Development and Modernization Air Vehicle Project Lead Huntsville, AL

Development and Modernization Air Vehicle Project Lead

Schedule:

Full Time

Relocation:
Negotiable

Iron Mountain Solutions is seeking a highly motivated Project Lead to support the Development and Modernization Air Vehicle Team for the UH-60 Black Hawk program within Utility Helicopter. This position requires a unique blend of maintainer experience, programmatic leadership, and hands-on technical understanding of airframe and electrical systems.

The ideal candidate is a self-starter who has fifteen (15) years of relevant employment, is comfortable operating with minimal supervision, interfacing directly with government stakeholders, and briefing technical and programmatic information to leadership.

Key Responsibilities

• Support development, modernization, and sustainment efforts for the UH-60 Black Hawk air vehicle
• Lead and coordinate programmatic activities across engineering, maintenance, logistics, and test organizations
• Serve as a primary interface with government PMOs, engineering leads, and aviation stakeholders
• Develop and maintain schedules, risk registers, action trackers, and program status metrics
• Translate maintainer and engineering inputs into actionable program recommendations
• Proactively identify integration challenges, maintenance impacts, and air vehicle risks and drive mitigation actions to closure

Required Qualifications

• Prior experience as an aircraft maintainer, preferably on UH-60 Black Hawk or similar rotary-wing platforms
• Strong understanding of aircraft maintenance practices, technical manuals, and operational impacts of design changes
• Ability to represent maintainer and operational perspectives during development and modernization efforts
• Demonstrated experience supporting DoD aviation programs, preferably involving the Black Hawk platform
• Experience coordinating program execution activities in support of cost, schedule, and technical objectives
• Familiarity with government PMO processes, IPT participation, and program reviews
• Working knowledge of airframe structures and electrical systems
• Ability to understand engineering drawings, system architectures, and integration impacts
• Experience collaborating with engineering teams to assess design changes, modifications, and modernization efforts
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Demonstrated experience preparing and delivering briefings to government and senior leadership
• Proficient in Microsoft PowerPoint, including development of technical and programmatic charts
• Highly motivated, self-directed individual capable of operating with minimal supervision
• Proven ability to independently manage tasks, prioritize workload, and drive actions to completion
• Comfortable working in dynamic environments with evolving requirements

Clearance: Active or ability to obtain DoD Secret (or higher)

Desired Experience and Education

• Experience supporting Black Hawk modernization, modifications, or upgrades
• Familiarity with airworthiness, configuration management, and aircraft certification processes
• Background supporting fielded aircraft systems and operational units
• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, Aviation Maintenance, or a related technical field (or equivalent experience preferred but not required)

Iron Mountain Solutions is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer