American Airlines

Manager, Configuration Engineering

American Airlines • $100K — $120K *
Fort Worth, TX 76137In-Person
Aerospace & Defense
5 - 7 years of experience
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Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Engineering required
  • 5 years supervisory experience
  • 3 years experience in a leadership role preferred
  • Experience leading an organization in multiple locations preferred
  • Experience managing budgets preferred
  • Knowledge of STC, SAP and SCEPTRE preferred
  • Yellow certification in Lean/Six Sigma preferred

Responsibilities

  • Lead tactical and strategic decision-making for the airline
  • Oversee the professional development of team members
  • Manage overall performance of the group
  • Support the strategic direction of the organization
  • Administer the budget for the group
  • Act as a culture leader to build trust within the organization
  • Ensure accuracy and timeliness in TechOps system set-ups
  • Evaluate and forecast staffing needs for aircraft management
  • Maintain self-audit programs to align with AA policies
  • Develop continuous improvement programs for configuration management
  • Monitor Key Process Indicators to enhance performance
  • Travel as required

Benefits

  • Travel Perks for you, family, and friends across 365 destinations
  • Immediate access to health, dental, vision, and prescription benefits
  • Wellness programs to support personal health and well-being
  • 401(k) Program available upon hire with potential contributions after one year
  • Additional perks like an Employee Assistance Program and discounts on travel-related services
Full Job Description
8/13/26

Location: Integrated Operations Ctr (DFW-SV02)
Cities: Fort Worth - TX
Requisition ID: 87429

Job Description

What you'll do

  • Participates in leading a technical organization with tactical and strategic decision making to support the activities of the airline
  • 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 the accuracy and timeliness of the new set-ups in the TechOps system.(SCEPTRE)
  • Evaluates and forecasts financial/staffing needs to meet the infrastructure needs and objectives of aircraft configuration management and control
  • Maintains internal department self-audit programs to ensure practices continue to meet AA policies
  • Maintains a continuous improvement program for Aircraft Configuration Management and Control and work cross departmentally to resolve process flow issues
  • Maintains KPI's (Key Process Indicators) to measure and improve performance
  • Periodic travel required


All you'll need for success

Minimum Qualifications- Education & Prior Job Experience
  • Bachelor's degree in Engineering required.
  • 5 years supervisory experience


Preferred Qualifications- Education & Prior Job Experience
  • 3 years experience in a leadership role
  • Experience leading an organization in multiple locations
  • Thorough understanding of AA Policies and Procedures
  • Experience managing budgets
  • Computer knowledge of STC, SAP and SCEPTRE
  • Yellow certification from a qualified source for Lean/Six Sigma (LSS) accrediation

Skills, Licenses & Certifications
  • Knowledge of Microsoft Office to include Word, Excel, Outlook, etc.
  • 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
  • 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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Learn more about American Airlines
Size
123,400 employees
Market Cap
$8 billion
Industry
Aerospace & Defense
Net Income
-$8.8 billion
Founded
1930
5 Year Trend
-5.7%
Revenue
$17.3 billion
NASDAQ
AAL
* Ladders Estimates

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