Flight Test Control Engineer - Palmdale, CA, United States - Lockheed Martin

Description

Job Number 665144BR Description:
Lockheed Martin Aeronautics
Be More Than You Can Imagine
Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company, home of the world-renowned Skunk Works, turns visionary aircraft into reality and is known for building the finest military aircraft in the world
This recognition is continually earned through our commitment to relentless research and development of high-performance aircraft, continuously seeking innovative, low-cost design and manufacturing strategies, and delivering operational readiness for our customers' missions to ensure continued relevancy for the life cycle of our products
This requisition is for a Flight Test Control Engineer (FTCE) position at ADP, serving as the FTCE Lead of a Program, as part of the Test Operations Team in Palmdale California
This position will work alongside military, contractor, and civil service personnel as members of the flight test team
Provide Program Leadership with communication and status of platform readiness and maintenance issues
Act as liaison between Operations Subject Matter Expert (SME) and Test Operations group leads, modification team, and other FTCE's in coordinating scheduled events
This position could be tasked to represent test program leadership in meetings.
Duties and responsibilities also include coordinating with other organizations associated with test readiness
The applicant must be able to effectively communicate, direct, and interact with other test team members, as well as external members to achieve mission success
You will be expected to train and mentor less experienced team members
The FTCE is also the primary liaison between aircraft maintenance and engineering, communicating aircraft test configuration to responsible engineers and flight operations
You will be responsible for maintaining configuration of a myriad of items, from test equipment, software, hardware, all items necessary for a successful test evolution
Overtime, non-standard shifts, and weekend work will be required
Applicants selected will be subject to a government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information
**Must be a US Citizen
This position is located at a facility that requires special access.

• A level 5 employee Typically has 14-20 years of professional experience

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

This position is in Palmdale, CA Discover Palmdale
EngineeringAeronautics

Basic Qualifications:

• Aircraft flight test experience
• Experience working with Aircraft Systems and/or Maintenance/Modification Procedures
• Experience and understanding of aircraft capabilities and test techniques
• Secret Security Clearance

Desired Skills:

• Developmental test program experience
• Understanding of Flight test Instrumentation and Data Processing
• Understanding of Flight Test Controls
• Test project lead or ship lead experience
• Proposal development experience
• Must be willing to train or mentor less knowledgeable team members
• Configuration management experience
• Presentation experience to company and customer audiences
• Experience interfacing with all levels of both customer and company leadership

Security Clearance Statement:
This position requires a government security clearance, you must be a US Citizen for consideration.

Clearance Level:
Top Secret

Other Important Information You Should Know

Expression of Interest:
By applying to this job, you are expressing interest in this position and could be considered for other career opportunities where similar skills and requirements have been identified as a match
Should this match be identified you may be contacted for this and future openings.

Ability to Work Remotely:
Onsite Full-time: The work associated with this position will be performed onsite at a designated Lockheed Martin facility.

Work Schedules:
Lockheed Martin supports a variety of alternate work schedules that provide additional flexibility to our employees
Schedules range from standard 40 hours over a five day work week while others may be condensed

These condensed schedules provide employees with additional time away from the office and are in addition to our Paid Time off benefits.

Schedule for this Position: 4x10 hour day, 3 days off per week

Pay Rate:
The annual base salary range for this position in California and New York (excluding most major metropolitan areas), Colorado, or Washington is $118,100 - $226,400
Please note that the salary information 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 and business considerations when extending an offer

Benefits offered:

Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Short-Term Disability, Long-Term Disability, 401(k) match, Flexible Spending Accounts, EAP, Education Assistance, Parental Leave, Paid time off, and Holidays.

(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
This position is incentive plan eligible.

Pay Rate:
The annual base salary range for this position in most major metropolitan areas in California and New York is $135,800 - $256,000
Please note that the salary information 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 and business considerations when extending an offer.

Benefits offered:

Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Short-Term Disability, Long-Term Disability, 401(k) match, Flexible Spending Accounts, EAP, Education Assistance, Parental Leave, Paid time off, and Holidays.

This position is incentive plan eligible.
Lockheed Martin is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status, or disability status.

The application window will close in 90 days; applicants are encouraged to apply within days of the requisition posting date in order to receive optimal consideration.

Join us at Lockheed Martin, where your mission is ours
Our customers tackle the hardest missions
Those that demand extraordinary amounts of courage, resilience and precision
They're dangerous
Critical
Sometimes they even provide an opportunity to change the world and save lives
Those are the missions we care about
As a leading technology innovation company, Lockheed Martin's vast team works with partners around the world to bring proven performance to our customers' toughest challenges

Lockheed Martin has employees based in many states throughout the U.S., and Internationally, with business locations in many nations and territories.

Experience Level:
Experienced Professional


Business Unit:

AERONAUTICS COMPANY

Relocation Available:
Yes


Career Area:
Aeronautical Engineering


Type:
Full-Time


Shift:
First