Description:

You will be the Aircraft Mechanic for the Quick-Response Team which is responsible for maintaining F‑35 aircraft readiness worldwide. This position is located at our Luke AFB, AZ site.

What You Will Be Doing:

As the Aircraft Mechanic you will be responsible for delivering rapid, high‑quality maintenance support for F‑35 airframes in dynamic, global environments.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Execute nose‑to‑tail maintenance on F‑35 aircraft, ensuring airworthiness and mission readiness.

• Rapidly deploy to customer sites, often with less than 24‑hour notice, supporting pop‑up tasks worldwide.

• Coordinate with the Interim Contractor Support infrastructure to integrate efforts and share expertise.

• Maintain a valid flight line driver competency card and meet all physical performance standards.

• Document maintenance actions and provide clear feedback to stakeholders.

What’s In It For You:

We are committed to supporting your work‑life balance and overall well‑being, offering flexible scheduling options. 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 pursue ambitious goals, work hard, and enjoy what you do, then we want to build a better tomorrow with you.

Further Information About This Opportunity:

MUST BE A U.S. CITIZEN - This position is located at a facility that requires special access. The selected candidate must possess an Interim Secret clearance to start with the ability to obtain a Final Secret Clearance.

Physical Requirements:

This may include certain military required health screenings and immunizations. Candidate 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, twist, and enter confined spaces.
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 employer. Qualified candidates will be considered without regard to legally protected characteristics.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