Lockheed Martin seeks a C-130J Production and Training Pilot for its Marietta, Georgia flight operations team. This senior staff role, designated as a Test Pilot, involves a comprehensive range of duties including production acceptance, delivery, and ferry flying, alongside engineering and experimental flight testing. The position also encompasses instructor pilot responsibilities, customer demonstrations, and providing technical expertise to various internal teams.
About the Role
The Production and Training Pilot will operate C-130J aircraft for production acceptance, functional checks, deliveries, ferry flights, engineering, experimental, and developmental test flights. Responsibilities include validating compliance with aviation regulations and military specifications, assessing operational suitability, and serving as a C-130J instructor pilot for both company and customer personnel. Instruction will be delivered through classroom, simulator, syllabus, and in-flight training. The role also involves participating in airshow and customer demonstration flights, contributing to flight-test, production, engineering, training, customer-support, and marketing efforts, and assisting with the development and review of flight manuals and operational procedures.
Requirements
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Minimum 1,500 hours of total flying time in multiengine aircraft.
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Minimum 1,000 hours of Pilot-in-Command (PIC) or Aircraft Commander time.
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Minimum 300 hours of PIC time in transport-type aircraft.
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C-130J pilot experience.
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Valid FAA Commercial Pilot certificate or Airline Transport Pilot (ATP) certificate.
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Current or former military Instructor Pilot qualification.
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Current FAA Second Class or First Class medical certificate, or the ability to obtain one within 30 days of hire.
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Top Secret security clearance, or the ability to obtain one.
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Must be a US Citizen due to special facility access requirements.
Qualifications (Desired)
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FAA ATP Airplane Multi-engine Land certificate.
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Multiengine and/or instrument airplane Certified Flight Instructor (CFI) privileges.
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L-382 or L-382J type rating.
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Current C-130J instructor-pilot or flight-examiner qualification.
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Knowledge of C-130J Block 8.1 or 8.1.1.
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Engineering or experimental flight-test experience.
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Experience in courseware, platform, simulator, or in-flight instruction.
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Technical publication experience.
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C-130 tactical or special-operations experience.
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Familiarity with AFI 10-220, DCMA INST 8210-1, and contract flight operations.
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C-130 functional or acceptance check-flight experience.
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Legacy C-130 experience.
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Graduation from weapons, tactics, safety, or advanced instrument school.
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C-5 or P-3 experience.
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Tanker and aerial-refueling experience.
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A current passport.