Pivotal Systems
Senior Maintenance Engineer
Palo Alto, CA · Senior
Sponsorship not specified$118k-$137kDetected 7 days ago
Supply ChainERPCustomer SupportAvionicsMechanical DesignAerospace EngineeringElectrical EngineeringControlsLeadershipCommunicationProblem SolvingWriting
About the role
- Pivotal is the leader in the emerging market of electric Vertical Takeoff and Landing (eVTOL) aircraft.
- Last year we announced our next-generation aircraft, the Helix, which is rapidly progressing toward general release and scalable production in 2026.
- Mobility is one of the most highly-valued areas of modern technology investments.
Responsibilities
- Lead development and continuous improvement of aircraft maintenance programs, scheduled inspections, maintenance intervals, and continued airworthiness processes.
- Develop, author, validate, and maintain Aircraft Maintenance Manuals (AMM), Component Maintenance Manuals (CMM), Repair Station Manuals (RSM), Job Cards, Task Cards, Service Bulletins, Service Instructions, and associated technical documentation.
- Partner with Design Engineering to ensure aircraft systems, components, and software meet maintainability, reliability, and serviceability requirements.
- Develop troubleshooting procedures, fault isolation methodologies, and maintenance best practices to support field technicians and operators.
- Support engineering change implementation and ensure maintenance documentation remains aligned with released aircraft configurations.
- Lead fleet-wide investigations of reliability, maintainability, and operational issues affecting aircraft availability.
- Perform root cause analysis of propulsion, battery, avionics, flight control, charging, structural, and electrical system failures.
- Develop repair plans, maintenance campaigns, retrofit activities, and return-to-service recommendations.
- Collaborate with Engineering, Quality, and Operations teams to drive corrective and preventive action initiatives.
- Develop and maintain maintenance work packages within Epicor ERP/MRP, including job creation, routing, operations, and material planning.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Aviation Maintenance, or related technical discipline.
- 5+ years of aerospace, aviation, military, maintenance engineering, reliability engineering, aircraft sustainment, or related experience.
- Strong understanding of scheduled and unscheduled aircraft maintenance practices.
- Experience troubleshooting complex electromechanical, avionics, propulsion, or aircraft systems.
- Experience reviewing engineering drawings, schematics, wiring diagrams, and technical documentation.
- Experience developing maintenance programs, technical publications, instructions for continued airworthiness, or maintenance procedures.
- Strong technical writing and documentation skills.
- Demonstrated ability to manage multiple projects in a fast-paced and highly collaborative environment.
- Exceptional analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.
Nice to have
- FAA Airframe & Powerplant (A&P) Certificate.
- Experience supporting eVTOL, electric aircraft, UAV, rotorcraft, military, or OEM aircraft programs.
- Experience supporting fleet entry-into-service activities and customer operations.
- Familiarity with MSG-3, Reliability-Centered Maintenance (RCM), and maintenance program development methodologies.
- Experience with Epicor ERP/MRP or similar enterprise resource planning systems.
- Experience creating maintenance jobs, routings, material plans, RMAs, and service-related transactions within an ERP environment.
- Knowledge of FAA Part 23, Part 91, Part 135, Part 145, and continued airworthiness requirements.
- Experience supporting technical publications, service bulletin development, and engineering change implementation.
Compensation
- $118k-$137k
Company info
- Our distinctive tilt-aircraft architecture and scalable platform have been flying for over 10 years.
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