Development and Modernization Air Vehicle Project Lead

501602 Development and Modernization Air Vehicle Project Lead

Work Location:            Huntsville, Alabama

Schedule:                    Full Time

Relocation:                  Negotiable

IronMountain Solutions is seeking a highly motivated Project Lead to support the Development and Modernization Air Vehicle Team for the UH-60 Black Hawk program within Utility Helicopter. This position requires a unique blend of maintainer experience, programmatic leadership, and hands-on technical understanding of airframe and electrical systems.

The ideal candidate is a self-starter who has fifteen (15) years of relevant employment, is comfortable operating with minimal supervision, interfacing directly with government stakeholders, and briefing technical and programmatic information to leadership.

Key Responsibilities

• Support development, modernization, and sustainment efforts for the UH-60 Black Hawk air vehicle


• Lead and coordinate programmatic activities across engineering, maintenance, logistics, and test organizations


• Serve as a primary interface with government PMOs, engineering leads, and aviation stakeholders


• Develop and maintain schedules, risk registers, action trackers, and program status metrics


• Translate maintainer and engineering inputs into actionable program recommendations


• Proactively identify integration challenges, maintenance impacts, and air vehicle risks and drive mitigation actions to closure

Required Qualifications

• Prior experience as an aircraft maintainer, preferably on UH-60 Black Hawk or similar rotary-wing platforms


• Strong understanding of aircraft maintenance practices, technical manuals, and operational impacts of design changes


• Ability to represent maintainer and operational perspectives during development and modernization efforts


• Demonstrated experience supporting DoD aviation programs, preferably involving the Black Hawk platform


• Experience coordinating program execution activities in support of cost, schedule, and technical objectives


• Familiarity with government PMO processes, IPT participation, and program reviews


• Working knowledge of airframe structures and electrical systems


• Ability to understand engineering drawings, system architectures, and integration impacts


• Experience collaborating with engineering teams to assess design changes, modifications, and modernization efforts


• Strong verbal and written communication skills


• Demonstrated experience preparing and delivering briefings to government and senior leadership


• Proficient in Microsoft PowerPoint, including development of technical and programmatic charts


• Highly motivated, self-directed individual capable of operating with minimal supervision


• Proven ability to independently manage tasks, prioritize workload, and drive actions to completion


• Comfortable working in dynamic environments with evolving requirements

Clearance: Active or ability to obtain DoD Secret (or higher)

Desired Experience and Education

• Experience supporting Black Hawk modernization, modifications, or upgrades


• Familiarity with airworthiness, configuration management, and aircraft certification processes


• Background supporting fielded aircraft systems and operational units


• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, Aviation Maintenance, or a related technical field (or equivalent experience preferred but not required)

IronMountain Solutions is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer