Aircraft Mechanic III - Crew Chief

Overview

Lockheed Martin is a global leader in aerospace, defense, and technology solutions, dedicated to pushing the boundaries of innovation and shaping the future of the industry.

Provide formal instruction and assistance with aircraft launch and recovery, jacking, lifting, towing; and end-of-runway, post-flight, preflight, and thru-flight inspections. Teach the student how to perform inventories and maintain aircraft structures and equipment as well as maintaining aircraft forms and records. Performs phase dock functions. Troubleshoots, inspects, removes, installs, services, adjusts, aligns, rigs, and modifies the F-16 hydraulic power, and landing gear system/subsystem components at the organizational level.

• Instructor shall possess at a minimum the equivalent of a USAF skill level of seven (7) with military experience clearing aircraft for flight equipment discrepancies and 4 years current experience in their respective disciplines on F-16s.
• Must have strong communications and interpersonal skills and be able to read, write and speak English fluently.
• Experience with Microsoft Office Suite (MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint) is mandatory.
• All instructors shall be U.S. citizens.
• All personnel must have a secret clearance or the ability to obtain a secret clearance prior to employment.
• All necessary instructor, technical and skills certifications must be obtained prior to employment.

• Experience working with foreign nationals and documented Instructor experience is highly desired and will be viewed as a positive element during employment consideration. F-16 Block 40 or higher experience preferred.
• Candidates with additional experience in any of the following areas are preferred; shop/flight line setup, debrief, field training detachment (FTD), technical order library maintenance, quality assurance, or modification teams. Experience in more than one of the aforementioned areas will be viewed as a positive element during employment consideration.

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

Lockheed Martin supports a variety of alternate work schedules that provide additional flexibility to employees. The schedule for this position: 4x10 hour day, 3 days off per week.

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.