Flight Test Control Engineer (Level 3)

Lockheed Martin•Palmdale, CA

1d•$85,500 - $150,765•Onsite

About The Position

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 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 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.

Requirements

Bachelors degree from an accredited college in a STEM discipline, or equivalent experience/combined education, with 5 years of professional experience; or 3 years of professional experience with a related Masters degree.
Recent Aircraft experience on a live Flight Line
Manufacturing Engineer experience
Recent experience working with Maintenance/Modification Operations.
Experience and understanding of aircraft configuration
Secret Security Clearance
Must be a US Citizen
This position is located at a facility that requires special access.

Nice To Haves

Developmental test program experience
Understanding of Flight test Instrumentation and Data Processing
Understanding of Flight Test Controls
Test project lead or ship lead experience
Communication experience to company and customer audiences

Responsibilities

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.
Represent test program leadership in meetings.
Coordinating with other organizations associated with test readiness.
Train and mentor team members.
Act as the primary liaison between aircraft maintenance and engineering, communicating aircraft test configuration to responsible engineers and flight operations.
Responsible for maintaining configuration of a myriad of items, from test equipment, software, hardware, all items necessary for a successful test evolution.