Aircraft Maintenance Supervisor; Level 3

Description

We are Lockheed Martin

This exciting position is with our historic Skunk Works program. Skunk Works is an integral part of Lockheed's Aeronautics business area responsible for advanced systems development including conceptual design and rapid prototyping of clean sheet solutions and improvements and derivatives to existing systems. The ideal skunk is an agile, multi-faceted teammate who loves to solve our customer's most difficult challenges. Some of our unclassified projects include the U-2, SR-71 Blackbird, F-22 Raptor, F-117 Nighthawk, and the F-35 Lightening II.

Learn more about some of the incredible things we do here:

• Must be able to work any shift required.
• Lead the maintenance team that will be flight testing various ADP designed vehicles.
• Provide estimates for proposal purposes; plans and executes flight tests of aircraft, components and vehicles.
• Work from blueprints, drawings, or verbal instructions using math and basic computer skills.
• Responsible for the assignment of work, technical interpretations and compliance with prescribed flight test and manufacturing policies and procedures.
• Coordination of ranges, test start-ups, shutdowns, and changeovers.
• Plan and coordinate internal and external flight test programs within ADP Special Projects, working to project schedules and budgets.
• Monitor and verify cost and quality in accordance with program requirements or other control procedures.
• Responsible to develop new manufacturing technologies supporting future platforms.
• Ideal candidate will lead a team responsible for Flight Test operations, and specific system maintenance and operational checkouts to include but not limited to electrical and environmental control systems, hydraulics, fuel, power plant, structures, and primary and secondary flight control rigging.
• Candidate will lead test activities to accomplish cost, schedule, and quality objectives.
• Candidate will be responsible to provide a safe work environment and take immediate action to address any unsafe conditions. Implement and enforce importance of FOD, general housekeeping, and 6S Standards.
• Must be able to work weekends/holidays and support flexible shift scheduling.

Successful candidate must be willing to travel to remote site locations for extended periods of time.

• Previous experience in a flight test environment (flight test, avionics, system checkout, metallic and composite assemblies).
• Active aircraft flight line experience.
• Prior leadership/management experience in a Flight Operations environment.
• Experience in planning projects, developing manpower plans, forecasting budget requirements and tracking execution (EVMS) for manufacturing efforts.
• Must be willing to work flexible work schedules and weekends as required to meet mission requirements.
• Must have Top Secret Clearance to start.
• Must be a US Citizen.
• No Dual Citizenship will be considered.

• Experience interpreting blueprints, manufacturing procedures, instruction manuals, specifications and engineering orders to clarify and resolve such functional problems related to production, processing, fabrication, and assembly.
• Flight Test of air vehicles, manned and unmanned.
• Experience clearing aircraft for release for flight.
• Understanding of materials and hardware and their properties.
• Strong written and interpersonal communication and presentation skills.
• Job estimating and design for manufacturing review experience.
• Current of new manufacturing processes and techs, Prototyping Manufacturing Experience.
• Ability to determine priorities of scheduled and drop in work.
• Familiar with manufacturing execution systems (SFM, ERP4C, Etc.).
• Bachelor's Degree.
• Experience and knowledge in supervising hourly employees.
• Previously held Air Force 7vl or Navy/USMC MOS equivalent.
• Ability to drive actions to meet or exceed customer satisfaction.
• Ability to work under consultative direction towards predetermined long-range goals and objectives. Determine and pursue courses of action necessary to obtain desired results.
• Ability to use good judgment and make timely decisions.
• Experience running aircraft engines.
• Experience with manufacturing systems such as…