Program Manager - Eglin Fighter Aircraft Backshop Maintenance
Listed on 2026-09-13
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Management
Maintenance Manager, General Management, Operations Management
Summary
Serves as the Operations Lead for an upcoming fighter aircraft backshop maintenance opportunity supporting the 96th Maintenance Group at Eglin AFB. Provides senior maintenance leadership, operational oversight, and day-to-day integration across a large fighter maintenance enterprise supporting F-15C, F-15E, F-16, UH-1, and other assigned or possessed aircraft. Leads and coordinates production management, maintenance operations, scheduling, supply support, quality, flightline integration, and numerous backshop functions to maximize aircraft and systems availability, reduce downtime, and sustain mission-ready capability for the 96th Test Wing and supported mission partners.
The role requires a highly credible senior USAF maintenance professional who understands how to lead fighter maintenance operations from both a strategic and daily execution perspective, establish immediate credibility with Air Force maintenance leaders, and ensure compliance with the PWS, DAFI 21-101, technical orders, local operating instructions, safety/security requirements, and contract performance thresholds.
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Serves as the Operations Lead for an upcoming fighter aircraft backshop maintenance opportunity supporting the 96th Maintenance Group at Eglin AFB. Provides senior maintenance leadership, operational oversight, and day-to-day integration across a large fighter maintenance enterprise supporting F-15C, F-15E, F-16, UH-1, and other assigned or possessed aircraft. Leads and coordinates production management, maintenance operations, scheduling, supply support, quality, flightline integration, and numerous backshop functions to maximize aircraft and systems availability, reduce downtime, and sustain mission-ready capability for the 96th Test Wing and supported mission partners.
The role requires a highly credible senior USAF maintenance professional who understands how to lead fighter maintenance operations from both a strategic and daily execution perspective, establish immediate credibility with Air Force maintenance leaders, and ensure compliance with the PWS, DAFI 21-101, technical orders, local operating instructions, safety/security requirements, and contract performance thresholds.
- Serves as the contractor’s senior Operations Lead for the Eglin fighter aircraft backshop maintenance opportunity supporting the 96th Maintenance Group.
- Provides leadership and oversight of a large USAF fighter maintenance enterprise supporting F-15C, F-15E, F-16, UH-1, and other assigned, possessed, transient, or supported aircraft maintenance activities.
- Integrates flightline and backshop maintenance operations to support sortie generation, aircraft availability, production priorities, and timely resolution of mission-limiting discrepancies.
- Directs day-to-day coordination across production management, maintenance operations, scheduling, Maintenance Operations Center functions, supply support, quality control, training, safety, documentation, and Government interface requirements.
- Leads or oversees backshop functions including avionics, egress, fuels, electrical/environmental, pneudraulics/hydraulics, wheel and tire, nondestructive inspection, structural repair, corrosion control, propulsion/JEIM, Hush House/Test Cell, armament, aircraft repair and reclamation, phase inspections, and related support functions.
- Applies senior-level understanding of fighter maintenance production, DAFI 21-101 maintenance management principles, and leadership responsibilities normally assigned to Flight Commanders, Flight Chiefs, NCOICs, Production Superintendents, Maintenance Operations Officers, and Maintenance Squadron Operations Officers. Establishes effective working relationships with Air Force maintenance leaders, Government representatives, CORs, Contract Management Office personnel, 96 MXG leadership, and supported mission partners.
- Ensures sufficient staffing, supervision, certifications, and shift coverage are in place to meet normal duty hours, 24/7 support expectations, dispatchable shop response requirements, and mission-essential services.
- Ensures maintenance documentation, aircraft status reporting, MIS updates, technical order compliance, tool accountability, Government property control, facilities coordination, vehicle support, and supply/repair-cycle management are performed accurately and on schedule.
- Supports contract transition, workforce onboarding, personnel qualification validation, training…
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