**Description:** **WHO WE ARE** Lockheed Martin is a global leader in aerospace, defense, and technology solutions, dedicated to pushing the boundaries of innovation and shaping the future of the industry\. With a rich legacy of excellence and a commitment to delivering advanced capabilities to our customers, we are proud to be at the forefront of cutting\-edge technology and engineering\. **WHAT WE'RE DOING** At Lockheed Martin, we're revolutionizing the aerospace and defense sector through groundbreaking technology, advanced manufacturing processes, and a world\-class team of professionals\. Our mission\-driven approach and unwavering dedication to excellence ensure that we continue to deliver superior products and solutions to our customers around the world\. **THE WORK** Lockheed Martin is a global leader in aerospace, defense, and technology solutions, dedicated to pushing the boundaries of innovation and shaping the future of the industry\. With a rich legacy of excellence and a commitment to delivering advanced capabilities to our customers, we are proud to be at the forefront of cutting\-edge technology and engineering\. At Lockheed Martin, we're revolutionizing the aerospace and defense sector through groundbreaking technology, advanced manufacturing processes, and a world\-class team of professionals\. Our mission\-driven approach and unwavering dedication to excellence ensure that we continue to deliver superior products and solutions to our customers around the world\. This position is for the F\-35 Flight Instructor Pilot/Operations Subject Matter Expert \(SME\) supporting F\-35 enterprise contract training and training operations which may include new site activations/standup, engineering coordination, program management support and participation in daily operations activities\. The successful candidate will interact with program leadership, contract training instructors/operators, simulation technicians, and overall training operations support functions\. Participates and coordinates program activities to provide contract F\-35 training across multiple CONUS and OCONUS locations\. Candidate will also be expected to maintain certain levels of F\-35 aircraft/training proficiencies based on program needs\. Acts as a subject matter expert by applying advanced technical concepts in the area of aviation and provides assistance in creation of training material\. Serves as a contract management interface with the customer for contract ground training, scheduling execution and quality\. Ensures that the day\-to\-day training instruction and support functions comply with the contract and associated requirements documents\. Assists with contract issue resolutions with the Program Management Office \(PMO\) and the prime contractor \(LM Aero\)\. Maintains communications with customer leadership and provides contract performance metrics as required\. Acts as a training site liaison in support of the local program leadership as required\. Plans for expected expansion of contract activities and assists with staffing proposals and position integrations\. The successful candidate will implement, and support Lockheed Martin initiatives, programs and policies as directed\. This position is typically represented by an experienced pilot with a background in advanced 4th or 5th generation fighter aircraft\. https://www\.f35\.com/f35/about/fast\-facts\.html **WHO YOU ARE** You are a dynamic and results\-oriented professional with a passion for driving operational excellence and optimizing production processes\. You thrive in a fast\-paced environment and are adept at managing complex projects while maintaining a high level of accuracy and attention to detail\. Your strong analytical skills, coupled with your ability to communicate effectively and collaborate across departments, make you an invaluable asset to our team\. **WHY JOIN US** Opportunity for Impact: Join a team that is at the forefront of innovation in the aerospace and defense industry and make a significan **Basic Qualifications:** • Candidate must have a minimum of 1000 hours Fighter Flight Time in fourth and/or fifth generation fighter aircraft\. • Former Instructor Pilot \(IP\)\. • Candidate must have prior experience in delivering Military Pilot Academic and Simulator Training\. Candidate must have operational experience with advanced sensor systems such as NVS, LANTIRN, Helmet Mounted Cuing, and the latest weapons inventory\. • Candidate must show evidence of demonstrated skills in managing and directing syllabus instruction to include supervising instructors and schedulers in a flight training environment\. • Must have in\-depth knowledge of military publications and an understanding of forth and/or fifth generation aircraft systems\. • Candidate must have worked in an environment which required them to interact with multiple functional areas and personnel of a diverse nature\. • Candidate must have outstanding interpersonal skills, excellent leadership traits, strong oral & written communication abilities, solid ability to organize, and a high desire to provide customer satisfaction\. • Candidate must have an active secret clearance with a background investigation completed within the past 5 years • There is a >25% travel expectation for this role\. **Desired Skills:** • Familiarity with F\-35 program requirements\. • Previous experience coordinating operations and contract requirements with geographically dispersed personnel\. • Former USAF Weapon School, USN Top Gun or USMC MAWTS graduate\. **Security Clearance Statement:** This position requires a government security clearance, you must be a US Citizen for consideration\. **Clearance Level:** Secret with Investigation or CV date within 5 years **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 **Pay Rate:** The annual base salary range for this position in California and New York \(excluding most major metropolitan areas\), Colorado, Hawaii, Illinois, Maryland, Minnesota, Washington or Washington DC is $123,500 \- $236,800\. For states not referenced above, the salary range for this position will reflect the candidate’s final work location\. Please note that the salary information is a general guideline only\. Lockheed Martin considers factors such as \(but not limited to\) scope and responsibilities of the position, candidate's work experience, education/ training, key skills as well as market and business considerations when extending an offer\. **Benefits offered:** Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Short\-Term Disability, Long\-Term Disability, 401\(k\) match, Flexible Spending Accounts, EAP, Education Assistance, Parental Leave, Paid time off, and Holidays\. \(Washington state applicants only\) Non\-represented full\-time employees: accrue at least 10 hours per month of Paid Time Off \(PTO\) to be used for incidental absences and other reasons; receive at least 90 hours for holidays\. Represented full time employees accrue 6\.67 hours of Vacation per month; accrue up to 52 hours of sick leave annually; receive at least 96 hours for holidays\. PTO, Vacation, sick leave, and holiday hours are prorated based on start date during the calendar year\. This position is incentive plan eligible\. **Pay Rate:** The annual base salary range for this position in most major metropolitan areas in California and New York is $142,100 \- $267,600\. Please note that the salary information is a general guideline only\. Lockheed Martin considers factors such as \(but not limited to\) scope and responsibilities of the position, candidate’s work experience, education/ training, key skills as well as market and business considerations when extending an offer\. **Benefits offered:** Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Short\-Term Disability, Long\-Term Disability, 401\(k\) match, Flexible Spending Accounts, EAP, Education Assistance, Parental Leave, Paid time off, and Holidays\. This position is incentive plan eligible\. **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\.** **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:** Experienced Professional **Business Unit:** RMS **Relocation Available:** Possible **Career Area:** Systems Engineering: Other **Type:** Full\-Time **Shift:** First