Title: Aircraft Maintenance Coordinator
Location: National Capital Region (NCR)
Duration: Full-time; anticipated multi-year federal contract support
Start date: Anticipated 2027; contingent upon contract award and Government approval
Clearance: Top Secret (TS) - must be able to obtain and retain
Salary: Competitive; commensurate with qualifications and experience
Job Description: KMI is seeking an experienced Aircraft Maintenance Coordinator to support a federal law enforcement customer. The position will coordinate a nationwide aircraft maintenance program, oversee maintenance scheduling and quality assurance, interface with maintenance providers, maintain regulatory documentation, and support integration of specialized intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) equipment into aircraft platforms.
Key Responsibilities:- Coordinate aircraft maintenance activities nationwide and ensure maintenance complies with FAA and customer requirements.
- Develop and maintain quality control measures, maintenance schedules, inspection tracking, and aircraft status reporting.
- Review malfunction, failure, and defect reports and coordinate corrective actions with maintenance providers.
- Coordinate estimates, scheduling, billing, inspections, and documentation with maintenance vendors.
- Maintain accurate aircraft maintenance records and software-based maintenance tracking data.
- Support integration of specialized ISR equipment and avionics into aircraft platforms.
- Monitor life limits, flight-hour limits, time limits, and other aviation maintenance controls.
- Travel as required and fly as a passenger aboard customer aircraft.
Minimum Qualifications:- 10 years of aircraft maintenance experience.
- 10 years of aviation maintenance quality assurance program (QAP) experience.
- At least 4 years of DOJ or comparable federal law enforcement aircraft maintenance coordination experience.
- At least 4 years of ISR integration, repair, and management experience.
- At least 4 years of federal law enforcement aircraft maintenance documentation experience.
- At least 4 years of experience with Maintenance Monitor and CAMP software or directly comparable maintenance systems.
- At least 4 years of DOJ or comparable federal aviation QAP experience.
- 10 years of avionics experience, including platforms/systems such as G1000, Proline, Bendix, King Air, and Cessna.
- Current FAA Airframe and/or Powerplant (A&P) certification.
- Current FAA Inspection Authorization (IA).
- Current FAA Private Pilot Certificate or higher.
- Verifiable knowledge of Cessna and King Air product lines and FAA Part 91/Public Use operations.
- Comprehensive knowledge of aircraft airframes, engines, propellers, electrical systems, avionics, and specialized ISR installations.
- Experience with software-based maintenance record systems such as CessCom, Turbine Tracker, or equivalent.
Desired Qualifications:- Experience supporting classified surveillance aircraft or specialized federal law enforcement aviation programs.
- Experience with microwave downlink, HD camera systems, and complex multiport audio systems.
- Experience managing aviation maintenance budgets or financial programs.
Security Clearance:Top Secret (TS) - must be able to obtain and retain.
Work Environment:Primarily supporting activities in the National Capital Region (NCR), with travel to aircraft, maintenance providers, and other customer locations as required.
AvailabilityThis position is anticipated to be available upon contract award in 2027.
