XCelle Americas - MRO Evaluator​/Planner

About Us

AAR Corp. (NYSE: AIR) is a global aerospace and defense aftermarket solutions company that employs more than 6,000 people across over 60 sites in over 20 countries. Headquartered in the Chicago, Illinois area, AAR supports commercial and government customers in more than 100 countries through four operating segments:
Parts Supply, Integrated Solutions, Repair and Engineering and Expeditionary Services. AAR’s purpose is to empower people to build innovative aerospace solutions today so you can safely reach your destination tomorrow. The company’s mission is to go above and beyond to provide value-driven aerospace aftermarket solutions to meet the evolving needs of our customers worldwide. AAR constantly searches for the right thing to do for its customers, employees, partners and for society.

The Evaluator role has duties and responsibilities related to technical evaluation, inspection, and work scope planning of aircraft components, assemblies, and systems in a Maintenance, Repair, and Overhaul (MRO) environment. This position ensures that all incoming and in-process components are correctly identified, evaluated, documented, and planned for a specific work scope in strict compliance with OEM technical data, FAA regulations, EASA requirements, customer requirements, and company quality standards.

This role involves working closely with various departments such as Production, Quality, Engineering, Customer Program Management, and supply chain ensuring that all work scopes are technically accurate, cost-effective, and executable.

• Perform detailed inspection and evaluation of aircraft components, accessories, and assemblies.
• Know and understand the Repair Station Manuals to ensure inspections / evaluations and associated elements follow company requirements, regulatory requirements, and customer requirements.
• Interpret and apply Component Maintenance Manuals (CMMs), Illustrated Parts Catalogs (IPCs), Structural Repair Manuals (SRMs), Aircraft Maintenance Manuals (AMMs), Service Bulletins (SBs), Engineering Drawings, Airworthiness Directives (ADs), and applicable OEM Technical Data to generate accurate work scopes, planning, reports, bill of materials, labor hours, engineering requirements, identification of tools and test equipment, and routing plans for components, subassemblies, and details.
• Identify, verify, and document all discrepancies, defects, damage, wear limits, corrosion, missing data, incorrect configurations, non-conforming conditions, and missing or incorrect parts.
• Technical decision‑making to determine serviceability, repairability, part interchangeability, and alternate/approved substitutions based on all applicable requirements and approved data.
• Validate part numbers, serial numbers, modification status, and configuration against technical documentation.
• Interpret and apply customer requirements flowed through the contracts, purchase orders, and customer airworthiness programs.
• Utilize ERP (Syteline) to enter discrepancy data, routing plans (to support shops, outside vendors), material requirements, and to track parts, processes, and labor.
• Utilize Microsoft Office tools (Excel, Word, Outlook, PowerPoint) to analyze data, build planning tools, communicate with engineering, quality, customer program manager, purchasing, and production.
• Know and understand company/department policies and safety procedures.
• Other duties as needed or as assigned.

• Bachelor’s degree with 3 to 5 years of experience preferred or 5 to 7 years of relevant experience.
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills.
• High attention to detail and documentation accuracy to translate inspection results into executable maintenance plans.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Proficiency in spreadsheet, word processing and Internet software.
• Strong knowledge of aircraft systems, mechanical assemblies, component repair principles and practices.
• Ability to organize and manage large amounts of technical and planning data accurately.
• Flexibility to manage multiple projects simultaneously and prioritize work to meet deadlines.
• Ability to work in a team environment with minimal supervision.

Operations

Full‑time

Non‑exempt

We are an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status.