Standard Job Description
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Join the Fort Worth F-35 Flight Test Engineering Team as a Flight Test Project Engineer and Cost Account Manager. The Flight Test Engineering Team is a portion of the Test and Evaluation (T&E) Directorate within the Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Engineering and Technology Functional Engineering Organization. This Team is responsible for strategic planning of the F-35 Development Test (DT) Fleet, supporting coordination for DT data requirements, aircraft configuration management, and near-term execution constraint resolution.
This position will be responsible for supporting the Flight Test organization as a Cost Account Manager as well as Flight Test Project Engineer supporting various activities requiring Flight Test in the future. Responsibilities of this role may include:
• Supporting the Test Planning process by participating in Test Planning Working Groups, writing test requirements, and test planning documents
• Define test aircraft configuration requirements including hardware and instrumentation needs to enable test objectives
• Act as Project Lead for programs under execution at the Test Sites providing liaison with Fort Worth IPTs as necessary to keep flight test programs progressing.
• Maintaining Project status and forecasts as the Project Lead for various assigned Flight Test activities
• Interacting with Program Managers to resolve contract constraints
• Providing estimates for future projects as requested by the T&E Flight Test proposal team
• Support Metrics Reporting
• CAM responsibility for assigned projects
• Represent Flight Test Organization to other Departments and Organizations
This position may require occasional travel, based on Customer requirements.
Must be a US citizen. This position requires special access and a final Secret clearance to start.
What’s In It For You
Our employees play an active role in strengthening the quality of life where we live and work by volunteering more than 850,000 hours annually. Here are some of the benefits you can enjoy:
• Medical
• Dental
• 401k
• Paid time off
• Work/life balance
• Career development
• Mentorship opportunities
• Rewards & recognition
Learn more about Lockheed Martin’s comprehensive benefits package here.
Basic Qualifications
• Test Execution Experience as a Flight Test Engineer
• Technical Project Management Experience
• Active CAM certification
• SECRET Security Clearance
Desired Skills
• F-35 Aircraft and Program experience
• Experience with Envelope Expansion, Mission Systems, or Weapons Systems Test
• Experience working on fighter aircraft platforms
• Experience authoring test plans
• Customer Interface Experience
• Control Account Management Experience (Current certification highly desired)
• Experience managing or statusing complex Integrated Master Schedules
• Proficient with MATLAB or Visual Basic Programming
• Experience with database management
• Ability to effectively collaborate and communicate complex issues with a variety of stakeholders from highly Technical SMEs to Executive Leadership
• Demonstrated strong verbal and written communication skills
Pay Information
Full-Time Salary Range: $129000.00 - $239600.00
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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.