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# Aircraft Maintenance Shop Supervisor at Stratolaunch

- **Company:** Stratolaunch
- **Location:** Mojave California, United States
- **Posted:** 2026-09-05
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-06
- **Apply:** https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/stratolaunch/jobs/5417399008

## Job description

Stratolaunch is a technology accelerator that engineers operationally realistic testing at Mach 5+. Our air-launched, Talon testbeds are reusable, cost-effective platforms that enable routine access to the hypersonic environment. We deliver flight data critical to validating system performance and achieving rapid technology deployment. Together with our customers, we drive innovations that are imperative to advancing national security.

Stratolaunch is seeking an Aircraft Maintenance Shop Supervisor to lead maintenance teams across all company flying assets. Reporting to the Ground Operations Manager, this hands-on leader is accountable for safe, compliant, and efficient execution of scheduled and unscheduled maintenance, inspections, troubleshooting, repairs, and modifications in support of flight-test and operational commitments. The supervisor develops people, coordinates resources, and drives aircraft readiness in a fast-paced, complex, and rapidly changing environment.

## ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES

- Lead daily maintenance across all company flying assets; set priorities, assign work, and ensure safe, timely execution.
- Convert flight-test and operational schedules into maintenance plans covering staffing, shifts, tooling, parts, facilities, and risk.
- Supervise inspections, troubleshooting, scheduled and unscheduled maintenance, repairs, component changes, and alterations using approved technical data.
- Coordinate aircraft readiness with Maintenance Control, Flight Operations, pilots, Engineering, Quality, Programs, Supply Chain, Facilities, and EH&S.
- Ensure work packages, logbooks, discrepancy corrections, configuration records, and parts traceability are accurate and completed on time.
- Assign qualified personnel and ensure required inspections, independent checks, and return-to-service activities receive proper authorization.
- Lead shift briefings and turnovers; communicate aircraft status, open discrepancies, risks, constraints, and recovery plans.
- Maintain tool and calibration control, FOD prevention, parts and hazardous-material controls, and organized shop and flight-line areas.
- Manage workforce planning, recruiting, onboarding, performance, attendance, and timely corrective action for maintenance personnel.
- Coach technicians and leads; maintain skills matrices, close training gaps, and build succession depth.
- Champion safety culture, Safety Management System principles, procedural compliance, human factors, fatigue awareness, and stop-work responsibility.
- Track aircraft availability, overdue work, repeat defects, and quality escapes; remove barriers and escalate risk.
- Lead root-cause and corrective actions for maintenance errors, repeat defects, and safety or quality concerns.
- Drive Lean and shop-floor improvements in safety, quality, flow, cost, and schedule.
- Forecast staffing, tooling, calibrated equipment, spares, technical data, and vendor support.
- Coordinate aircraft-on-ground and emergent maintenance response, including off-shift coverage.
- Provide technical guidance and work within the privileges and limitations of the employee's FAA certificate.
- Model integrity and accountability; champion Quality and EH&S policies and perform 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

- Current FAA Mechanic Certificate with both Airframe and Powerplant ratings.
- 5+ years leading aviation maintenance teams in a fast-paced, complex, and rapidly changing environment.
- Strong hands-on aircraft inspection, troubleshooting, repair, and return-to-service experience.
- FAA Inspection Authorization (IA) preferred.
- Working knowledge of 14 CFR Parts 43, 65, and 91, including maintenance-record and return-to-service practices.
- Ability to apply maintenance manuals, ICA, ADs, service bulletins, engineering orders, drawings, and wiring diagrams.
- Experience supervising concurrent scheduled and unscheduled maintenance across multiple aircraft.
- Flight-test, experimental, special-mission, large, or transport-category aircraft experience preferred.
- Proven ability to build accountable teams, develop leaders, resolve conflict, and decide under pressure.
- Strong maintenance planning, shift-turnover, status-reporting, risk-escalation, and communication skills.
- Knowledge of maintenance human factors, SMS, quality, EH&S, root-cause analysis, and corrective action.
- Experience with tool control, calibration, FOD prevention, parts traceability, and shop resource planning.
- Proficiency with maintenance or work-management systems; Jira knowledge preferred.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office and using maintenance data to manage performance.
- Ability to obtain and maintain a DoD Secret security clearance.
- Ability to work flexible or off-shift hours, weekends, and travel as needed.

## EDUCATION

- High school diploma or equivalent required; related degree preferred. Equivalent experience considered.

Special remarks regarding work environment, if applicable

- This position is located in Mojave, CA, with work in hangar, shop, and flight-line environments. PPE is required. Must access aircraft work areas and perform essential physical activities, with or without reasonable accommodation.
- 9/80 work schedule

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 :

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## 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. [stratolaunch.com/careers/culture](https://www.stratolaunch.com/careers/culture/)

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