Lockheed Martin · 7 hours ago
Flight Test Control Engineer
Henderson, NV
Full-time
Onsite
Mid LevelLockheed Martin is a leader in aerospace and defense, seeking a Flight Test Control Engineer to join their Flight Test team. The role involves ensuring safety, quality, and performance standards in flight test operations, while collaborating with a multidisciplinary team to develop and implement robust processes and procedures.
AerospaceCyber SecurityMachinery ManufacturingMilitaryNational SecurityRemote SensingSecurity
No H1B
U.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
Working with a multidisciplinary test team, ensuring collaboration, timely project completion, and high standards of work
Process & Procedure Development: Ensure the engineering, maintenance and logistics teams develops, implements, and adheres to robust processes and procedures for all flight test operations
Configuration Control: Ensures rigorous configuration control practices, ensuring that all weapon system modifications, systems, and components align with company standards
Training: Maintains and stays up to date current test team training and company standard requirements
Qualification
Required
Must be a US Citizen. This position is located at a facility that requires special access
Strong background in developmental flight testing
Ability to work under pressure, meet tight deadlines, and handle multiple tasks simultaneously
Working with a multidisciplinary test team, ensuring collaboration, timely project completion, and high standards of work
Ensure the engineering, maintenance and logistics teams develops, implements, and adheres to robust processes and procedures for all flight test operations
Ensures rigorous configuration control practices, ensuring that all weapon system modifications, systems, and components align with company standards
Maintains and stays up to date current test team training and company standard requirements
Preferred
Current flight test experience in maintaining configuration control of the vehicle, subsystems, external stores, Flight Test Instrumentation and software
Ability to direct the conduct of system check out procedures to verify the proper operation and function of the test vehicle
Being able to coordinate and being the liaison between Flight Test Engineering, Design Engineering, Maintenance and/or Mod Teams
Can ensure functional test procedures are approved and properly followed
Able to manage, maintain and track configuration changes on the System Under Test (SUT)
Directs all engineering-related changes to test (SUT) and ensures proper documentation
Assists with troubleshooting maintenance discrepancies
Coordinates ground testing and staging of support equipment. Reports Aircraft and Ground System status
Coordinates the aircraft and ground system flight testing schedule and configuration requirements with the appropriate POCs within the Field Operations and Quality Assurance
Supports AOL, Flight Clearance, Flight Test Requests. (FTRs), and Mod Planning meetings, as required
Creates and maintains engineering task instructions and Engineering Inspection Requirements (EIR's), as required
Communicates Aircraft and Ground System status to the Test Team (Test Conductor, Test Pilot, Instrumentation Engineer) and Chief Engineer
Able to maintain and stay current with test team training and company standard requirements
Benefits
Medical
Dental
401k
Paid time off
Work/life balance
Career development
Mentorship opportunities
Rewards & recognition
Company
Lockheed Martin
Lockheed Martin is a global security and aerospace company that specializes in advanced technology systems, products, and services. It is a sub-organization of Lockheed Martin.
Founded in 1912
10001+ employees
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$6.06BKey Investors
Air Force Research Laboratory
2025-12-05Post Ipo Debt· $3B
2025-08-28Post Ipo Debt· $3B
2023-11-13Grant· $33.7M
Leadership Team
Jim Taiclet
Chairman, President & CEO
Craig Martell
Chief Technology Officer
Recent News
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