**Description:**

**What You Will Be Doing:**

We are currently seeking a dedicated Aircraft Mechanic to join our dynamic team, focusing on the F\-35 aircraft\. This position will serve as a subject\-matter expert on all facets of maintenance operations on the F\-35 airframe as part of a Quick\-Response Team designed to support pop\-up tasking/operations anywhere in the world\. Additional job requirement include but are not limited to:

• Frequent travel \(over 50% travel\), and in many cases, on very short\-notice as maintenance events occur\. This position is designed to aid our many F\-35 customers/partners in quickly and efficiently returning aircraft to an airworthy condition and increasing aircraft availability across the gamut of operations\.

• Incumbent must be a self\-starter, ability to make timely decisions and willing to learn all facets of the nose\-to\-tail maintenance concept of the F\-35 aircraft\. This position, when not traveling, will be part of the larger Interim Contractor Support \(ICS\) infrastructure at an existing F\-35 site\.

• Candidate must be able to acquire and keep a flight line driver's competency card\.

• Physical Requirements: Regularly required to lift up to 50 pounds and perform repetitive movements, work overhead, use hands to grasp, handle, and/or feel, reach with hands and arms\. The employee is frequently required to stand, walk, stoop, kneel, squat, crawl, and twist\.

• Must be a US Citizen\. This position is located at a facility that requires special access and an Interim clearance prior to start and maintain an Interim/Secret clearance through out the duration\.

b>What’s In It For You:

We offer flexible work schedules to comprehensive benefits investing in your future and security, Learn more about Lockheed Martin’s comprehensive benefits package here\.

Do you want to be part of a company culture that empowers employees to think big, lead with a growth mindset, and make the impossible a reality? We provide the resources and give you the flexibility to enable inspiration and focus \-if you have the passion and courage to dream big, work hard, and have fun doing what you love then we want to build a better tomorrow with you\.

**Who You Are**

This role is suited for individuals who are not only passionate about aviation but also thrive in a multicultural and dynamic setting\. If you possess a blend of technical expertise, cultural curiosity, and a love for aviation and teamwork, we encourage you to apply and embark on a rewarding journey with us\.

**Our Commitment to DEI**

We Hear You, We See You\. At Lockheed Martin Aeronautics, we invest in people and promoting the sharing of ideas to create incredible solutions\. We know that our success depends on the combined efforts of diverse\-thinkers like you\! At Lockheed Martin Aeronautics, we cultivate an inclusive environment that appreciates differences and unique thinking\.

Our global commitment to diversity and inclusion reflects our values of doing what's right, respecting others and performing with excellence\. Learn more here:

**Basic Qualifications:**

Must have 2\-years of hands\-on F\-35 maintenance experience to include working experience and knowledge of Autonomic Logistics Information System \(ALIS\) to include, Anomaly Fault Resolution System, Customer Relationship Management, Joint Technical Data Navigation, Portable Maintenance Aid \(PMA\)/Maintenance Vehicle Interface \(MVI\) activities, Configuration Management and forms documentation and supply chain management activities\.

Requires minimum of 4 years hands\-on working experience in 5 or 7\-skill level USAF AFSC, CDI/CDQAR Navy NEC, or CDI/CDQAR United States Marine Corps, or equivalent on Fighter Attack Aircraft\.

Knowledge of Safety, Tool Control, Foreign Object damage \(FOD\), Supply, Hazardous Material \(HAZMAT\), Quality, and Security programs\.

Willingness to accommodate a heavy travel schedule with very short notice \(more than 50% travel\)\.

**Desired Skills:**

An FAA aircraft and Power Plant Mechanic license is desirable\.

Proficiency with LM’s F\-35 Nose\-to\-Tail maintenance concept\.

Low Observable/Structures Maintenance Experience\.

Avionics Systems Maintenance Experience\.

Weapons/Egress Systems Maintenance Experience\.

**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:** Onsite Full\-time: The work associated with this position will be performed onsite at a designated Lockheed Martin facility\.

**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:** Non\- standard 40 hour work week as assigned by leader

**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\.**

**The application window will close in 90 days; applicants are encouraged to apply within 5 \- 30 days of the requisition posting date in order to receive optimal consideration\.**

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:** Hourly/Non\-Exempt

**Business Unit:** AERONAUTICS COMPANY

**Relocation Available:** Possible

**Career Area:** Technicians

**Type:** Full\-Time

**Shift:** Multiple shifts available