TPS - Maintenance Controller - Naval Test Wing Atlantic; NTWL - NAS Patuxent River, MD

TPS - Maintenance Controller - Naval Test Wing Atlantic (NTWL) - NAS Patuxent River, MD

Job Category: Flight

Requisition Number: TPSMA
016254

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• Posted :
  November 20, 2025
• Full-Time
• On-site

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Patuxent River, MD 20670, USA

• Travel Required :
  Yes

Provides daily oversight of all functional and operational activities in maintenance control of aircraft at the direction of senior contractor managers. Defines and assigns responsibilities by shift, functions, and operations per directives. Organizes the daily tasks and initiates the priorities to the work center supervisors. Ensures full and effective employment of assigned personnel. Ensures all work is scheduled and performed in a safe and efficient manner.

This person must provide and review reports, DBs SAME/ FAME, and MESMs for accuracy, completeness, and content. Ensure aircraft records are updated and maintained correctly. Manages aircraft and assets at the interval specified in the applicable instructions. Ensures aircraft are properly configured and ready for mission IAW the fight schedule. May assist in planning meetings. Provides appropriate oversight for supply priority and project codes.

Manage and direct cannibalization actions and work requests. Schedules and holds periodic planning and informational meetings. May be required to go on detachment and perform other duties as assigned. Releases aircraft safe for flight.

Principal Accountabilities:

• Must be the leader of a field team dispatched when there is a small number of team members.
• Is allowed to perform up to a maximum of five (5) hours per week of company-related administrative duties (i.e., time and attendance sheets and home office required reports).
• Required to determine the scope of work by diagnosing the source of the problem, repair required, and estimating the material and manning requirements to accomplish the work.
• The work performed by the Crew leader is distinguished by its technical complexity, difficulty, and special or unusual nature.
• Advanced technical knowledge is applied to solve unusually complex problems.
• The Crew Leader is required to provide technical assistance and guidance to those employees with lesser skills.
• May be required to inspect the work of lesser-skilled employees when an Inspector is not assigned to the crew.
• Crew Leader is the leader of a crew of ten (10) employees or less requiring less supervision and administration.
• Must be a Crew Leader 1 with more than ten (10) employees, but under the direct supervision of a burden leadman.
• Comply with all current sections of the COMNAVAIRFORINST 4790.2 series applicable to aircraft maintenance.
• Working knowledge of technical publications, NAMP, and NALCOMIS aircraft maintenance applications.

Other:

• Perform other qualified duties as assigned

Reporting Relationships:

• Title of Direct Report(s):
  Aircraft Mechanics
• Title of Supervisor:
  Group Manager

Knowledge &

Skills:

• Must possess leadership and administrative skills, and knowledge of the assigned field of expertise to provide technical assistance and guidance on all probably assigned tasks.
• Knowledge of Safe working techniques and procedures.
• Ability to plan and schedule maintenance work requirements.
• Requires working technical knowledge of aircraft, machinery, facilities, and equipment.
• Strong mechanical aptitude to offer technical direction in all maintenance areas.
• Understand technical language terms in the associated field.
• Ability to interact effectively with personnel at all organizational levels.
• Ability to use a computer.
• Must have full knowledge of the COMNAVAIRFORINST 4790.2 series and the RDT&E community
• Knowledge of military publications, drawings, blueprints, microfilm, diagrams, and schematics is mandatory.
• Knowledge of military and/or company forms required by work requirements.
• Working knowledge of safety rules, regulations, and procedures.
• Possess a valid US State driver's license.
• Ability to read and interpret data is required.
• Ability to read, write, speak, and understand English.
• Ability to obtain a government flight line driver's license.
• Ability to obtain a secret security clearance.

Experience &

Education:

• High school degree or equivalent required.
• Associate's degree or trade license preferred.
• Four (4) years of actual and recent experience in the signed field of expertise is desirable.
• Must possess the experience level of the base classification being used to apply the Crew Leader premium.
• Completion of specialized courses in aircraft structural repair is required.

Physical Requirements/Working Environment:

• May work in aircraft maintenance hangar or outside.
• May be required to respond to a wide variety of operational circumstances, including extreme weather conditions and rudimentary infrastructure.
• May be exposed to extreme noise from turbine and jet engine aircraft.
• May be exposed to fumes or airborne particles; may be exposed to electrical shock hazards or work near moving mechanical parts, vehicles, or aircraft.
• Must be able to walk and stand on level and/or…