F-Aircraft Field Support Engineer; Level 3 - NAS Pax River MD

Job Description

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You will be the Aircraft Field Support Engineer Senior for the Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Field Sustainment Integrated Flight Test Team. Our team is responsible for flight testing of the Marine Corps and Navy variance of the F-35 aircraft at our Patuxent River, Maryland facility.

As the F-35 Aircraft Field Support Engineer Senior, your responsibilities will include but are not limited to:
The successful candidate will act as part of the Lockheed Martin Aeronautics technical interface to the on-site customer (Operations and Maintenance) in resolving issues arising from maintenance or modification activities for all matters dealing with the F-35 aircraft. The preferred candidate will be either a Vehicle System (VS), Mission Systems (MS) Subject Matter Expert (SME) or be an emerging authority who has the skill set to accomplish troubleshooting and analysis of APG/Vehicle Systems or AVS/Mission Systems.

• The candidate will act as part of the Lockheed Martin Field Team Operations technical interface to the on-site Customer (both Operations and Maintenance) in resolving issues arising from maintenance and modification activities for all matters dealing with the F-35 aircraft.
• Accomplish troubleshooting and analysis of difficulties experienced in the field.
• Attend debriefings, to aid in the rapid identification of emerging issues that require company intervention to avoid aircraft downtime.
• Document all unusual operational/maintenance problems to ensure the company is apprised of and can identify emerging failure trends.
• Initiate Action Requests (ARs). Identifying unique operational problems that require technical, procedural, or quality assurance actions to resolve. Provide on-site assistance to company and Customer personnel initiating ARs.
• Provide training to Customer personnel. Must be able to work with and interact with the maintainer as well as the professional engineers from other F-35 companies as a peer.
• Some travel required; candidates must be willing and able to deploy with Customer personnel to the Continental United States (CONUS), Outside the Continental United States (OCONUS) and hazardous duty locations. Long term deployments may be required.
• US Department of Defense (DoD) mandated vaccinations may be required.
• Provide support for the assigned site on aircraft ground maintenance and operational limitations. Direct on-site support as requested by customer, site manager or program management.
• Lead and track multiple engineering and provide periodic status to Customer and Program Management.
• Must be able to obtain F-35 Special Program Access. Must have at least an Interim Secret Clearance. Must be able to obtain a Final Secret Security Clearance. Must be a US Citizen.

465078

High School/GED

Maintenance

You have a strong focus on delivering high-quality results within tight timelines, using agile principles to drive productivity and effectiveness. You proactively identify opportunities for adopting agile practices beyond your team, promoting a culture of agility and efficiency throughout the organization.

• Minimum 5 years’ experience with Vehicle Systems (APG) and/or Mission Systems (Avionics)
• Military aircraft maintenance experience

• Applicant must be able to work and communicate well both orally and written in a team environment as this position involves significant and continued interface with customer personnel at all levels.
• Technical Report writing
• Experience with…