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Join the Fort Worth Flight Test Engineering Team as the F-35 Mission Systems Flight Test Variant Lead. The Flight Test Engineering Team is a portion of 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 serves as the Flight Test Subject Matter Expert and primary consultant for LM Aero T&E, varied F-35 Teams and F-35 Program Leadership for all things related to F-35 Mission Systems Flight Test status, procedures/practices, schedule, and asset forecasts. This role represents T&E F-35 Flight Test Leadership at JPO and Integrated Test Force/Integrated Test Team forums, F-35 product reviews, and F-35 working groups by effectively presenting and advocating for the T&E position.

The F-35 Mission Systems Flight Test Variant Lead position is responsible for leading long-range development flight test planning and coordination associated with delivery of New F-35 Mission Systems Capabilities. This position will serve as a competency technical lead and provide tasking oversight for junior team members. Tasks for this role include coordination, planning, prioritization, and constraint resolution of Flight Test requirements through interfacing with multiple organizations such as JSF Program Office (JPO), F-35 DT Test Sites, Production, and LM IPTs. Additional tasks for this position include:

• Support 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.
• Maintain Project status and forecasts as the Project Lead for various assigned Flight Test activities
• Interact with Program Managers to resolve contract constraints
• Provide estimates for future projects as requested by the T&E Flight Test proposal team
• Maintain and distribute an F-35 Mission Systems Long-Range Flight Test Roadmap
• Support Metrics Reporting
• Represent Flight Test Organization to other Departments and Organizations

In addition, this position will support other special assignments and flight test consulting tasks as required.

This position will require traveling on average one week per month, based on Customer requirements. Travel locations are typically to the JPO in Arlington, VA, and the F-35 Test Sites, (Edwards AFB, CA and Patuxent River NAS, MD).

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.

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Basic Qualifications:

• Flight Test Execution or Flight Test Strategic Planning Experience
• Technical Project Management Experience
• Technical Team Leadership Experience
• Customer Interface Experience

Desired Skills:

• Experience as a Flight Test Engineer (Test Conductor or Test Director)
• Extensive background in planning and executing Flight Test
• Experience defining test requirements and data needs for fighter aircraft development test platforms
• F-35 Aircraft and Program experience
• Extensive knowledge and proficiency with Mission Systems/Avionics
• Weapons Test Planning and/or Execution experience
• Ability to effectively collaborate and communicate complex issues with a variety of stakeholders from highly Technical SMEs to Executive Leadership.
• Leadership experience with a track record of achieving results in a multi-faceted team environment.
• Extensive Customer Interface experience with USAF, USN, or USMC
• Demonstrated strong verbal and written communication and technical planning skills

Security Clearance Statement: This position requires a government security clearance, you must be a US Citizen for consideration.
Clearance Level: 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: Part-time Remote Telework: The employee selected for this position will work part of their work schedule remotely and part of their work schedule at a designated Lockheed Martin facility. The specific weekly schedule will be discussed during the hiring process.
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
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.
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