Senior Aviation Maintenance Inspector

What you'll do

You bring the inspector's eye to aviation documentation. The work covers annotating aircraft maintenance manuals and illustrated parts catalogs, critiquing borescope engine inspection data (spotting the anomaly and saying what should happen next under FAA standards), and assessing composite structure inspections.

Two parts go further than a typical maintenance review. You cross-reference maintenance tasks with FAA Parts 43, 121, 135 and 145, so the model learns which regulatory regime a task sits under, and you interpret approach plates and flight operations briefing material for navigational and operational accuracy. That second piece reaches into flight ops, which is why the ad mentions check airman experience as a plus.

The deliverable is written and verbal insight, plus validation of the data sets used to train AI in aviation contexts.

Who fits

• An FAA Airframe & Powerplant certificate, Inspection Authorization, or equivalent Part 145 inspector status (strongly preferred)
• Eight or more years hands-on in aircraft maintenance, inspection and compliance
• Borescope inspection experience, including reading the resulting imagery and reports
• Confident use of maintenance manuals, IPCs and approach plates
• Working knowledge of FAA Parts 43, 121, 135 and 145 as they apply day to day
• Careful, precise writing

Training or mentoring experience, or time as a check airman, counts in your favour. No AI experience is needed.

What it pays

$70–130/hour, micro1's published band, and the joint-highest ceiling among its current industrial expert roles. The $60 spread is wide and nothing published explains placement; the A&P/IA credentials the ad leans on are the likeliest lever. No pay mechanics, weekly hours or duration are given.

Worth knowing

Good:

• A $130 ceiling, at the top of micro1's current industrial listings
• 20 openings, flagged as high demand
• Rewards regulatory depth, not just wrench time
• Remote; US residence is preferred, not required

Less good:

• The FAA framing means non-US engineers (EASA Part 66 and similar) may find the regulatory cross-referencing a poor fit, even though they are not excluded
• A wide band with no stated basis for where you land
• The approach plate and flight ops element may sit outside a pure maintenance background
• Hours, duration and pay mechanics not stated
• Contractor engagement: no benefits, no notice period, your own tax to manage

About this listing

Posted by micro1 on its own jobs portal and read on 29 September 2026. The $70–130/hour band, the 20 openings, the FAA Part references and the skill list come from micro1's text. Location is remote with US-based applicants preferred; no country requirement is stated. See micro1.