Aircraft Site Lead

Company: Lockheed Martin
Location: Greenville
Posted on: February 25, 2021

Job Description:

F-16 Aircraft Site Lead - United Arab Emirates (Level 4) At Lockheed Martin, we apply our passion for purposeful innovation to keep people safe and solve the world's most complex challenges. Mission-Focused Innovation: From aerospace to outer space to cyber space, you can solve the world's most complex challenges for our customers. Foundational Values: Our culture of performance excellence, ethics, teamwork and inclusion is embedded in everything we do. Diverse Career Opportunities with Meaningful Work: Grow your career and skills for life. Our technology-driven learning platforms and programs enable your development and agility. Your Health, Your Wealth, Your Life: Our flexible schedules, competitive pay and comprehensive benefits enable you to live a healthy, fulfilling life at and outside of work. Empowered to Be Your Best: Use your strengths to make a difference in the lives of one another, our customers, our communities and our planet. Here, the possibilities are endless because we offer:

• Flexible Schedules, dependent on role
• Levels: Student, Entry, Mid, Senior, Management
• Locations: Nationwide & OCONUS Positions Qualifications See what it takes to be a successful Lockheed Martin employee. There is no innovation without imagination. You bring new, different and exciting ideas to the table every day. You are committed to the success of your team.
  • Curious The ability to explore and drive new ideas. You think innovatively to come up with creative solutions to complex challenges.
    • Goal-oriented From planning and organizing to decision making, goal orientation produces impactful results. You set goals and strive to make things happen quickly and efficiently.
      • Proactive The ability to anticipate, plan and prepare for what lies ahead. You act rather than react to potential situations. You work to tackle tough problems with complex solutions.
        • Strategic You observe, reflect and analyze processes to make more informed decisions. Quote "Before I came to Lockheed Martin, I never thought I'd get these opportunities. The benefits available and the company's value culture make it an incredibly supportive place to work, and I'm grateful to work somewhere that wants me to succeed. I hope to have a long career here making an impact, and I know I'll be supported in doing that every step of the way." Ryan J., Enterprise Operations Job Responsibilities F-16 Aircraft Site Lead - United Arab Emirates (Level 4) Lockheed Martin Aeronautics. Be More Than You Can Imagine .
          
          Joining the Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Field Sustainment (AFS) team immediately opens a world of educational and experiential development opportunities for you. Tuition Assistance is available for undergraduate and graduate degree programs as well as professional and technical certifications to help you gain the specialized skills for personal and professional growth. At Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Field Sustainment, we are driven by innovation and integrity. We believe that by applying the highest standards of business ethics and visionary thinking, everything is within our reach - and yours as a Lockheed Martin employee. Lockheed Martin values you, your skills, training, and education. Come and experience your future!
          
          This role is for a Site Lead of the Lockheed Martin F-16 operations at Al Dhafra Air Base, in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The individual will not have to relocate to Greenville, SC but will deploy directly to Al Dhafra Air Base in the UAE.
          
          Responsibilities include:
          --- Internal and external Customer Relationship Management to include maintaining a working relationship with the customer to provide feedback on the progress of the contract.
          --- Status, feedback, problem anticipation/resolution on contracted services
          --- Attend, participate, brief at upper level internal and external Customer meetings as required
          --- Manage, troubleshoot delays, all levels of maintenance management
          --- Point of Contact for all execution, monitoring and control of program
          --- Facilitate communication with Customer / End User
          --- Full responsibility for the technical execution of the Program / Statement of Work (SOW) Requirements
          --- Manage day-to-day oversight activities and taskings of up to 25 personnel overseeing the following but not limited to
          --- Intermediate-level maintenance backshop
          --- Electronic Warfare backshop
          --- Pilot Simulator training
          --- Munitions
          --- 2nd Line maintenance
          --- Aircraft Phase inspection
          --- As defined in contractual documents (Manpower Contract Statement of Work)
          --- Interface with UAE Air Force representatives (enlisted and officer levels and pilots) and sustainment provider personnel
          --- Interface with LM AFS leadership
          --- Interface with LM Aeronautics F-16 Block 60 Program Office
          --- Support contract documentation requirements and processes over multiple UAE contracts (Follow-on Support Contract (FOSC), AMMROC Follow-on Support (AFOS), Manpower, Diminished Manufacturing Sources (DMS) Resolution Program
          --- Support programmatic meetings as requested
          --- Process Redistribution Orders (RDO) to support LM flight test and lab activities
          --- Provide regular and clear communication about status, issues and customer concerns/requests including weekly activity reports
          --- Liaison duties between the 25 personnel and their respective leadership (LM AFS, LM Rotary & Mission Systems (RMS) and Northrop Grumman)
          --- Attend daily MOC meeting
          --- Interface with flight operations
          --- Must be willing and able to travel for military deployments/detachments
          
          This is an expat, operational support role to an active fighter unit, so the selected candidate will be required to work at deployed OCONUS location, support rotating shifts, and work over 40 hours per week-which may include weekends-as dictated by mission requirements.
          
          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
          --- Tuition Assistance
          
          Learn more about Lockheed Martin's comprehensive benefits package here.
          
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          Basic Qualifications:
          The following Basic Qualifications are skills that a candidate must possess to be considered for this position:
          
          --- Candidate must hold at a minimum an interim DoD Secret Security clearance
          --- Experience with United States Air Force (USAF) products and processes to include F-16 hardware and maintenance, technical orders and technical drawings, at the organizational and intermediate levels
          --- Experience with fighter aircraft maintenance and systems within the last 5 years
          --- Experience with fleet management activities and metrics from planned maintenance events to flying schedule execution
          --- Demonstrated experience in managing organizational/intermediate-level aircraft maintenance operations and support
          --- Experience with Microsoft Office products (Word, PowerPoint and specifically Excel)
          Desired Skills:
          The following Desired Skills are not required but are those skills that would set a candidate apart from the others:
          --- Senior USAF Maintenance leadership experience
          --- Block 60 F-16 knowledge
          --- Experience with foreign military operations
          --- Middle Eastern Foreign Military Sales/Direct Commercial Sales program and customer experience
          --- Aircraft modification planning experience
          --- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
          --- Deployment experience 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. Telecommute: The work associated with this position will be performed at the designated Lockheed Martin facility. Situational telecommuting may be considered and authorized at the discretion of your leader and based upon the role. 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 Security Clearance Statement: This position requires a government security clearance, you must be a US Citizen for consideration. Clearance Level: Secret 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. 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: Experienced Professional Business Unit: AERONAUTICS COMPANY Relocation Available: Yes Career Area: Management Type: Full-Time Virtual Location: no Shift: First We're thrilled that you are interested in joining the team at Lockheed Martin! Since applying for a job can be a bit of a mystery at times, we wanted to let you know exactly what to expect during the process with Lockheed Martin. Lockheed Martin: Our History The gift that Martin and the Lockheed brothers shared was a unique ability to look past the obstacles of today to the promise of a brighter tomorrow. And they knew - as we've known for 100 years - that innovation, performance and purpose were the keys to accelerating that tomorrow. Skunk Works 75th Anniversary Our purpose hasn't changed. The Skunk Works-- team remains connected to founder Kelly Johnson's vision of a place where small empowered teams created powerful solutions. 5 Jobs That are Transforming Technology (and How to Apply) You have the skills-now put them to good use. Here are five jobs that are revolutionizing the world of technology, and better yet, Lockheed Martin is hiring right now. What should you and your team members do after work? Find the best places to hang out around the city. Lockheed Martin utilizes our own internal Talent Acquisition Organization to fill our employment needs. If you are contacted over the phone or e-mailed, by a company listing a Lockheed Martin job and requesting your personal information, allegedly on Lockheed Martin's behalf, please do not respond. Lockheed Martin is an Equal Opportunity 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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