Aircraft Maintenance Mgr(Weapons) - L5

Basic Qualifications

• Position requires extensive (at least 12 years) professional experience in managing flight test and or high tempo operational maintenance and logistics environments
• Experienced with managing in depth aircraft modifications: planning, scheduling, execution and closeout-to include hardware and software modifications and checkouts
• Experience in areas of creating and executing project, cost, schedule and risk management
• Experience with flight test operations

Standard Job Description

Join the Lockheed Martin Aeronautics team as an F-35 Aircraft Weapons Manager for our Edwards Air Force Base flight test site. This position will provide weapons maintenance direction to the F-35 Integrated Test Force on first shift.

Responsibilities include:

• Technical direction and oversight of daily flight line operations; interaction with Ops personnel, Ops schedulers, Flight Test Control and Material Review Board Engineers, Quality Engineering, Air Vehicle Managers, Muns and Air Force Production Superintendent(s) and organization leadership.
• Coordinates and integrates efforts of the "purple" (Air Force, Lockheed, Government Civilians and Government Contractors) team as well as admin tasks such as performance appraisals, timekeeping, staffing & disciplinary actions for both salaried and hourly personnel.

Manages all facets of aircraft maintenance in support of Depot Field Team modifications.

• Scope of responsibilities includes detailed planning, requirements management, risk management, training scheduling and flight test maintenance operations management.

Oversees and directs maintenance activities associated with the management of flight test operations.

Desired Skills

• Bachelor''s degree from an accredited college
• Candidate should possess a broad military aircraft support background, F-35 desired and advanced interpersonal and communication skills to be effective in a high tempo flight test environment.
• Ability to effectively communicate with Customers, team partner companies, and local base authorities critical for success.
• Prior military or civilian equivalent operational maintenance & weapons loading management experience highly desirable; specifically, organizational, and intermediate maintenance
• Experience with Earned Value Management a plus.
• Experience creating and maintaining manpower, training and maintenance schedules.

Pay Information

Full-Time Salary Range: $123400.00 - $229200.00

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The salary range for this position is as listed on the requisition. Please note that the salary information listed is a general guideline only. Lockheed Martin considers factors such as (but not limited to) scope and responsibilities of the position, candidate''s work experience, education/ training, key skills as well as market(work location) and business considerations when extending an offer.

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.

• 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) Non-represented full-time employees: accrue at least 10 hours per month of Paid Time Off (PTO) to be used for incidental absences and other reasons; receive at least 90 hours for holidays. 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.