Standard Job Description
The Model Builder plans, layouts, and fabricates scale models of aircraft, spacecraft, missiles, and related components for controlled flight and free flight wind tunnel testing, radar cross section (RCS) range evaluation, trainer, and engineering assessment. This role involves complete model construction from engineering information, including interpreting blueprints and lofting prints, fabricating components from diverse materials (wood, metal, plastic, composites,), and assembling installation and test support. Key duties include constructing patterns for fabricating and assembling major aircraft sections (wings, fuselage, tails), and performing rework and finishing operations to exacting tolerances. The position requires wood working, thermoplastic cutting, including vacuum forming, setting up molds, and cutting various materials.
Basic Qualifications
- 2–4 years proven hands-on experience working with wood/metal/rubber/foam
- Experience with of aircraft paint applications with a total of 5 years of experience in aircraft paint and/or automotive applications.
- Experience with fabricating from and interpreting blueprints, drafts, models, sketches, and verbal instructions.
- Experience with precision measuring instruments (dial indicating depth/height gauges, vernier protractors, calipers, micrometers)
Desired Skills
- Ability to obtain a Secret security clearance (eligible and able to secure within 6 months of hire)
- Strong attention to detail, time management, organizational skills, and ability to troubleshoot and solve problems
- Capable of applying advanced techniques in Low Observable (LO) and Radar Absorbing Material (RAM) coatings, ensuring correct thickness and uniformity, managing environmental factors affecting application, and performing quality checks without supervision
- Experience with composite fabrication (fiberglass, graphite, resin systems)
- Understanding of various machine capabilities, limitations, and functions like Manual mill, manual lathe, CNC mill, CNC lathe, surface grinder, tool grinder, pedestal grinder, band saw, drill press
- Capable of applying multiple layers of paint, controlling the thickness and evenness of each coat, and managing intermediate drying times and techniques without supervision.
Pay Information
- $34.91 - $56.89
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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.
- 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.