Senior Manager - UAX Engineering and Engine Maintenance

Description

Find your future at United! We’re reinventing what our industry looks like, and what an airline can be – from the planes we fly to the people who fly them. When you join us, you’re joining a global team of 100,000+ connected by a shared passion with a wide spectrum of experience and skills to lead the way forward.

Achieving our ambitions starts with supporting yours. Evolve your career and find your next opportunity. Get the care you need with industry-leading health plans and best-in-class programs to support your emotional, physical, and financial wellness. Expand your horizons with travel across the world’s biggest route network. Connect outside your team through employee-led Business Resource Groups.

Create what’s next with us. Let’s define tomorrow together.

At United, we connect people to the places that matter most to them. Be part of a team that’s responsible for getting our millions of customers to even more destinations across our network. Our United Express team selects and manages our airline partners and ground handlers that carry the United Express name, ensuring a safe and profitable operation, and providing flights to smaller communities across the entire country.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop and maintain good partnership with the TechOps organizations of the Regional Operators; Collaborate with partners to develop efficient engine shop visit plans and strategies, improving engine utilization, minimizing engine down time and overall cost.
• Maintain awareness of current and future engine removal and repair strategies and plans; Provide insight to United regarding engine maintenance.
• Responsible for identifying trends and opportunities to improve all regional engine maintenance activities focusing on aspects such as reliability, cost, aircraft down-time, spares coverage and others.
• Lead weekly/periodic calls with partners powerplant teams on all major activities.
• Review engineering initiatives at partners engineering organization with the safety, compliance, and the return on investment lens.
• Collaborate with OEMs on evaluating and incorporating engineering initiatives and standard processes at partners.
• Support United's procurement organizations to support the partners in finding the most effective and efficient Powerplant maintenance and or engineering solutions with OEMs and/or MROs.
• Support the UAX finance team in the development of accurate financial projections for all engine maintenance related activities.
• Leverage United's TechOps organization to provide input to regional operators to improve reliability.

Qualifications

United values diverse experiences, perspectives, and we encourage everyone who meets the minimum qualifications to apply. While having the “desired” qualifications make for a stronger candidate, we encourage applicants who may not feel they check ALL of those boxes! We are always looking for individuals who will bring something new to the table!

What’s needed to succeed (Minimum Qualifications):

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Aviation, or related area.
• 7 or more years aircraft maintenance/planning experience.
• Aircraft maintenance management experience.
• Familiarization with Maintenance programs.
• Proven analytical experience.
• Strong background and in-depth knowledge of Federal Aviation Regulations pertaining to maintenance programs and procedures and aircraft maintenance systems.
• Demonstrates strong knowledge and understanding of aircraft maintenance planning processes.
• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States for any employer without sponsorship.
• Successful completion of interview required to meet job qualification.
• Reliable, punctual attendance is a crucial function of the position.

What will help you propel from the pack (Preferred Qualifications):

• Master's degree.
• 1-2 years in a leadership role with proven success.
• FAA Airframe and Powerplant License.

United Airlines is an equal opportunity employer. United Airlines recruits, employs, trains, compensates and promotes regardless of race, religion, color, national origin, gender identity, sexual orientation, physical ability, age, veteran status and other protected status as required by applicable law. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform crucial job functions. Please contact to request accommodation.

The base pay range for this role is $124,735.00 to $169,950.00. The base salary range/hourly rate listed is dependent on job-related, non-discriminatory factors such as experience, education, and skills. This position is also eligible for bonus and/or long-term incentive compensation awards.

You may be eligible for the following competitive benefits: medical, dental, vision, life, accident & disability, parental leave, employee assistance program, commuter, paid holidays, paid time off, 401(k) and flight privileges.