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Experienced Flight Operations Support Specialist

Patuxent River Estates, Maryland Job ID JR2026507198 Category Flight Operations Support Role Type Onsite Post Date May 28, 2026 Security Clearance Required
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Job Description

At Boeing, we innovate and collaborate to make the world a better place. We’re committed to fostering an environment for every teammate that’s welcoming, respectful and inclusive, with great opportunity for professional growth. Find your future with us.

Boeing Test & Evaluation (BT&E) is looking for an Experienced Flight Operations Support Specialist to join our team in Patuxent River, MD.

Join a company that invests in both your technical development and leadership potential. We encourage innovative thinking, value hard work, and promote integrity and maturity. Deliver measurable results and build a long-term career with meaningful advancement and rewards.

Position Responsibilities:

  • Performs activities to ensure aircraft availability through application of maintenance procedures, practices and data

  • Performs analyses and applies aircraft and regulatory knowledge to support the determination of requirements for maintenance, inspection, repair and modification of aircraft

  • Oversees the verification of modification, repair and flight release; reviews aircraft airworthiness and audits contractor's regulatory certification

  • Schedules maintenance and test activities and assures aircraft configuration

  • Prepares, maintains, and coordinates approval of aircraft maintenance inspection plans and airworthiness certification for operational aircraft

  • Reviews aircraft return to service documents and documents maintenance and support concepts

Basic Qualifications (Required Skills/Experience):

  • Ability to obtain a U.S. Security Clearance for which the U.S. Government requires U.S. Citizenship

  • 3+ years of experience in an aircraft maintenance environment supporting configuration management and release for flight

  • 3+ years of experience in production, maintenance planning, and/or testing of commercial or military aircraft sub-systems and components including flight controls, landing gear, fuels, fire detection, propulsion (engine and APU), environmental controls, and avionics

  • 3+ years of experience as a maintenance planner and/or scheduler

Preferred Qualifications (Desired Skills/Experience):

  • Experience with military aircraft, systems, and operations

  • Experience interfacing with senior level military customers

  • Knowledge of the OPNAV 4790.2 (Series)

  • Naval Aviation Maintenance Control Management course (D or E-555-0040)

Drug Free Workplace:
Boeing is a Drug Free Workplace where post offer applicants and employees are subject to testing for marijuana, cocaine, opioids, amphetamines, PCP, and alcohol when criteria is met as outlined in our policies. 

Conflict of Interest:

Successful candidate for this job must satisfy the Company’s Conflict of Interest (COI) assessment process.

Shift:

This role is primarily firstshift; however, there may be additionalshiftrequirements to support program objectives.

Pay & Benefits:
At Boeing, we strive to deliver a Total Rewards package that will attract, engage, and retain the top talent.  Elements of the Total Rewards package include competitive base pay and variable compensation opportunities.  

The Boeing Company also provides eligible employees with an opportunity to enroll in a variety of benefit programs, generally including health insurance, flexible spending accounts, health savings accounts, retirement savings plans, life and disability insurance programs, and a number of programs that provide for both paid and unpaid time away from work.  

The specific programs and options available to any given employee may vary depending on eligibility factors such as geographic location, date of hire, and the applicability of collective bargaining agreements.

Pay is based upon candidate experience and qualifications, as well as market and business considerations. 

Summary pay range:

$106, 250- 143,750


Applications for this position will be accepted until Jun. 12, 2026


Export Control Requirements:

This position must meet U.S. export control compliance requirements. To meet U.S. export control compliance requirements, a “U.S. Person” as defined by 22 C.F.R. §120.62 is required. “U.S. Person” includes U.S. Citizen, U.S. National, lawful permanent resident, refugee, or asylee.

Export Control Details:

US based job, US Person required

Relocation

This position offers relocation based on candidate eligibility.

Security Clearance

This position requires the ability to obtain a U.S. Security Clearance for which the U.S. Government requires U.S. Citizenship. An interim and/or final U.S. Secret Clearance Post-Start is required.

Visa Sponsorship

Employer will not sponsor applicants for employment visa status.

Shift

This position is for 1st shift


Equal Opportunity Employer:

Boeing is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, physical or mental disability, genetic factors, military/veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.

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