Flight Test Instrumentation Technician

Lockheed Martin Corporation; Fort Worth (TX); On-site; USD 49,000 - 77,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

Flexible schedules

401(k) match

Paid time off

Holidays

Parental Leave

EAP

FSAs

Education assistance

Life Insurance

Short-Term Disability

Long-Term Disability

Job summary

Lockheed Martin Corporation in Fort Worth seeks an experienced Instrumentation Technician to plan, layout, fabricate and assemble instrumentation provisioning for flight test aircraft and development projects where procedures are not yet established.

The role involves wiring harnesses, CNC machining, sheet metal work, strain gauge tasks and aircraft overhaul experience, with calibration and installation of sensing devices for data collection.

Qualifications

• Electrical: assembling and installing harnesses, routing and termination, verification.
• CNC: machine operation and GibbsCAM-based programming analysis of part geometry.
• Sheet metal: fabrication and bending, using calipers, micrometers, height gauges.
• Strain gauge: assembling wiring, soldering, PCB assembly/repair, control panels.
• Aircraft overhaul: work on aircraft, flight ops, depot or airframes, blueprints reading.

Responsibilities

• Plan, layout, fabricate and assemble instrumentation provisioning for flight test aircraft and development projects.
• Install, calibrate and maintain direct-reading instruments and sensing devices on aircraft undergoing testing.

Skills

Electrical harnesses

CNC machining & programming

Sheet metal fabrication

Strain gauge

Aircraft overhaul experience

Tools

GibbsCAM

Job description

Lockheed Martin Corporation in Fort Worth seeks an experienced Instrumentation Technician to plan, layout, fabricate and assemble instrumentation provisioning for flight test aircraft and development projects where procedures are not yet established.

The role involves wiring harnesses, CNC machining, sheet metal work, strain gauge tasks and aircraft overhaul experience, with calibration and installation of sensing devices for data collection.