Job Description
Job Description
Job ID: 694897BR Date posted: Jun. 05, 2025
Description:
At Lockheed Martin's Skunk Works®, we don't just imagine the future-we help build it. For over 80 years, this elite team has been behind some of the most advanced aircraft ever created. Now, we're looking for the next generation of skilled professionals to help us push the boundaries of what's possible in aerospace.
As an Electrical and Instrumentation Mechanic, you'll be part of a hands-on team supporting experimental and advanced aircraft, ensuring they meet the highest standards of performance, safety, and readiness for flight.
What You Will Be Doing:
You'll play a key role in integrating, testing, and troubleshooting sophisticated electrical and instrumentation systems on cutting-edge aircraft. Your day-to-day responsibilities will include:
• Performing final servicing, checkout, troubleshooting, and maintenance of aircraft electrical and instrumentation systems before, during, and after flight.
• Installing and verifying modifications and resolving malfunctions across electrical, electronic, hydraulic, pneumatic, and mechanical systems.
• Collaborating with engineering teams to support R&D efforts, static and dynamic testing, and flight readiness.
• Using advanced test equipment-like oscilloscopes, multimeters, TDRs, FM discriminators, and data acquisition systems (FM-PCM, digital PCM)-to diagnose and correct faults.
• Building, routing, and checking flight test electrical wire harnesses and printed circuit boards using certified soldering techniques.
• Preparing instrumentation systems and components for flight, and supporting pre- and post-flight calibrations and checkouts.
• Operating and maintaining ground support equipment and making recommendations for improvements.
• Accompanying aircraft on production and acceptance flights to perform in-flight system monitoring and adjustments.
• Ensuring aircraft are maintained or prepped for flight, storage, or inactive status in line with applicable procedures.
What's In It For You: From onsite to remote, we offer flexible work schedules to comprehensive benefits investing in your future and security, Learn more about Lockheed Martin's comprehensive benefits package here.
Do you want to be part of a company culture that empowers employees to think big, lead with a growth mindset, and make the impossible a reality? We provide the resources and give you the flexibility to enable inspiration and focus - if you have the passion and courage to dream big, work hard, and have fun doing what you love then we want to build a better tomorrow with you.
Who You Are: You're a hands-on problem solver with a deep understanding of aircraft systems and a passion for innovation. Whether in the lab or on the flight line, you bring precision, adaptability, and a team-first mindset. You take pride in your ability to troubleshoot, calibrate, and fine-tune complex systems that support the most advanced aerospace projects in the world.
Further Information About This Opportunity: This position is located in Palmdale, CA à Discover Palmdale.
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Basic Qualifications: Must have a minimum of four years' experience in aircraft electrical and electronic installation and electrical checkout or as a Flight Electrical and Instrument Mechanic.
And be able to demonstrate a knowledge, skillset, or have completed training in the following job skills:
1. Complete level blueprint, technical data and data
model comprehension, electrical schematics,
electrical diagrams, and systems diagrams
2. Electrical and electronic systems troubleshooting
and checkout.
3. Principles of operation of electrical systems.
4. Principles of operation of instrument systems.
5. Familiarization in operation of ground support
equipment.
6. Basic computer operations
Desired Skills: • Experience supporting flight test or classified aircraft programs.
• Familiarity with advanced data acquisition systems (digital PCM, FM-PCM).
• Ability to perform printed circuit board repair and certified soldering.
• Proficiency in fabricating and checking flight test harnesses.
• Comfortable working in R&D or engineering environments where requirements evolve.
• Prior experience with instrumentation calibration, aircraft modification, and test procedures.
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.
The base range for this position in California $28.48 - $48.29.
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.
Lockheed Martin is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified candidates will be considered without regard to legally protected characteristics. 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: Hourly/Non-Exempt
Business Unit: AERONAUTICS COMPANY
Relocation Available: Yes
Career Area: Manufacturing
Type: Full-Time
Shift: First
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