Maintenance Instructor.
Job Description
We are Lockheed Martin
The story of aviation has always been the story of people who have the perseverance to fail, to try again and to one day succeed.
Since Lockheed Martin’s inception and continuing today, the passion to advance aeronautical design and help our customers achieve mission results has been ingrained in our culture.
It is that passion combined with a strategic focus on ever changing global opportunities that shapes our path forward.
The maintenance trainer executes and maintains company-wide training programs as well as the maintenance of certification / qualification record system.
The maintenance trainer will be responsible for, preparing classrooms including training materials, maintaining / using training aids, student safety, conducting hands on classroom / lab activities, grading tests / projects, and evaluating student performance for the purpose of developing and maintaining a high degree of proficiency in the work force.
Training will be delivered via classroom instruction, on the flight-line or at offsite locations required to support Production, Field Operations, or International customers.
- Must possess proven experience and comprehensive knowledge of aircraft egress / crew escape systems, particularly related to the F-35 aircraft, with experience in an instructor role.
- Provide training to employees whose duties include installation, operational checkout, troubleshooting, and maintenance of aircraft systems including crew escape, fuel, hydraulics and landing gear, and propulsion systems.
- Subject matter may include installation and removal of components, testing, analysis, rework, adjustment, modification, and troubleshooting of aircraft systems at all levels of ground operations, manufacturing, and final assembly.
- Instruct and champion programs including but not limited to Foreign Object Damage (FOD), Clean As You Go (CAYG), Tool Control, hazardous chemical handling / disposal, and safety.
- Capable of executing lesson plans, using established training systems, and conducting classroom and practical instruction to provide technical knowledge for the safe maintenance, repair, and operation of aircraft, aircraft systems, ground equipment, tools, test equipment, external stores, and facilities, according to established procedures.
- Analyze current operating problems and future operating requirements to identify training needs and develop training programs.
- Capable of writing, editing, and producing materials for technical instruction.
- Expected to build relationships and collaborate by providing assistance and support to Final Assembly and Flight-line Operations, aiding them in determining their training needs, developing course material, and evaluating training programs.
- Expected to be current in and maintain knowledge of the subject matter, technical training, and audiovisual techniques including the maintenance of applicable courseware.
- Provide technical expertise in a consulting role to engineering and / or Production teams to meet contract requirements including DCMA 8210 via Corrective Action Plan (CAP) actions, Aero Code changes, and Training Action Working Group evaluations.
- Ability to travel frequently
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
This position is in Fort Worth, TX
Desired skills
- Minimum 6 years professional experience maintaining / assembling fighter aircraft, F-35 preferred
- Minimum 3 years Martin Baker US16E experience including; full system theory of operation, removal / installation, inspection, and operational checkout of seat and related components
- Experience as a formal classroom instructor, preferably in a technical field
- Aircraft ground operations (flight-line) experience
- Ability to read and interpret aircraft assembly drawings
- DOMMS, ALIS, SFM, JTD experience
- Degree in related field preferred
- Security clearance is a plus
- Knowledge and experience using standard shop tools
- Effective communicator, including public speaking
- Computer and audio / visual equipment skills
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