Lockheed Martin | Instructor

About the Role

Lockheed Martin is seeking a Production and Training Pilot Manager to oversee training for company and customer students on production aircraft systems and manage the Advanced Integration Center. This onsite position in Grand Forks, North Dakota, involves leadership in aviation training, aircraft operations, maintenance, logistics, flight-test support, and customer demonstrations, requiring close collaboration with engineering, customer support, and marketing teams. An active Top Secret clearance is mandatory.

About the Employer

Lockheed Martin is a global security and aerospace company engaged in the research, design, manufacturing, and integration of advanced technology systems, products, and services.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree or higher with related experience.
• Experience managing operations and sustainment for USAF squadrons and wings at bases with active flight operations, including flight-test and high-tempo operational maintenance and logistics environments.
• Experience managing aircraft operations, maintenance, and logistics workforces.
• Leadership skills.
• Experience with cost and schedule management and risk management.
• Active Top Secret clearance.

Qualifications (Desired)

• 12 or more years of related experience.
• Broad military aircraft support background.
• Advanced interpersonal and communication skills.
• Ability to communicate effectively with international customers, partner companies, and local base authorities.
• Prior U.S. Air Force or civilian-equivalent operational flight, maintenance, and logistics experience.
• Organizational and intermediate operations experience.
• Expert authority in operations and support disciplines.
• Familiarity with aircraft logistics, test and evaluation requirements, maintenance information systems, and technical publications.
• Knowledge of pilot and maintainer systems and processes, development and technical directive implementation, and logistics support.
• Active TS/SCI clearance and SAP eligibility.

Responsibilities

• Manage training for company and customer students on production aircraft systems.
• Coordinate employee recruitment, selection, training, performance assessment, work assignments, salary matters, and recognition or disciplinary actions.
• Oversee operations and training for the Advanced Integration Center.
• Act as an instructor pilot for customer pilots and aircrew during syllabus-training simulator events when required.
• Conduct classroom training for customer pilots and aircrew.
• Demonstrate aircraft performance, flying qualities, and system capabilities to customers, government officials, and other personnel.
• Direct engineering and pilot input to training, customer support, and marketing teams.

Location

Grand Forks, ND