Maintenance Manager (Straight Flight)

Sierra Nevada Corporation · Centennial, CO

Level: Manager
Team: Reliability
Degree: Required
Experience asked: 9+ years
Industry: Aerospace & defense
Posted: 3 days ago

The role in 30 seconds

A management reliability role at Sierra Nevada Corporation (aerospace & defense) in Centennial, CO. Maintain, nurture, and strengthen long-term relationships with existing customers to support customer satisfaction, retention, and continued business opportunities.

They ask for: 9+ years · degree required

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From the plant jobs report · week of October 19, 2026

Reliability Engineer roles in the US: typical posted base $105k–$145k.

Median of the low and high ends of 198 live postings that list pay, out of 559 reliability engineer openings in the US, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.

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How this role compares

Against 558 other live reliability postings in the US.

Base pay: Not listed in this posting
Experience asked: More than usual (9+ vs 5+)

Skills these teams ask for most

Root cause 54%
✓ Team leadership 27%
FMEA 25%
Automation 23%

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It asks for 9+ years. If you're close, apply anyway: requirements are a wish list. Talk to someone doing this work there first.

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This plant: Sierra Nevada Corporation in Centennial

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Responsibilities

◆Maintain, nurture, and strengthen long-term relationships with existing customers to support customer satisfaction, retention, and continued business opportunities.
◆Develop relationships with prospective customers locally and in other markets that align with Straight Flight’s capabilities .
◆Continuously identify additional business opportunities with existing and prospective customers.
◆Identify and evaluate government contracting opportunities through SAM.gov and other applicable government and commercial platforms.
◆Work with the General Manager, Director of Maintenance, and Customer Service Managers to maintain a consistent pipeline of work and effective utilization of hangar capacity.
◆Support customer visits, facility tours, capability presentations, proposals, and other business-development activities.
◆Maintain visibility of potential opportunities and provide regular updates to leadership on business-development activity and pipeline status.

You Must Have

✓Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Logistics, or related field of study.
✓9+ years of operations management experience with at least 2+ years in a leadership role.
✓Relevant experience can be considered as a substitute for the required educational qualifications. In the absence of a degree, a minimum of 13 years of related experience is required.
✓Higher level relevant degree may substitute for experience.
✓Extensive knowledge of manufacturing processes, inventory management, and regulatory compliance.
✓Thorough understanding of and experience with the practical application of production/manufacturing principles, techniques, and best practices.
✓Ability to understand and interpret moderately complex technical schematics, diagrams, blueprints, manuals, and/or publications.
✓Progressive experience with materials management systems.
✓Previous supervisory experience; the ability to recruit employees, assign, direct, and evaluate their work and oversee the development and maintenance of staff competence.
✓FAA Airframe and Powerplant (A&P) Certificate.
✓Experience working within an FAA Part 145 Repair Station, with a strong working knowledge of aircraft maintenance operations and applicable FAA regulatory requirements.
✓Experience in regulatory compliance, auditing, corrective actions, technical training, business development, or a combination of these areas.
✓Ability to interpret regulatory, technical, and customer

requirements

and effectively apply them to company processes and procedures.

✓Strong customer relationship, communication, and interpersonal skills with the ability to work effectively across departments and all levels of the organization.
✓Strong organizational, problem-solving, and decision-making skills with the ability to independently manage multiple priorities.
✓Proficiency with Microsoft Office and electronic business and training systems.

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The Manager of Maintenance Support plays a key role in Straight Flight’s continued growth, regulatory compliance, and workforce development. This position is responsible for developing and maintaining customer relationships, identifying new business opportunities, managing internal and external compliance activities, and overseeing employee training programs.

The position works closely with the General Manager, Director of Maintenance and Customer Service Managers, to maintain a consistent flow of work while supporting regulatory compliance and workforce development.

We Prefer

•Experience with government contracting and SAM.gov. · Experience with FAA, EASA, DoD, or other government aviation requirements.
•Experience administering a Learning Management System (LMS).
•Experience with the Corridor aviation maintenance Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system or a similar aviation maintenance ERP system.
•Experience with a Quality Management System (QMS), such as QT9 or a comparable electronic quality management system.

Important notice

To conform to U.S. Government international trade regulations, applicant must be a U.S. Citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State or U.S. Department of Commerce. Learn more about the background check process for Security Clearances.

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