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Maintenance Check Pilot (King Air C90 & PC-12)

✈️ Maintenance Check Pilot — Albuquerque Regional Maintenance Facility

Guardian Flight is hiring a skilled Maintenance Check Pilot to keep our King Air C90 and Pilatus PC-12 fleet mission-ready. Based at our Regional Maintenance Facility in Albuquerque, NM, you’ll perform operational check flights, inspections, ground runs, and repositioning flights following scheduled and unscheduled maintenance—ensuring every aircraft is safe, airworthy, and ready to serve.

  • Location: Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States (Regional Maintenance Facility)
  • Aircraft: King Air C90 and Pilatus PC-12
  • Reports to: Regional Director of Aviation—Flight Operations
  • Employment type: Full-time
  • Schedule: Regular schedule TBD; includes after-hours and on-call support
  • Travel: May include regional travel; evenings, weekends, and holidays as needed
  • Salary: Up to $100,000 annually, depending on experience
  • License required: CPL (C-AMEL)

🧭 What you’ll do

  • Conduct pre- and post-maintenance visual inspections, ground runs, and operational check flights after scheduled/unscheduled maintenance at base and field locations.
  • Troubleshoot and validate aircraft systems to confirm proper operation per design specifications.
  • Execute repositioning flights to support maintenance and operational requirements.
  • Verify overall aircraft quality and readiness, including cleanliness, interior/exterior condition, emergency equipment, basic medical supplies, and all return-to-service items.
  • Confirm EFB, POH, AFM, Pilot Guides, and weight-and-balance records are current with all applicable updates prior to return to service.
  • Maintain accurate company and regulatory documentation, including risk assessments, shift records, and load manifests.
  • Coordinate scheduling and tasking with regional maintenance leadership; collaborate closely with Maintenance, Operations, Dispatch, Quality Assurance, and Safety.
  • Maintain required certifications and complete recurrent ground/flight training with emphasis on aircraft systems.
  • Assist with deicing, aircraft towing, hangar movements, and aircraft preparation as needed.

🧰 What you’ll bring

  • Certificates: Commercial Airplane Multi Engine Land (CPL/C-AMEL).
  • Medical: Current FAA First or Second Class Medical Certificate.
  • Experience: 1,200 total flight hours; 100 hours PIC in a multi-engine airplane; 500 cross-country hours; 100 night hours; 75 instrument hours, including 50 actual.
  • Licenses: Valid, unexpired driver’s license.
  • Technical acumen: Ability to interpret, apply, and clearly communicate complex aircraft systems and processes.
  • Professional traits: Strong work ethic, customer service mindset, effective written and verbal communication, and collaborative approach.
  • Availability: After-hours and on-call operational support, with potential travel and duty on evenings, weekends, and holidays.

🌟 Preferred qualifications

  • High school diploma, GED, or equivalent.
  • FAA Mechanic’s Certificate with Airframe & Powerplant (A&P) ratings.
  • 100+ hours PIC in King Air or PC-12 models.
  • Experience maintaining general aviation or turboprop-powered aircraft.

🕐 Schedule & working conditions

  • Regular schedule to be determined; after-hours and on-call support required.
  • May involve regional travel plus duty on evenings, weekends, and holidays.
  • Outdoor weather exposure with assigned day, night, and overnight shifts.
  • Hands-on ground support, including deicing, towing, and hangar moves when needed.

📨 Ready to apply?

Bring your maintenance flight expertise to a mission-driven operation. If you meet the requirements above, apply with your resume and a summary of flight time, type experience (C90/PC-12), and current medical/currency status.