Aircraft Maintenance Supv - L3

Lockheed Martin Corporation; Patuxent Highland (MD); On-site; USD 82,000 - 151,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Dental benefits

Vision benefits

Flexible work arrangements

401(k) match

Paid time off

Job summary

Lockheed Martin Corporation is seeking a skilled Egress Systems/ Aircraft Maintenance Supervisor for NAS Patuxent River. You will lead and train Egress personnel, direct maintenance, and manage aircraft readiness for flight on F-35 programs.

Responsibilities include technical direction, personnel actions, and scheduling egress maintenance and related tasks across shifts. Must meet access requirements and be capable of deployment to naval vessels and continental US.

Qualifications

• 7+ years hands-on Egress maintenance experience.
• Fighter Aircraft Maintenance experience (F-35, F-22, F-15, F-16, F/A-18, etc.).
• Experience leading, training, and/or assisting weapons qualified personnel with removal/installation and scheduled maintenance of Egress systems.
• Flight line and intermediate aircraft maintenance experience.
• Experience in modification, inspection, troubleshooting and test of aircraft and associated systems.
• Experience with Aircraft Ground Operations Procedures and Aviation Safety.
• Must be able to obtain Ammo 18/49 and Explosive Handling Certification.
• Must be able to climb stairs, ramps, ladders, and work at heights with fall protection.
• May be required to lift up to 50 pounds and carry for short distances.
• Must be a US Citizen. This position requires special access.
• Must be deployable to US Naval vessels and across the continental US.
• Must be flexible to support 1st, 2nd, or 3rd shifts and weekend duty.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership to ITF Flight Test Maintenance department personnel deployed to NAS Patuxent River.
• Coordinate with ITF Maintenance Managers for maintenance activities and personnel actions.
• Lead, train, and assist Egress qualified personnel and perform removal/installation and scheduled maintenance of Egress systems.
• Oversee aircraft maintenance planning, general services, repairs, and overhaul of F-35 aircraft and support equipment.
• Create and assign work-orders in ALIS and ensure safety practices are enforced.

Skills

Egress maintenance

Leadership

Flight line operations

Safety compliance

Tools

ALIS

Job description

Standard Job Description

F-35 Aircraft Maintenance Egress Systems Supervisor assigned to NAS Patuxent River’s F-35 Integrated Test Force (ITF). Provides full spectrum leadership to the ITF’s Flight Test Maintenance department represented personnel deployed to NAS Patuxent River.

Provide close coordination directly with the ITF’s Maintenance Managers for all maintenance activities associated with the leadership and management of personnel and resources. Specifically, this includes providing technical direction, personnel actions such as performance recognition, employee recruitment, staffing, and disciplinary actions for hourly personnel. As an Egress Systems /Aircraft Maintenance Supervisor, you will be involved in leading, training, and/or assisting Egress qualified (or in training) personnel, removal/installationArm/Dearm/schedlueld maintenace of Egress systems to include operational checks. As a Supervisor, you will be involved in maintaining all aspects of the aircraft to include F-35 scheduled and unscheduled maintenance, aircraft modification, inspection, and troubleshooting.
Other responsibilities include delivering detailed aircraft Egress Systems amd Aircraft maintenance planning for F-35 aircraft and support equipment:
Manage general services, repairs, and overhaul of F-35 aircraft; to ensure that aircraft are in serviceable condition for flight.
Ensures good housekeeping and safety practices are enforced for the Development Foundation Contract (DFC).
Direct periodic inspections and general repairs and/or modifications requiring replacement and assembly of parts.
Provides technical assistance as required.
Create and assign work-orders in the Autonomic Logistics Information System (ALIS).
Assist in signing the aircraft exceptional release off and verifying aircraft are safe for flight.

Basic Qualifications

• Minimum 7 years of hands‑on Egress maintenance experience.
• Fighter Aircraft Maintenance experience (F-35, F-22, F- 15, F-16, F-18, etc.)
• Experience leading, training, and/or assisting weapons qualified (or in training) personnel, Removal/Installation/Arm/Dearm/scheduled maintenance of Egress systems to include operational checks.
• Flight line and intermediate aircraft maintenance experience.
• Experience in modification, inspection, troubleshooting and test of aircraft and associated systems.
• Experience with Aircraft Ground Operations Procedures and Aviation Safety.
• Must be able to get Ammo 18/49 and Explosive Handling Certification
• Must be able to climb stairs, ramps, ladders, and work stands, working at heights with fall protection devices.
• May be required to lift up to 50 pounds and carry for short distances.
• Must be a US Citizen. This position is located at a facility that requires special access.
• Must be deployable to US Naval vessels and throughout the continental US.
• Must be flexible to support 1st, 2nd, or 3rd shifts and weekend duty.

Desired Skills

• F-35 Egress Quality Assurance Safety Observer preferred.
• Quality Assurance experience.
• Flight Test Experience.
• Experience managing in a Union environment.
• Autonomic Logistics Information System (ALIS) experience.
• Leadership experience.
• Explosives Handling Certified per OPNAVINST 8023.24 (Navy) or MCO 8023.3 (Marine Corps).
• Completion of AMMO-18-DL and/ or AMMO-49-DL Explosives Handling Courses.

Pay Information

Full‑Time Salary Range: $81500.00 - $151300.00

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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.