Senior F-35 Flight Test Lead - Weapons Variant

Lockheed Martin; Fort Worth (TX); On-site; USD 129,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision care

Flexible work arrangements

Job summary

Lockheed Martin in Fort Worth seeks an F-35 Flight Test - Weapons Variant Lead to orchestrate long‑range development flight test planning for all weapons on the F‑35 platform. You will lead technical teams, define test requirements, and coordinate with JSF JPO, F‑35 DT Test Sites, Production, and LM IPTs to keep programs progressing.

Travel approx. one week per month; final Secret clearance required; bachelor's degree in engineering or a technical field; strong leadership, planning, and customer

Qualifications

• Flight Test Execution or Flight Test Strategic Planning experience.
• Technical Project Management experience.
• Technical Team Leadership experience.
• Customer interface experience.
• Bachelor’s Degree in Technical field (Engineering preferred).

Responsibilities

• Lead long-range development flight test planning for Weapons on the F-35 platform.
• Coordinate with JPO, F-35 DT Test Sites, Production, and LM IPTs to resolve constraints.
• Define test aircraft configuration requirements (hardware/instrumentation).
• Act as Project Lead for programs at Test Sites and maintain project status/forecasts.
• Represent Flight Test at forums and lead communications with stakeholders.

Skills

Flight Test Execution

Technical Project Management

Technical Team Leadership

Customer Interface

Engineering Degree

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering

Job description

Lockheed Martin in Fort Worth seeks an F-35 Flight Test - Weapons Variant Lead to orchestrate long‑range development flight test planning for all weapons on the F‑35 platform. You will lead technical teams, define test requirements, and coordinate with JSF JPO, F‑35 DT Test Sites, Production, and LM IPTs to keep programs progressing.

Travel approx. one week per month; final Secret clearance required; bachelor's degree in engineering or a technical field; strong leadership, planning, and customer