F-35 Structures/Low Observable Technician, Australia

LMCareers Business Unit

AERONAUTICS COMPANY

Security Clearance

Secret

Shift

First

Direct/Indirect

Direct

Business Area

Aeronautics Company

Department

LS45FF:GVL AFS (Corp)

Job Class

Assembly/Laborers

Job Category

Hourly/Non-Exempt

Program

F-35

Req Type

Full-Time

Job Description

• This position will be part of the Lockheed Martin Sustainment Services, supporting the F-35 Field Modification Team at various locations. First assignment will be at Williamtown, Australia. Upon event completion, candidate will either be assigned to Luke AFB, AZ or Eglin AFB, FL.

• Maintain Australian F-35A aircraft as part of an integrated team under the direction of the Air Combat Group (ACG) Continuing Airworthiness Management Organization (CAMO)

This position requires the following:

• Responsible for the maintenance and certification of aircraft structures, both metallic and composite, aircraft system components and low observable treatments.

• Heavy Depot Level Maintenance, Repair and modification of the aircraft structure and major subassembly's. Plan, lay out, fabricate, assemble, install, and repair various sheet metal and structural assemblies and sub-assemblies utilizing precision measuring equipment.

• Candidate will have worked with precision measuring instruments, micrometers, calipers, tape measures, and standard scales. Candidate will have extensive and recent experience utilizing tools to include but not limited to drills, angle motors, shears, drill press, and pneumatic riveter.

• Candidate must be able to read and interpret engineering drawings, technical manuals, structure repair manuals, understanding symbols, flags, and general notes - Identify aircraft locations by station, butt-line, and waterline as shown on engineering documentation and technical orders.

• Exercise a complete knowledge of bonding practices, procedures, makes layouts and locates parts and material for exacting fit where critical surface contours, edge distances or coordinated dimensions must be established and maintained; completes all bonding operations exercising ingenuity in determining the most efficient fabrication and assembly methods.

• Verifies application/condition of installed LO materials for conformity to specifications and determines material and time required to perform repairs; removes, takes corrective action and makes reinstallations where design and modification changes.

• Candidate is required to regularly perform repetitive movements, work overhead, use hands to grasp, handle, and/or feel, reach. The candidate is frequently required to stand, walk, stoop, kneel, squat, crawl, and twist.

Other Job Responsibilities:

• Sets up and operates various types of material testers and mixers.

• Record data and procedural information for future use by others.

• Improvises shop aids to facilitate fabrication, application or assembly operations.

• Work in a safe and efficient manner while maintaining a clean, FOD-free work area.

*Must be a US Citizen. This position is located at a facility that requires special access.

• Candidate must have a Secret Clearance to start position.

• Must have updated & current passport for international travel.

Basic Qualifications

• Candidate must have structural repair experience on fighter type aircraft.

• Candidate must have experience with bonding of aircraft parts, assemblies and materials on complete and incomplete aircraft, where methods and operational sequences are not established.

• Candidate must be able to wear and perform while wearing a respirator.

Desired skills

• 4 years of structural repair experience on F-35 or Fifth generation aircraft.

*Low Observable (LO) Coatings Application experience.

*Experience with Tool Control, FOD, Supply, HAZMAT, Training, Quality, and Security programs.

Virtual

no

Zip

85309

EEO

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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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.

Ability to Telecommute

No telecommuting

Other Important Information

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 Schedule Information

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.

Security Clearance Information

This position requires a government security clearance, you must be a US Citizen for consideration.

Work Schedule

Non- standard 40 hour work week as assigned by leader

Select the Telework classification for this position

Employee will work on-site full-time