Project Specialist, Maintenance Service Engineering

Job overview

The Project Specialist, Maintenance Service Engineering role is onsite in Truth or Consequences, NM. The annual U.S. base salary range is $81,650–$124,600. The role supports Virgin Galactic's Flight Maintenance team and its mission to develop next-generation space vehicles. The specialist develops and sustains maintenance service plans, technical data, and service bill-of-material structures for spaceships and launch/carrier vehicles. This work helps ensure vehicles can be efficiently maintained and inspected, supporting fleet operations, dispatch, and mission reliability.

What you'll do

• Develop and sustain service item definitions and maintenance process plans
• use analytics and feedback to improve plans
• contribute to continuous improvement and vehicle maintainability initiatives
• coordinate equipment, tools, spares, facilities, utilities, and maintenance services
• review 3D model-based designs for maintainability
• contribute to technical publications and MSG-3 maintenance task analysis
• develop and manage service bill of materials and maintenance task cards in 3DX
• control as-maintained changes and support engineering changes.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

project specialist

maintenance service engineering

truth or consequences nm

virgin galactic

flight maintenance

spaceship maintenance

launch vehicle maintenance

a&p license

3dx

maintainability

mission reliability

$81,650–$124,600/year

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Benefits & perks

• The posting notes that other forms of pay may be provided and that a full range of medical, financial, and other benefits may be available depending on the position offered.

Why this role

Requires a valid FAA-approved Airframe and Powerplant (A&P) license and 8+ years of aircraft maintenance or quality experience. A bachelor's degree in a technical field and project management training/accreditation are preferred.

About the employer

Virgin Galactic is hiring for this role. Industry: Space Research and Technology. Sector: 92.