Senior Maintainability Engineer
Listed on 2026-05-26
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Engineering
Aerospace / Aviation / Avionics, Systems Engineer, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineer
Senior Maintainability Engineer About Electra
At Electra, we're pioneering sustainable aviation by developing hybrid-electric Ultra Short Takeoff and Landing aircraft designed to transform regional air mobility, by making air travel more efficient, quieter, and environmentally friendly. Able to operate from soccer field-sized spaces, our Ultra Short unlocks a new era of aviation through what we call Direct Aviation - the next level of connectivity bringing air travel closer to where we live, work, and play.
Headquartered in Northern Virginia, with additional locations in Switzerland, we're building a diverse team of global professionals passionate about redefining the future of aviation.
The Senior Maintainability Engineer will play a key role in the design and development of the aircraft and its installed systems. As this is a Ultra Short Aircraft program, the position requires innovative approaches to reliability and maintainability to support the integration of both electric and conventional propulsion technologies.
This is a broad and senior technical role, encompassing design support, analysis, and compliance demonstration. The Senior R&M Engineer will provide specialized support to multidisciplinary engineering teams-including systems, structures, and customer support-to ensure that reliability, availability, and maintainability objectives are achieved up to and beyond Entry Into Service (EIS).
Key Responsibilities and Essential Functions- R&M strategies – Establish and maintain Reliability and Maintainability processes aligned with program objectives and applicable industry standards.
- Schedule Reliability and Availability targets – Define, track, and report aircraft reliability and availability metrics to achieve performance goals for Entry Into Service (EIS) and beyond.
- Perform R&M analyses – Conduct and manage FMEA/FMECA, Fault Tree Analysis (FTA), and Maintenance Task Analysis (MTA) to evaluate system reliability and maintenance characteristics.
- R&M documentation – Prepare and update R&M Plans, Procedures, and Reports in accordance with ARP
4754A and MSG-3 methodologies. - Define on-board maintenance capabilities – Lead the definition and validation of built-in test (BIT), fault detection, and fault isolation logic to enhance troubleshooting efficiency.
- Maintenance documentation – Support the creation of the Fault Isolation Manual (FIM) and related maintenance documentation such as AMM, CMM, and SRM.
- Aircraft Connectivity initiatives – Collaborate in the design of connectivity and data-management features that enable predictive maintenance and digital troubleshooting.
- Ground Operations and Customer Support – Ensure maintainability requirements are incorporated into aircraft design, support tools, and operational procedures.
- Coordinate R&M reviews and deliverables – Promote design reviews, validate assumptions, and support integration of R&M data into the Maintenance Planning Document (MPD) and Maintenance Review Board Report (MR ).
- Recommend design improvements – Analyze reliability data and maintenance findings to propose design changes that improve aircraft availability and reduce lifecycle costs.
- Drive the Lessons Learned process – Capture and analyze in-service data to identify improvement opportunities and feed them back into future aircraft configurations.
Education and Experience
- Bachelor's degree in engineering and 12+ years of experience in aerospace maintenance, support, or contract management (or an equivalent combination of education, skills, and experience).
- Industry
Experience:- Experience with an advanced air mobility startup (e.g., Volocopter, Lilium) and an established aircraft OEM (e.g., Embraer, Airbus, Boeing) preferred.
- Maintenance & Support Expertise:
- Experience in Reliability and Maintainability Engineering within the aerospace industry.
- Strong understanding of aircraft maintenance programs, service-level agreements (SLAs), and vendor negotiations.
- Experience defining and tracking Schedule Reliability and Availability KPIs for aircraft programs.
- Knowledge of maintenance processes, ground operations, and in-service engineering support.
- Experience supporting…
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