Lead Flight Test Instrumentation Technician

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Job Description

At Lockheed Martin, we are passionate about innovation and integrity. We believe that by applying the highest standards of business ethics and forward-thinking, everything is within our capacity – and yours as a Lockheed Martin employee. Lockheed Martin values your skills, training, education and background.

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Job Description

At Lockheed Martin, we are passionate about innovation and integrity. We believe that by applying the highest standards of business ethics and forward-thinking, everything is within our capacity – and yours as a Lockheed Martin employee. Lockheed Martin values your skills, training, education and background.

Sikorsky Aircraft's Development Flight Center (DFC) Instrumentation group is seeking a motivated, high energy, experienced individual to be a Lead Technician in the instrumentation of flight and ground test assets. Lead Technicians work independently to lead the preparation, installation, check-out and operation of complex custom instrumentation systems for Flight Test Programs, which provide the measurements required by the engineering department and/or contractual obligations.

Candidate will lead the planning, preparation, installation, check-out and operation of custom instrumentation systems. Other responsibilities include: installation of strain gauges, thermocouples, accelerometers and a variety of other electronic components/sensors, interpret wiring drawings, and troubleshoot equipment, measurement anomalies and construction of harnesses and electrical devices. Promote compliance with all company policies and procedures. This assignment will include on-the-job training on ground and flight instrumentation efforts and instrumentation system maintenance.

Candidate will also support status and technical meetings as required. Lead Technicians demonstrate leadership, have superior communications skills, experience in building schedules and providing estimates for instrumentation statement of work.

Requires up to 50% travel.

To promote the sharing of ideas, we at Lockheed Martin champion a collaborative work environment that supports creative solutions.

You have opportunities to 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

• High School diploma or GED
• Minimum of 10 years’ experience in the field of flight test instrumentation and/or instrumentation electronics engineering with knowledge of computer systems.
• Demonstrated ability leading teams in the planning, layout and installation of electronic components and sensors.
• Demonstrated ability to generate and manage execution of Instrumentation work instructions, processes and procedures.
• Knowledge and experience reading wiring diagrams and interpreting schematics.
• Knowledge and experience with harness builds, connector pin-outs, crimping and cable installation.
• Knowledge and experience with installing and replacing strain gauges, accelerometers, and thermocouples.
• Experienced with electronic tools such as multi-meters, oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, etc.
• Solder/de-solder experience required.
• Regular adherence and demonstrate use of Electrostatic Discharge safety methods and protocols.
• Demonstrated expertise in troubleshooting instrumentation hardware components and sensors.
• Demonstrated ability to generate and manage instrumentation work instructions, processes and procedures.
• Demonstrated ability to lead and drive departmental change initiatives to completion.
• Superior communications skills.
• Must work well in a team environment.