F-22 Flight Test Engineering Technician – Lead Maintenance

GMRE Inc.; California; On-site; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k)

Vacation

Paid Time Off

Paid Sick Leave

Paid holidays

Life insurance

Job summary

GMRE Inc. seeks a maintenance planning professional to oversee day-to-day F-22 aircraft maintenance operations at Edwards AFB, California, supporting flight test activities.

The role requires coordinating with diverse teams including Military, Civil Service, Lockheed Martin, and Boeing to set priorities and ensure timely production. The ideal candidate has 3–10 years of experience with a relevant degree or postgraduate equivalent and a strong grasp of safety, QA, and technical instructions in a

Qualifications

• Experience in leading 5th generation fighter maintenance operations, preferably on the F-22.
• Advanced knowledge of aircraft common and special tools and test equipment, aircraft technical orders/job guides/publications and schematic diagrams, drawings, charts, and technical publications.
• Working knowledge of Safety, Tool Control, Foreign Object damage (FOD), Supply, Hazardous Material (HAZMAT), Quality, and Security programs.

Responsibilities

• This position will provide the day-to- day maintenance planning and oversight for an assigned F-22 aircraft at Edwards AFB, CA in support of flight test operations. Lead aircraft production, provide technical assistance, and set maintenance priorities.
• Innovatively solve F22 maintenance and modification schedule requirements and overall production requirements to support developmental test to upgrade the aircraft and subsystems; work with multiple maintenance disciplines in an integrated workforce environment that consists of Military, Civil Service, Lockheed Martin, and Boeing employees.
• This position will ensure the workforce follows governing technical instructions, and local operating instructions. Provide assessment and advise to management on status of work in progress, material availability, and potential production problems to ensure that personnel, equipment, materials, and services efficiently and effectively support the flight test schedule.

Skills

5th generation fighter maintenance

Aircraft tools & test equipment

Safety, Tool Control, FOD, HAZMAT, QA,

Education

Level 3 (3–10 yrs + degree)

Level 4 (>10 yrs + masters)

Job description

GMRE Inc. seeks a maintenance planning professional to oversee day-to-day F-22 aircraft maintenance operations at Edwards AFB, California, supporting flight test activities.

The role requires coordinating with diverse teams including Military, Civil Service, Lockheed Martin, and Boeing to set priorities and ensure timely production. The ideal candidate has 3–10 years of experience with a relevant degree or postgraduate equivalent and a strong grasp of safety, QA, and technical instructions in a