Flight Test Engineer (level 2)

Flight Test Engineer (FTE) For The Air Mobility And Maritime Mission (AMMM) Program

At Lockheed Martin Aeronautics, we are taking innovation to the next level. From designing the most advanced air vehicle to designing aircraft that defies gravity, our engineers live on the cutting edge of technology. Never have the opportunities for a technical career been so limitless. Flight Test Engineer (FTE) for the Air Mobility and Maritime Mission (AMMM) program. The AMMM program consists of the C-130, C-5, P-3, and S-3 aircraft. The FTE is responsible for the coordination and execution of pre-flight and post-flight activities to ensure aircraft’s test readiness. This requires control and tracking of aircraft configuration, coordinating and staging of support equipment, developing and maintaining aircraft test schedules, and coordinating with other organizations associated with test readiness. Tasks will also include execution of ground and flight tests. This requires the ability to transfer test procedures into detailed test cards, perform test per procedures in order to obtain test objectives. Must be able to effectively communicate, direct, and interact with flight crew to achieve test success. Understanding of aircraft capabilities, specifically multi-engine aircraft with modern avionics, needed in order to assist in the development of realistic test procedures. Must be able to obtain a secret security clearance. Overtime, odd shifts, and weekend work will occasionally be required. Travel will be required for many test programs. Travel will be both domestic and international. Travel dates and spans are highly volatile in the flight test environment. This position requires willingness and capability to fly on test aircraft and the ability to pass an FAA Class 3 physical.

A level 2 employee typically has 2-5 years of professional experience. Must be a US Citizen. This position is located at a facility that requires special access.

What’s In It For You

Our employees play an active role in strengthening the quality of life where we live and work by volunteering more than 850,000 hours annually. Here are some of the benefits you can enjoy:

• Medical
• Dental
• 401k
• Paid time off
• Work/life balance
• Career development
• Mentorship opportunities
• Rewards & recognition

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Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelors’ degree from an accredited college.
• Experience with planning, execution, data analysis, and reporting of testing on an aircraft and in Avionics Labs.
• Experience with aircraft avionic systems and mechanical systems.
• Ability to work effectively with a team.

Desired Skills:

• Experience/familiarization with C-130J aircraft.
• FAA certification testing.
• Microsoft Office/Teams.
• Project leadership/Control Account Management.
• Earned Value Management.
• Must have a personality and demeanor to handle the highly dynamic environment of flight test, including the always-changing dates and priorities.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability for frequent travel.
• Ability to acquire and retain Secret Clearance.
• Willingness and capability to fly onboard aircraft and pass an equivalent FAA class 3 medical exam is MANDATORY.

Security Clearance Statement:

This position requires a government security clearance, you must be a US Citizen for consideration.

Clearance Level: Secret

Other Important Information You Should Know:

Expression of Interest: By applying to this job, you are expressing interest in this position and could be considered for other career opportunities where similar skills and requirements have been identified as a match. Should this match be identified you may be contacted for this and future openings.

Ability to Work Remotely: Onsite Full-time: The work associated with this position will be performed onsite at a designated Lockheed Martin facility.

Work Schedules: Lockheed Martin supports a variety of alternate work schedules that provide additional flexibility to our employees.

Lockheed Martin is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified candidates will be considered without regard to legally protected characteristics.

The application window will close in 90 days; applicants are encouraged to apply within 5-30 days of the requisition posting date in order to receive optimal consideration.

Join us at Lockheed Martin, where your mission is ours. Our customers tackle the hardest missions. Those that demand extraordinary amounts of courage, resilience, and precision. They’re dangerous. Critical. Sometimes they even provide an opportunity to change the world and save lives. Those are the missions we care about. As a leading technology innovation company, Lockheed Martin's vast team works with partners around the world to bring proven performance to our customers' toughest challenges. Lockheed Martin has employees based in many states throughout the U.S., and Internationally, with business locations in many nations and territories.