Job Description

This role manages salary non-exempt employees in ADP Special Programs at a remote site.
• Must be able to work any shift required.
• Lead the maintenance team that will be flight testing various ADP designed vehicles.
• Provide estimates for proposal purposes; plans and executes flight tests of aircraft, components and vehicles.
• Work from blueprints, drawings, or verbal instructions using math and basic computer skills
• Responsible for the assignment of work, technical interpretations and compliance with prescribed flight test and manufacturing policies and procedures
• Coordination of ranges, test start-ups, shutdowns, and changeovers
• Plan and coordinate internal and external flight test programs within ADP Special Projects, working to project schedules and budgets.
• Monitor and verify cost and quality in accordance with program requirements or other control procedures.
• Responsible to develop new manufacturing technologies supporting future platforms.
• Ideal candidate will lead a team responsible for Flight Test operations, and specific system maintenance and operational checkouts to include but not limited to electrical and environmental control systems, hydraulics, fuel, power plant, structures, and primary and secondary flight control rigging.
• Must have experience in managing all aspects of aircraft modifications and working directly with engineering to ensure that people, processes, and equipment are in place for mods.
• Candidate will lead test activities to accomplish cost, schedule, and quality objectives.
• Candidate will be responsible to provide a safe work environment and take immediate action to address any unsafe conditions. Implement and enforce importance of FOD, general housekeeping, and 6S Standards.
• Must be able to work weekends/holidays and support flexible shift scheduling.

Successful candidate must be willing to travel to remote site locations for extended periods of time.

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

No Dual Citizenship will be considered

What's In It For You
Our employees play an active role in strengthening the quality of life where we live and work by volunteering more than 850,000 hours annually. Here are some of the benefits you can enjoy:
• Medical
• Dental
• 401k
• Paid time off
• Work/life balance
• Career development
• Mentorship opportunities
• Rewards & recognition

Learn more about Lockheed Martin's comprehensive benefits package here.

This position is in Las Vegas, NV

Basic Qualifications
• Experience in a flight test environment (flight test, avionics, system checkout, metallic and composite assemblies)
• Must have experience in leading leaders as well as maintenance teams.
• Active aircraft flight line experience.
• Experience working with Engineering to manage modification projects.
• Prior leadership/management experience in a Flight Operations environment.
• Experience in planning projects, developing manpower plans, forecasting budget requirements and tracking execution (EVMS) for manufacturing efforts.
• Extensive experience in working with Training Departments for developing training and executing training of maintenance teams.
• Experience in clearing aircraft safe for flight and exceptional release processes.
• Must be willing to work flexible work schedules and weekends as required to meet mission requirements
• Must have Top Secret Clearance to start

Desired skills
• Experience interpreting blueprints, manufacturing procedures, instruction manuals, specifications and engineering orders to clarify and resolve such functional problems related to production, processing, fabrication, and assembly.
• Experience working Flight Test of air vehicles, manned and unmanned.
• Understanding of materials and hardware and their properties.
• Strong written and interpersonal communication and presentation skills.
• Job estimating and design for manufacturing review experience
• Current of new manufacturing processes and techs, Prototyping Manufacturing Experience
• Ability to determine priorities of scheduled and drop in work.
• Bachelor's Degree
• Experience and knowledge in supervising hourly and non-exempt employees.
• Previously held Air Force 7vl or Navy/USMC MOS equivalent.
• Ability to drive actions to meet or exceed customer satisfaction.
• Ability to work under consultative direction towards predetermined long-range goals and objectives. Determine and pursue courses of action necessary to obtain desired results.
• Ability to use good judgment and make timely decisions.
• Experience running aircraft engines.
• Experience with manufacturing systems such as SFM (Shop Floor Management), EWI (Electronic Work Instructions) and the QADS (Quality Assurance Documentation System) or other industry related manufacturing operating systems.
• Experience in troubleshooting specific system maintenance, operational checkouts to include but not limited to electrical and environmental control systems, hydraulics, fuel, power plant, structures, and primary and secondary flight control rigging.

This position is incentive plan eligible.