Inspector Flight Operations

F-35 Product-Quality Inspector

This position will report to the Multi-Functional Supervisor of F-35 Quality Delivery Operations with responsibility for F-35 Product-Quality activities to support the following build areas:
Aircraft Finishing Facility, Acceptance Test Facility, Fuel Test Facility, Ground Operations, Flight Operations, DD-250, and Ferry. Specific responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Providing timely, responsive, and exceptional Quality Inspection and Analysis capabilities.
• Performs inspection on F-35 aircraft prior to flight release to determine acceptability of installations, structure, and operation of systems.
• Inspects to blueprints, engineering and customer specifications, engineering orders, technical orders, service bulletins and other source data, securing Engineering Representatives approval on deviations therefrom and on critical items not covered by source data.
• Diagnoses discrepancies and determines corrective action(s) required or refers to proper personnel for disposition.

Basic Qualifications:

• 4+ years of flightline operations experience.
• Experience analyzing and interpreting engineering specifications, drawings, and data analytics.
• Experience utilizing precision measuring tools and inspection equipment.
• Experience with Microsoft Office Suite.

Desired

Skills:

• 2+ years of aviation quality experience.
• Experience with Product-Quality methods either from the quality or manufacturing perspective.
• Fighter or bomber aircraft experience.
• Ability to effectively navigate complex product and process-related requirements to validate and reference nonconformances.
• Experience with Automated Logistics Information System (ALIS) or similar Aircraft maintenance management Systems, Shop Floor Manager (SFM) or similar manufacturing system, Product Data Management (PDM) or similar engineering

Pay Information: $35.27 - $55.70

At Lockheed Martin, we know mission success starts with taking care of our people. Our Total Rewards program is designed to attract top talent, support your well-being, and help you grow—both professionally and personally. Benefits offered:
Medical, Dental, Vision, Flexible work arrangements and schedules (e.g., 4x10), 401(k) match, Paid time off, Holidays, Parental Leave, EAP, Flexible Spending Accounts, Education Assistance, Life Insurance, Short-Term Disability, and Long-Term Disability. Additional specific benefits are dependent upon the business unit and the collective-bargaining agreement. Annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation programs may be offered depending on the position. Payments under these annual programs are not guaranteed and can vary from year to year and are tied to a range of performance metrics.

For (Washington state applicants only) Represented full time employees accrue 6.67 hours of Vacation per month; accrue up to 52 hours of sick leave annually; receive at least 96 hours for holidays. PTO, Vacation, sick leave, and holiday hours are prorated based on start date during the calendar year.