Director of Program Aviation Maintenance

Overview

This position description is subject to change at any time as needed to meet the requirements of the program or company.

Working across the globe, V2X builds smart solutions designed to integrate physical and digital infrastructure from base to battlefield. We bring 120 years of successful mission support to improve security, streamline logistics, and enhance readiness. Aligned around a shared purpose, our $4.5B company and 16,000 people work alongside our clients, here and abroad, to tackle their most complex challenges with integrity, respect, responsibility, and professionalism.

V2X Invites Applications For The Position Of Director Of Program Aviation Maintenance For The U.S. Department Of State (DoS) Bureau For International Narcotics And Law Enforcement/Office Of Aviation (INL/A) Worldwide Aviation Support Services (WASS) Program. This Program Focuses On Providing Aviation Support For The Eradication And Interdiction Of Illicit Drugs, Training Of Contractor And Host Nation Personnel, Movement Of Personnel And Equipment, Reconnaissance, Personnel Recovery (PR), Medical Evacuation, Security Of Personnel And Equipment, And Ferrying Of Aircraft.

Fixed Wing (FW), Rotary Wing (RW) And Small Unmanned Aircraft System (SUAS) Platforms Supported Both CONUS And OCONUS.

• F/W: DHC-8; C-208; B-1900
• R/W: HH-60L; HH60; UH-1 ST; UH-1 HII
• SUAS:
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This permanent full-time position will be CONUS-based out of Melbourne, FL. However, remote work is permissible with visits as needed to customers and program support locations.

Contract Period of Performance: 10 Years

NOTE:

Interim employment offered immediately on a consulting basis. Full-time employment contingent upon contract award.

Key Responsibilities:

• Serve as aircraft maintenance single point of contact for the USG designated INL/A representative for the program to initiate, conduct, coordinate and communicate all aircraft maintenance activities for the entire program.
• Maintains liaison with INL/A HQ and satellite offices, associate contract leads, and other stakeholders as required to effect all plans, coordination, briefings, de-confliction, and execution of INL/A directed activity program-wide.
• Directs enterprise-level DOS INL/A maintenance operations across fixed-wing, rotary-wing, ISR, and support aircraft, sustaining aircraft availability and mission-capable rates across deployed locations.
• Lead maintenance control, production planning, quality assurance, inspections, and return-to-service activities to ensure safe, airworthy, and on-time aircraft delivery for daily mission execution.
• Oversee contractor maintenance performance, staffing, tooling, parts support, and corrective action plans to achieve 100% compliance with contract, FAA, OEM, DOS, and host-nation requirements.
• Analyze fleet readiness, non-mission-capable drivers, repeat discrepancies, cannibalization, and supply constraints to reduce aircraft downtime and improve maintenance turnaround times.
• Manage maintenance budgets, manpower, material requirements, and repair priorities to align resources with operational demand while meeting cost, schedule, readiness, and safety targets.
• Enforce safety, quality, and regulatory compliance programs through audits, technical reviews, training, and risk mitigation, supporting zero major safety violations and successful inspections.
• Must have thorough working knowledge of Aviation Industry and DoD quality standards.
• Tracks performance measures and goals to ensure variances in established procedures are clearly identified and corrective actions defined to ensure the services provided to the customer are of the highest standards and continually enhance the overall mission of the Department of State Air Wing at CONUS and OCONUS locations.
• Report daily maintenance status, fleet health, readiness trends, and risk items to government leadership, enabling data-driven decisions and measurable improvements in mission support performance.

• Partner with the Capture Manager to shape the overall Program Management, Execution Approach, and technical volumes, ensuring alignment between proposed technical solutions,…