Company Alaska Airlines
The Team
Guided by our purpose, core values, and leadership principles, we are creating an airline people love. Our corporate teams set the strategies and operational plans to ensure the success of our company. Whether we use our expertise in accounting, human resources, finance, planning, legal, spaneting, or any of our operational divisions, our shared passion for travel and our guests is what motivates us to achieve excellence each day. If you share our passion for creating an airline people love, we want to hear from you.
Role Summary
The Powerplant Planner is a subject matter expert in developing and managing the complex engine powerplant planning at Alaska Airlines (AS). As an individual contributor, this role exercises considerable judgment to make decisions in forecasting models for delivery of engine maintenance services and provides recommendations to address business challenges or problems in area of expertise.
Key Duties
This individual contributor guarantees the development of the comprehensive engine maintenance plan. The planner brings a deep understanding of engine systems, maintenance procedures, and FAA compliance, enabling the creation of technically sound, efficient, and executable maintenance strategies. Manage communications with both internal and external resources to ensure the safe and compliant delivery of engine maintenance services.
Develops both tactical and strategic plans for scheduled engine removals, effective utilization of spare engines and Auxiliary Power Units (APUs).
Manages the year-round execution of engine maintenance plans, continuously tracking performance metrics, and operational effectiveness, while supporting effective communication with technicians and engineers to ensure planned tasks align with real-world shop capabilities and maintenance best practices. Leveraging A&P certification, this role must interpret maintenance data, understand the root cause of performance deviations, and validate technical decisions with practical insight.
Manages planned engine removals, Powerplant Engineering, Line and Vendor Maintenance, Engine Build-Up Shop, and Stores.
Plans and schedules borescopes, inspections, and other time-controlled engine events.
Manages aircraft routing requests with SOC-DSO/PSM, Flight Training, Charter Planning, Crew Scheduling, Maintenance Control, Customer Services, and Maintenance Planning.
Ensures parts and materials are scheduled/routed to the job site to support the planned workload.
Analyzes aircraft change requests and administers equipment changes in an effort to maintain the performance of the daily operation due to mechanical issues, crewing, weather, flight delays, flight cancellations, and other special considerations.
Manages the scheduling of Engineering Controls (ECs), Airworthiness Directives, and Technical Service Requests (TSRs) for engines and APUs.
Establishes the priority for the EBU shop workload on task card completion and the build-up of AS or leased engines and APUs.
Develops reports as required for the ongoing management of the maintenance program.
Maintains knowledge of TRAX functions as they pertain to the planning environment and maintain and update forecasts in respect to the duty assignment.
Job-Specific Experience, Education & Skills
Required
A minimum of 4 years’ experience in maintenance planning, aircraft routing, aviation operations, aviation business analytics, aviation engineering, or airline aircraft and engine maintenance environment.
Bachelor’s degree in related field, or an additional two years of training/experience in lieu of degree.
FAA Airframe & Powerplant certification
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
Strong verbal and written communication skills.
Strong proficiency with Microsoft Office applications (e.g., Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook).
Ability to work independently and achieve results with limited oversight or guidance.
High school diploma or equivalent is required.
Minimum age of 18.
Must be authorized to work in the U.S.
Preferred
- Experience using TRAX, Tableau, or other data management tools.
Job-Specific Leadership Expectations
Embody our values to own safety, do the right thing, be caring and kind, and deliver performance.
Salary Range
$117,700 - $176,550 / year
Salary Details
Pay will be based on multiple factors, including and not limited to location, relevant experience/level and skillset while balancing internal equity relative to other Alaska/Hawaiian/Horizon employees. Alaska/Hawaiian/Horizon is committed to fair, unbiased compensation along with competitive benefits in all locations in which we operate.
Note: We don’t typically hire at the top of the range.
Total Rewards
Alaska Airlines, Hawaiian Airlines and Horizon Air pay and benefits can vary by company, location, number of regularly scheduled hours worked, length of employment, and employment status.
Free stand-by travel privileges on Alaska Airlines, Hawaiian Airlines & Horizon Air
Comprehensive well-being programs including medical, dental and vision benefits
Generous 401k match program
Annual bonus plans
Generous holiday and paid time off
For more information about Alaska/Hawaiian/Horizon Total Rewards please visit our career site and view benefits.
Airport SIDA Badge Requirements
Important notification for employees working at an airport or maintenance hangar: Employees will be required to obtain a SIDA badge provided by the airport authority and maintain good standing in order to keep their SIDA badge. Review theSIDA Badge Requirementsdocument for a comprehensive overview. If an employee does not qualify for a SIDA badge or has their SIDA badge pulled from them, the employee will be terminated.
Regulatory Information
Equal Employment Opportunity Policy Statement
It is the policy of Alaska Airlines, Hawaiian Airlines and Horizon Air to comply with all applicable federal, state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment and to ensure equal opportunity in all terms, conditions, and benefits of employment or potential employment.
We also prohibit discrimination and harassment against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information and other legally protected categories.
We have established an EEO Compliance Program under Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (“Section 503”) and the Vietnam Era Veteran’s Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974 (“VEVRAA”). All applicants and employees are treated without regard to their race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability or protected veteran status. In addition, we have established an audit and reporting system to allow for effective measurement of its equal employment opportunity activities.
To implement this policy, we will:
(1) Recruit, hire, train and promote qualified persons in all job titles, without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information and any other legally protected categories;
(2) Ensure that employment decisions are based only on valid job requirements; and
(3) Ensure that all personnel actions and employment activities such as compensation, benefits, promotions, layoffs, return from layoff, Alaska Airlines, Hawaiian Airlines and Horizon Air sponsored programs, and tuition assistance will be administered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information and other legally protected categories.
Employees and applicants for employment will not be subjected to harassment, intimidation, threats, coercion or discrimination because they have engaged or may engage in (1) filing a complaint, (2) opposing any act or practice made unlawful by, or exercising any other right protected by, any Federal, State or local law requiring equal opportunity, including Section 503 and the equal opportunity provisions of VEVRAA, or (3) assisting or participating in any investigation, compliance evaluation, hearing, or any other activity related to the administration of any Federal, State or local law requiring equal opportunity, including Section 503 and the equal opportunity provisions of VEVRAA.
Government Contractor & Department of Transportation (DOT) Regulations
Alaska Airlines, Hawaiian Airlines & Horizon Air are regulated by the Department of Transportation (DOT – regulations, 49 CFR part 40) and all applicants are advised that post-offer and/or pre-employment drug testing will be conducted to determine the presence of marijuana, cocaine, opioids, phencyclidine (PCP) and amphetamines or a metabolite of these drugs prior to any offer or employment or transfer into a safety-sensitive position. Failure to submit to testing or positive indications of drug use will render the applicant ineligible for employment with Alaska Airlines/Hawaiian Airlines/Horizon Air and any employment offer will be withdrawn.
Apply by 7:00 PM Pacific Time on
5/28/2026
FLSA Status Exempt
Employment Type Full-Time
Regular/Temporary Regular
Location Seattle - Hangar
L: LI-B
Job Locations USA-WA-SeaTac
Requisition ID 2026-18830
Category Corporate & Operations
