Company Description:

Ampaire is revolutionizing air travel with hybrid-electric propulsion, pioneering the fastest, most practical path to sustainable aviation. Founded in 2016 and headquartered in sunny California at the Long Beach Airport, Ampaire has led the industry in real-world hybrid-electric flight innovation, achieving historic milestones since the first flight of its Electric EEL testbed in 2019. Our adaptable technology seamlessly repowers existing aircraft, slashing fuel consumption by 50-70% and enabling airlines to reduce costs and emissions without waiting around for new infrastructure or fuels. When futuristic airplanes arrive, we expect them to use our power systems too, and are already working on that behind the scenes. 

With flights spanning 30,000 miles across Hawaii, Scotland, Canada, Alaska, and beyond, Ampaire has proven hybrid-electric aircraft are ready now—not decades from today. In 2022, we introduced the world’s largest hybrid-electric aircraft, the Eco Caravan, which is now advancing through certification and commercialization. Backed by industry-leading partners, a $5B+ sales pipeline, and a bold vision for aviation’s future, Ampaire offers a career where your work will reshape an industry and leave a lasting impact on the world. 

This is an inflection point for Ampaire and a once-in-a-century moment for the industry. Are you ready to help redefine flight? Join us.

Role and Responsibilities:

• Lead pro-active maintenance on fleet of experimental hybrid electric aircraft
  • Prepare for and execute periodic maintenance
  • Pro-actively identify and purchase supplies, materials, and parts to ensure continued airworthiness
  • Perform pre- and post- test inspections
  • Perform repairs of conventional systems and, with engineering support, experimental systems
• Manage retention, upkeep, and renewal of aircraft documentation (manuals, logs, airworthiness)
• Manage organization, stocking, safety, and access to hangars and aircraft
• Manage staff training for tasks in the hangars and aircraft
• Support experimental modifications in collaboration with engineering staff and contractors
• Support ground testing with engineering team and test pilots
• Support flight testing with engineering team and test pilots
• Current fleet includes two hybrid Skymaster 337s and one hybrid Caravan 208B
• Train additional technicians as needed
• Travel to Long Beach, CA HQ as needed (~10%)
• Occasional travel to remote flight test locations to support missions with the experimental aircraft (<5%)
• Reports to CTO

Required Qualifications:

• Airframe and Powerplant A&P mechanic training certification
• 8+ years of increasing responsibilities in maintaining similar aircraft
• Experience with Microsoft Office tools for data logging, reporting, and communicating 

Desired Qualifications:

• Experience maintaining experimental aircraft
• Experience with electrified aircraft
• Experience with DARs for maintenance of airworthiness certificates
• Hands-on experience with operating high voltage (800V+) and high power (50 kW+) systems and safety practices
• Inspection Authorization (IA)