Heavy Maintenance Technical Execution Manager , Amazon AIR - Fleet Aviation Sourcing & Technical

Deliver AIR"s Fleet Readiness: Own Heavy Maintenance Technical Execution at the Aircraft

The Heavy Maintenance Technical Execution Manager is a key member of the Fleet Aviation Sourcing & Technical (FAST) organization within TechOps, responsible for the technical execution of Heavy Maintenance programs across the Amazon AIR fleet. This role serves as the execution focal point for heavy maintenance delivery, working within a carrier-managed model across three fleet types (B767, B737, A330) and five carrier/MRO partners at domestic and international facilities. The Heavy Maintenance Technical Execution Manager owns technical execution at the point of work, from check induction and workscope validation through hangar-level execution oversight and return-to-service, delivered through program managers and on-site third-party (3P) representatives embedded in the hangar. Leveraging deep technical expertise, data-driven insights, and advanced analytics, this role independently reviews Airworthiness Directives (ADs), Service Bulletins (SBs), and engineering dispositions at the execution level to protect airworthiness, control cost, and improve fleet reliability. As a senior technical program manager, this role influences cross-functional teams across the entire MXP organization at VP-org scope and ensures heavy maintenance execution decisions align with operational, safety, regulatory, and business objectives. This role requires strong leadership, technical judgment, and the ability to operate independently in fast-paced, highly ambiguous environments where business problems, program approaches, and technology solutions remain undefined.

Key job responsibilities

• Own execution of the ~48 annual heavy maintenance C-checks, providing floor-level technical governance from induction through return-to-service.
• Oversee C-checks, structural inspections, aging aircraft programs, and modifications across all fleet types (B767, B737, A330).
• Independently review and disposition engineering findings, Airworthiness Directives (ADs), Service Bulletins (SBs), Engineering Orders/Authorizations (EO/EA), and MRO/OEM technical dispositions at the point of execution, assessing applicability, compliance method, and effect on RTS.
• Drive daily recoverability and recovery direction using Daily Status Reports (DSRs), making real-time span-time, cost, and airworthiness trade-offs before escalation.
• Oversee on-site 3P representatives and Program Managers to execute maintenance events on schedule and within cost.
• Validate workscope before work begins and evaluate non-routine findings, structural/corrosion and NDT results, damage assessments, and repair decisions at the point of work.
• Provide technical validation to support commercial and contractual decisions, protecting airworthiness and on-time delivery while controlling daily overrun exposure.
• Align heavy maintenance execution with long-term fleet maintenance strategies, partnering with the Technical Program Strategy leader and feeding execution data (DSRs, findings, overrun trends) back to inform program direction.

A day in the life

A Heavy Maintenance Technical Execution Manager's Day includes collaborating with carrier partners, MROs, engineering, fleet reliability, network planning, and finance teams to drive heavy maintenance execution and resolve complex technical issues at the point of work. Working alongside the Technical Program Strategy leader to align execution with long-term maintenance strategies, you"ll review daily status reports (DSRs) and C-check findings, validate workscopes and disposition engineering findings, lead cross-functional recovery discussions, and direct on-site execution to protect return-to-service. The role balances hands-on technical problem-solving with real-time program execution, requiring frequent engagement with stakeholders and periodic travel to domestic and international MRO facilities. Travel is up to 20% annually (~40-50 days across 8-10 site visits) focused on execution oversight, on-site issue resolution, and quality audits.