American Airlines

Manager, Aircraft Configuration Management

American Airlines$100K — $120K *
Aerospace & Defense
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Aviation or related field, or 5 years aviation experience in Aircraft Maintenance, Quality Assurance, or Records
  • 5 years supervisory experience
  • 3 years experience in a leadership role preferred
  • Experience leading an organization across multiple locations preferred
  • Working knowledge of Lean/Six Sigma principles
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Office
  • Strong leadership and interpersonal skills

Responsibilities

  • Lead a team in setting up and monitoring aircraft maintenance records
  • Administer professional development for team members
  • Manage overall group performance and budget
  • Support the organization’s strategic direction
  • Act as a culture leader, fostering trust across the organization
  • Ensure accuracy and timeliness of records management in SCEPTRE system
  • Maintain KPIs to assess and enhance performance

Benefits

  • Travel perks for you and your family on American Airlines flights to 365 destinations
  • Immediate access to health, dental, and vision benefits
  • Comprehensive wellness programs supporting personal health
  • 401(k) program with employer contributions after one year
  • Additional benefits including pet insurance and travel discounts
Full Job Description
8/25/26

Location: Integrated Operations Ctr (DFW-SV02)
Cities: Fort Worth - TX
Requisition ID: 87781

Job Description

  • This job is a member of the Aircraft Records Team within the Integrated Operations Division.
  • Responsible for leading a team of employees in the set up and monitoring of aircraft maintenance records and configuration in source systems. In addition, leads, coaches, and develops all employees to excel in achieving key goals and encourage quality and productivity while insuring ensuring compliance with all Company rules and regulations. Also participates in leading a technical organization with tactical and strategic decision making to support the activities of the airline.


What you'll do

  • Participates in the administration and professional development of the team members, including contract employee administration
  • Manages the overall performance of the group
  • Supports the strategic direction for the organization and manages the methods to achieve it
  • Manages the budget established for the group
  • Acts as a culture leader who builds trust across the organization
  • Manages te accuracy and timeliness of the maintenance of records in the SCEPTRE system
  • Evaluates and forecasts financial/staffing needs to meet the infrastructure needs and objectives of aircraft maintenance records
  • Maintains internal department self-audit programs to ensure record-keeping practices continue to meet AA policies
  • Maintains a continuous improvement program for Aircraft Records Management and work cross departmentally to resolve process flow issues
  • Maintains KPIs (Key Process Indicators) to measure and improve performance
  • Working maintenance operations to provide access to accurate records for a range of operational and strategic purposes


All you'll need for success

Minimum Qualifications- Education & Prior Job Experience

  • Bachelor's degree in Aviation related area or similar discipline and/or a total of 5 years aviation experience in the Aircraft Maintenance field as it relates to Quality Assurance, Maintenance, or Records
  • 5 years supervisory experience


Preferred Qualifications- Education & Prior Job Experience

  • 3 years' experience in leadership role
  • Experience leading an organization in multiple locations


Skills, Licenses & Certifications

  • Working knowledge of Lean/Six Sigma principles
  • Understanding of project management techniques
  • Strong planning, delegating and organizational skills as well as analytical and problem solving skills with a high level of attention to detail
  • Ability to multi-task while adjusting to rapidly changing priorities
  • Innovative and technical individual, with exceptional business judgment, as well as the initiative and competence to make a significant contribution to the AA organization
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Office software
  • Excellent leadership skills and interpersonal skills
  • Working knowledge of Code of Federal Regulations (CFRs)


What you'll get

Feel free to take advantage of all that American Airlines has to offer:
  • Travel Perks: Ready to explore the world? You, your family and your friends can reach 365 destinations on more than 6,800 daily flights across our global network.
  • Health Benefits: On day one, you'll have access to your health, dental, prescription and vision benefits to help you stay well. And that's just the start, we also offer virtual doctor visits, flexible spending accounts and more.
  • Wellness Programs: We want you to be the best version of yourself - that's why our wellness programs provide you with all the right tools, resources and support you need.
  • 401(k) Program: Available upon hire and, depending on the workgroup, employer contributions to your 401(k) program are available after one year.
  • Additional Benefits: Other great benefits include our Employee Assistance Program, pet insurance and discounts on hotels, cars, cruises and more


Are you ready to feel a tremendous sense of pride and satisfaction as you do your part to keep the largest airline in the world running smoothly as we care for people on life's journey? Feel free to be yourself at American.

About American Airlines

US Airways provides international and domestic air transport in the United States. It is owned by the American Airlines Group. US Airways utilizes a fleet of 343 mainline jet aircrafts, along with 278 regional jet and turbo-prop aircrafts operated by contract and subsidiary airlines under the name US Airways Express. It was originally established as All American Aviation.It operates an airline network with 193 destinations in 24 countries in North America, South America, Europe, and the Middle East. It also operates the US Airways Shuttle, a US Airways brand which provides hourly service between Boston, New York City, and Washington, D.C.As of October 2013, US Airways employed 32,312 people worldwide and operated 3,028 daily flights.US Airways is a member of Oneworld, and it currently operates along with American Airlines as a result of a merge between the two holding companies of these airliners.US Airways was established in 1973. It operates hubs at Charlotte/Douglas International Airport, Philadelphia Inte...

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Size
123,400 employees
Market Cap
$8 billion
Industry
Net Income
-$8.8 billion
Founded
1930
5 Year Trend
-5.7%
Revenue
$17.3 billion
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