--- title: 'Aircraft Maintenance Scheduler at Stratolaunch' canonical: 'https://feeny.ai/job/aircraft-maintenance-scheduler-stratolaunch-mojave-mc5wghgy4tmy' type: 'job' last_seen: '2026-11-08' --- # Aircraft Maintenance Scheduler at Stratolaunch - **Company:** Stratolaunch - **Location:** Mojave, CA - **Posted:** 2026-10-09 - **Last confirmed live:** 2026-11-08 - **Apply:** https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/stratolaunch/jobs/5449457008 ## Job description Stratolaunch accelerates the development of next-generation aerospace and defense technologies through reusable hypersonic flight testing. Our autonomous, air-launched Talon-A vehicles provide access to operationally realistic flight environments at speeds exceeding Mach 5, delivering critical data that helps customers validate system performance and advance technologies toward deployment. Our team brings together expertise in engineering, manufacturing, and flight operations to solve complex challenges and advance capabilities essential to national security. Stratolaunch is seeking an Aircraft Maintenance Scheduler to develop integrated operational plans one to six months ahead for our carrier aircraft, hypersonic programs, and other programs requiring operational execution. The scheduler aligns personnel, maintenance, operations, testing, parts, and engineering readiness. At 30 days before execution, the scheduler hands a coordinated planning package to Maintenance Control for final planning, adjustments, and execution, while continuing to support changes and maintain the longer-range schedule. ## ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES - Maintain a rolling one-to-six-month schedule integrating aircraft maintenance, modifications, ground operations, testing, flight activities, and program milestones. - Translate operational priorities into sequenced work with durations, dependencies, resource needs, and readiness dates; identify critical-path activities and schedule conflicts. - Coordinate personnel assignments and capacity with team leaders, accounting for qualifications, shifts, leave, training, inspection coverage, and competing program demands. - Forecast calendar-, flight-hour-, and cycle-driven maintenance against expected utilization; coordinate required work within applicable limits and available ground time. - Coordinate parts procurement with Supply Chain; track requisitions, lead times, repairs, delivery commitments, receiving inspections, and material kitting against need dates. - Track engineering definition, drawing and procedure releases, configuration requirements, and open technical dispositions; establish owners and dates for missing inputs. - Align tooling, GSE, facilities, vendor support, and test resources with Aircraft Maintenance, Flight Operations, Flight Test, Engineering, Quality, and program teams. - Lead planning reviews, resolve resource conflicts, evaluate schedule alternatives, and escalate readiness risks with owners, recovery actions, and required decisions. - At the 30-day mark, deliver a reviewed package containing work scope, schedule, staffing, technical-data status, parts, tools, facilities, test needs, and open risks. - Document Maintenance Control acceptance, outstanding actions, owners, and due dates; support its final planning, adjustments, and execution inside the 30-day window. - Maintain schedule versions and change records; incorporate execution feedback and actual labor into future plans, track readiness and handoff performance, and perform other assigned duties. ## QUALIFICATIONS To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. ## REQUIRED - 3+ years of aircraft maintenance planning, scheduling, production control, or comparable aviation operations experience, including preparation of coordinated work packages. - Ability to build and maintain multi-month, resource-loaded schedules with logical dependencies, milestones, critical paths, and realistic labor and duration estimates. - Working knowledge of aircraft maintenance processes, inspection intervals, utilization forecasting, maintenance records, and applicable airworthiness requirements. - Ability to interpret maintenance manuals, task cards, engineering orders, drawings, and configuration records, and distinguish released data from pending definition. - Experience matching work to personnel qualifications and availability, including maintenance, inspection, engineering, and test support; ability to identify capacity shortfalls. - Understanding of procurement lead times, repair turnaround, material availability, parts traceability, and kitting; ability to track shortages through resolution. - Proficiency with Microsoft Excel, scheduling software such as Microsoft Project or equivalent, and maintenance or enterprise work-management systems. - Strong analytical, organizational, and written and verbal communication skills; ability to lead cross-functional planning reviews and communicate risks and tradeoffs. - Experience managing changing priorities, maintaining accurate schedule and action records, and preparing clear handoffs with accountable owners and completion dates. - Knowledge of flight-line safety, FOD and tool control, and the effect of safety, quality, and technical approvals on work sequencing and operational readiness. ## PREFERRED - FAA Mechanic Certificate with Airframe and Powerplant ratings; hands-on aircraft maintenance or military aviation planning and scheduling experience. - Experience with large or transport-category aircraft, flight-test or experimental operations, hypersonic programs, or complex aerospace integration and testing. - Experience with maintenance forecasting, ERP/MRO systems, Jira, schedule risk analysis, and continuous improvement of planning and execution processes. ## EDUCATION - High school diploma or equivalent required; degree or technical training in aviation maintenance, operations, engineering, or a related discipline preferred. Special remarks regarding work environment, if applicable - This position is located in Mojave, CA. Primarily office-based work with regular coordination in hangar, shop, and flight-line environments. - Must use a computer for extended periods and access operational work areas, with or without reasonable accommodation. Follow site safety requirements and use required PPE around noise, weather, and moving equipment. - Ability and willingness to support flexible or off-shift hours and weekends when operational needs dictate; occasional mission travel may be required. - 4/10 Schedule - 2-5 years relevant experience: $71,000-$86,000 - 5+ years relevant experience: $82,000-$101,000 - Eligible for up to 10% annual bonus Base salary and leveling are established on a case-by-case basis. We consider several factors to ensure a competitive offer, including your location, educational background, and a comprehensive assessment of the skills and experience demonstrated during your interviews. [Benefits](https://www.stratolaunch.com/careers/benefits/) and our https://www.stratolaunch.com/careers/locations/: - Healthcare (medical, dental, vision, prescription drugs) - Paid Maternity and Parental Leave - 50% company match per contributed dollar into 401(k) savings plan, up to $11,500 - Tuition reimbursement This position may involve the operation of company vehicles as part of assigned duties. Mojave Air & Spaceport is located just outside of Lancaster/Palmdale and is only 95 miles north of Los Angeles.  The area offers both affordability and central access to a variety of California's best attractions and landmarks. Not much for the outdoors and prefer the city life? You’re within a half day’s drive or less of Los Angeles, San Diego, Las Vegas, and San Francisco where you can find a variety of live entertainment, museums, tours, and historical sight-seeing. Theme parks are in abundance, with Six Flags Magic Mountain, Disneyland, and Knotts Berry Farm ready to meet the needs of rollercoaster thrill seekers. Food and drink fanatics are in a haven of delectable choices. Wine aficionados will also find easy access to some of the state’s best vino in Paso Robles, Santa Ynez, and even more locally in Tehachapi and Agua Dulce. Beer fanatics will find some of the best West Coast IPAs at Bravery and Lucky Luke’s in Lancaster. Any food option you crave is covered, and we always recommend the authentic and fresh Mexican food that you won’t find anywhere else in the United States. Stratolaunch is an equal opportunity employer that values diversity at our company. We encourage people from all walks of life to apply, without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability or any other characteristic protected by law. Our management team does not tolerate discrimination or harassment at any point during our employees’ and applicants’ time with us, especially with respect to recruitment, hiring, placement, promotion, transfer, training, compensation, benefits, employee activities, and general treatment during employment.  For purposes of transparency, U.S. Citizenship may be required for some positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions. Equal Employment Opportunity is the Law : [https://www.dol.gov/ofccp/regs/compliance/posters/pdf/eeopost.pdf](https://usg02.safelinks.protection.office365.us/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dol.gov%2Fofccp%2Fregs%2Fcompliance%2Fposters%2Fpdf%2Feeopost.pdf&data=05%7C02%7CJustin.Bunkis%40stratolaunch.com%7Cc995cc1cb2d54cb9e84f08dd8369f5d0%7C6b1ba37e5a954845af92bbebaa34f2bf%7C0%7C0%7C638811213293596097%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=HA1xZ73OqtOavsYHMEB53oSEKk%2FQdrb0FNLHeuEPqjg%3D&reserved=0) ## About Stratolaunch ## Company Overview - **One-liner**: Stratolaunch designs, manufactures, and launches aerospace vehicles and technologies to provide the U.S. and its allies with routine, affordable access to hypersonic flight testing and space. - **Entity Type**: Private (total funding $24.7M; recent grant and private equity rounds) - **Headquarters**: Mojave, California, United States - **Founded**: 2011 - **Founders**: Not listed in available sources ## Core Business - **Primary industry**: Defense and Space Manufacturing – hypersonic test technology and air-launch services. - **Target customers**: U.S. government agencies (Missile Defense Agency, Department of Defense), defense contractors, and commercial aerospace companies. - **Mission**: To advance a national imperative by enabling routine access to the hypersonic environment, accelerating technology development, and validating system performance through flight data. ## Products & Services - **Roc (Air-Launch Platform)**: The world’s largest aircraft by wingspan, used as a mobile launch pad to deploy hypersonic test vehicles from high altitude. - **Talon-A**: A reusable, air-launched hypersonic test vehicle capable of sustained Mach 5+ flight; provides critical flight data for technology maturation. - **Hypersonic Flight Testing Services**: End-to-end mission planning, payload integration, flight operations, and data analysis for government and commercial customers. ## Market Standing - **Valuation**: Not publicly disclosed - **Key Metrics**: - Annual revenue: ~$28.7M (source: LinkedIn) - Total funding: $24.7M (led by Missile Defense Agency grant, January 2025; plus a private equity round in January 2026) - **Notable Investors/Partners**: Missile Defense Agency (MDA), U.S. Department of Defense; acquired WINDWRIGHT, LLC. - **Growth Signals**: - Headcount grew 15.3% YoY to 253 employees. - Active job postings increased 176.2% YoY. - Received a $90.8M contract award under MACH-TB 2.0 Task 3 for air-launched capability test vehicles. - Conducted a hypersonic test flight with the Missile Defense Agency. ## Competitive Advantages - **Unique Air-Launch Capability**: Operates Roc, the only aircraft of its size, enabling flexible, over-the-horizon launch of hypersonic vehicles without ground range constraints. - **Vertical Integration**: In-house design, manufacturing, and flight test capabilities reduce timelines and allow rapid iteration. - **Government Trust**: Multiple contract awards from MDA and DoD demonstrate confidence in Stratolaunch’s technology and execution. ## Strategic Focus - Scaling hypersonic testing capacity to meet growing national security demand. - Maturing Talon-A into a reusable, operational vehicle for repeatable, cost-effective hypersonic flights. - Expanding customer base beyond the MDA to include other defense agencies and commercial hypersonic developers. ## Why Work Here - **Culture**: Values include “Safety Always,” “Be courageous & bold,” “Strength in humility,” and “Be the teammate you’d want to have.” Emphasis on hands-on, cross‑disciplinary learning alongside top aerospace engineers. - **Work Environment**: Majority on‑site (57 of 64 current positions are on‑site); limited hybrid/remote options. HQ in Mojave, CA, with additional offices in Washington, D.C., and Huntsville, AL. - **Notable Perks**: Direct involvement in cutting‑edge hypersonic technology with national importance; exposure to multiple engineering disciplines; safety‑first, ego‑free culture. - **Compensation Example**: Propulsion Technician ~$65,890/yr; Executive Assistant ~$88,580/yr (LinkedIn estimates). - **Employer Rating**: 3.7/5 (55 reviews) – Compensation rated 4.0/5, Culture 3.5/5, Work‑Life 2.8/5. ## Sources 1. [stratolaunch.com](https://www.stratolaunch.com/) 2. [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/company/stratolaunch) 3. [job-boards.greenhouse.io](https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/stratolaunch) 4. 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