Operations Specialist III, Aerospace & Defense (US)

Full-time$54,080–$62,4002026-10-08

On-site

Core

Resolve escalated logistics issues for time-critical shipments (organs, aircraft parts, semiconductors) by balancing cost, speed, and service quality.

Role type

Senior Operations Specialist (Logistics)

Builds

Time-critical freight forwarding operations

Domain

Logistics & Supply Chain

Required skills

Complex escalation resolution, Margin and cost tradeoff analysis, Regulatory and compliance knowledge, Team coaching, Sound judgment under pressure (via careerplan.io/jobs/6220777004-operations-specialist-iii-aerospace-defense-us-at-airspace)

Preferred skills

Sector-specific certifications, Zendesk/Twilio familiarity

Responsibilities

Independently resolve escalated logistics issues, Make real-time carrier and cost decisions, Flag SOP gaps and suggest process improvements, Coach less-tenured teammates, Maintain minimal service failures

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC

About Airspace

From life-saving organs to essential machinery components, Airspace is trusted by the world’s largest companies and most critical healthcare organizations to move their most time-sensitive shipments on time, every time. Our proprietary AI-powered platform is the most advanced of its kind- awarded and protected by multiple patents, it provides speed, reliability, and transparency unrivaled in time-critical logistics. We are thinkers, builders, and doers; from building and deploying AI in the world to assembling a world-class operations team, Airspace is on a hypergrowth trajectory while remaini