the maintenance station and work with Maintenance Programs, Engineering, Records, and other Planning groups to resolve issues.
• Coordinate with the airframe vendor management team, materials, QC and tooling to prepare for the induction of the aircraft.
• Review post-visit information and analyze historical data to identify improvement opportunities to the maintenance program, scheduling, or visit workflow.
• Propose and implement solutions.
• Modify work packages as necessary to account for hangar plan changes or work to be added or deleted.
• Coordinate changes with the station and other affected groups.
• Work with Airframe Contracts, Engineering, Reliability and Project Planning to capture key reliability projects in visit work scope while considering impact of visit cost and span time.

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in aircraft maintenance or maintenance planning experience
• Engineering, Mathematics, Statistics, Supply Chain/Logistics, Business or related field
• 1+ years technical experience
• Strong interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills, with ability to effectively interact at all levels (including executive) and team with all internal and external business partners
• Data analysis and quantitative modeling techniques (e.g., statistical, optimization, simulation, spreadsheet)
• Be adept at juggling several projects and initiatives simultaneously through appropriate prioritization
• Proficient in Excel and Power Point
• Demonstrated work ethic through previous employment or team projects

What will help you propel from the pack (Preferred Qualifications):

• Aerospace, Mechanical, Industrial or Electrical Engineering
• FAA Airframe and Powerplant License
• Lean/Six Sigma Certification
• Experience working for an airline, aviation, or related technical field (including internships)
• Aircraft maintenance or maintenance planning experience
  
  Aircraft Maintenance or engineering background
• Familiarity with aircraft Maintenance Programs
• Knowledge of aircraft systems
• Fami…