Aircraft Mechanic III - Crew Chief

Description:Provide formal instruction and assistance with aircraft launch and recovery, jacking, lifting, towing; and end-of-runway, post-flight, preflight, and thru-flight inspections. Teach the student how to perform inventories and maintain aircraft structures and equipment as well as maintaining aircraft forms and records. Performs phase dock functions. Troubleshoots, inspects, removes, installs, services, adjusts, aligns, rigs, and modifies the F-16 hydraulic power, and landing gear system/subsystem components at the organizational level.
Basic Qualifications:
The instructor shall possess at a minimum the
equivalent of a USAF skill level of seven (7) with
military experience clearing aircraft for flight
equipment discrepancies and 4 years current
experience in their respective disciplines on F-
16s. Must have strong communications and
interpersonal skills and be able to read, write
and speak English fluently. Experience with
Microsoft Office Suite (MS Word, Excel,
PowerPoint) is mandatory. All instructors shall be
U.S. citizens. All personnel must have a secret
clearance or the ability to obtain a secret
clearance prior to employment. All necessary
instructor, technical and skills certifications must
be obtained prior to employment.
Desired Skills:
Experience working with foreign nationals and documented Instructor experience is highly desired and will be viewed as a positive element during employment consideration. F-16 Block 40 or higher experience preferred. Candidates with additional experience in any of the following areas are preferred; shop/flight line setup, debrief, field training detachment (FTD), technical order library maintenance, quality assurance, or modification teams. Experience in more than one of the aforementioned areas will be viewed as a positive element during employment consideration.
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: Part-time Remote Telework: The employee selected for this position will work part of their work schedule remotely and part of their work schedule at a designated Lockheed Martin facility. The specific weekly schedule will be discussed during the hiring process.
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: 4x10 hour day, 3 days off per week
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.
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Experience Level: Hourly/Non-Exempt
Business Unit: RMS
Relocation Available: No
Career Area: Technicians
Type: Full-Time
Shift: First