Lockheed Martin
Government / Defence / Aerospace
United States | N. America
Flight Instructor - F-35 Lightning II
LOCKHEED
F-35 LIGHTNING II
Minimum requirements
- Candidate must have a minimum of 1000 hours Fighter Flight Time in fourth and/or fifth generation fighter aircraft.
Additional requirements
- Candidate must have active secret clearance with a background investigation completed within the last 6 years.
- 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 be familiar with current instructional techniques and delivery methods.
- 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. Use of Microsoft Office products (Word, PowerPoint and Excel) is required.
- 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.
Preferred
- Current USAF/USN/USMC IP with multi-role fighter experience.
- Former Weapon School, Top Gun, or MAWTS graduate desired. F-35 flight experience is highly desired.
Job description
This position is a part-time position with the current Pilot instructors out of NAS Lemoore. Position will provide F-35 Instructor Pilot and Subject Matter Expert (SME) instruction, academic training utilizing Electronic Mediated Lecture (EML) and/or Interactive Courseware (ICW), and instruct flight procedures in the Pilot Training Devices executing to the approved pilot training syllabus.
Work conditions
Must be willing to travel, to include F-35 Enterprise training location CONUS/OCONUS for extended periods depending on operational needs and system upgrade training to the customer. Employment will be contingent on agreement and compliance with such requirements.
As directed by Executive Order 14042: Ensuring Adequate COVID Safety Protocols for Federal Contractors, effective December 8, 2021, Lockheed Martin will require all newly hired employees, in the United States, must be fully vaccinated before their start date.
Compensation and benefits
Summary
- The base range for this position in California is $79.32 - $93.32.
- 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. The wage range and benefits summary is a general guideline and is governed by the applicable collective bargaining agreement when extending an offer.
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Base location
United States | N. America 
NLC - Lemoore 