Our Culture

At mba we have an intentional balance between specialists with decades of industry experience and individuals from other sectors and skill sets who bring new and interesting views to our organization. We strive to maintain a dynamic culture within the company that provides a unique environment for growth and opportunity. With flexibility, team building events, and mba sports squads we strive to put our employees first and prioritize a healthy work-life balance.

Available Positions

Looking for an aviation career with a top international consulting firm?  We are looking for committed, knowledgeable, and driven people to join our team. View all available positions below:

  • Analyst, Asset Valuations

    Status:                        Full-Time Employee, In Office

    Job Location:            Arlington, VA, USA – Must be able to commute

    Start Date:                  January 2026

    Salary:                        Commensurate on skill-base

    Travel:                        Some travel required – up to 10%

    Years of Relevant Experience: Experience & Education in Aviation or Aerospace is preferred. Any aviation credentials, asset valuation, or appraisal experience is a plus.

    Required Education and Skills: A strong interest in the commercial aviation industry is required. Bachelor’s degree required, preferably in an aviation-related discipline or in math, finance, economics, or business. This individual must be proficient to a high degree with mathematical and analytical skills.  Position will require formula building, graphing, and analysis.  Qualified applicants must possess strong knowledge of MS Office, in particular MS Excel and MS Powerpoint, as well as the ability to perform market research and clearly present analysis to management.  Candidates must be authorized to work in the United States.

    Responsibilities: The Asset Valuations Analyst will work in mba’s Appraisal Group and be responsible for handling the data collection, analysis, and report preparation of various aviation-related assets, including but not limited to aircraft, engines, and spare parts, in addition to other related tasks as assigned.  Assignments will generally consist of independent work and direct client communication, though assistance from other Appraisal Group team members is always available, in addition to frequent collaborations with other groups at mba.  First month of work will require 5 days a week in the office for training with senior staff in mba’s Appraisal Group.

    Job Duties include, but are not limited to:

    • Perform asset valuations using mba’s proprietary valuation model and prepare detailed client reports in a timely manner;
    • Gather and analyze market intelligence and transaction data points to be used in quarterly valuation updates;
    • Review lease documents and glean necessary data to perform lease encumbered valuations of aircraft;
    • Understand and extract maintenance information from technical reports to determine the maintenance-adjusted value of an asset;
    • Prepare market reports specific to an asset type, detailing the fleet demographics, notable developments of the program, determine the aircraft ranking, assess the likely value outlook for the type, and forecast supply/demand;
    • Prepare market studies relating to industry trends and aviation market opportunities;
    • Attend industry briefings; and
    • Enroll in ISTAT Appraiser Program once eligible and work towards appraiser certification.

    Qualified applicants must possess strong oral and written communication skills, the ability to take direction, dedicated self-motivation, a thorough commitment to deadlines/position, job flexibility, and be detail-oriented.

     

    Company Overview

    mba Aviation (mba), established in 1992, is an international aviation consulting firm specializing in transaction advisory, valuation, and strategic analysis within the commercial aviation industry.  mba provides support to investment banks, aircraft owners, operators, investors, lessors, airports, and governments on their respective involvement with commercial aviation. More information can be found at www.mba.aero.

    Benefits

    Health Insurance, Dental Insurance, Long-Term Disability Insurance, Life Insurance, Flexible Spending Account (FSA/DCA), Paid Parking or Metro contribution, Paid-Time-Off (PTO), 401K participation with company matching contribution

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