Aircraft Mechanic 1

Description:

You will be the Aircraft Mechanic I for our team. Our team is responsible for ensuring the airworthiness and optimal functionality of aircraft through scheduled and unscheduled maintenance, troubleshooting, and repairs of all mechanical systems and components.

What You Will Be Doing

As the Aircraft Mechanic I, you will be responsible for performing a variety of tasks to ensure the airworthiness and optimal functionality of aircraft, including troubleshooting and repair, component repair and replacement, inspections and tests, and technical documentation.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Troubleshooting and repairing issues in aircraft systems, including landing gear, flight controls and surfaces, anti-icing systems, pneudraulic systems, engines, auxiliary power units, and ventilation and heating systems.
• Repairing, replacing, or rebuilding aircraft components such as drive systems, control systems, engines, and engine parts to maintain aircraft integrity and performance.
• Conducting regular inspections, including 100-hour, progressive, isochronal, phase, and periodic inspections, to ensure compliance with airworthiness standards and performing tests to validate the functionality of aircraft systems.
• Interpreting and applying information from manufacturers' and airlines' maintenance manuals, service bulletins, engineering drawings, and technical data to guide maintenance activities.
• Conducting preflight, thru-flight, and post-flight inspections to ensure aircraft are ready for operation, perform safely during flight, and are properly secured after landing.

Why Join Us

This position supports our Special Operations Forces – Global Logistics Support Services contract, which is the U.S. Special Operations Command's (USSOCOM) largest service contract vehicle providing a wide range of tailored logistics, maintenance, and sustainment services. Learn more here: Explore more about the services that support the Special Operations Forces community. (

Further Information About This Opportunity

This position is in Lexington. Discover more about our Lexington, Kentucky location. (

MUST BE A U.S. CITIZEN - This position is located at a facility that requires special access. The selected candidate must possess an active Secret clearance to start.

Basic Qualifications:

Aircraft Handling: candidate must be capable of safely jacking and towing aircraft, which requires a thorough understanding of aircraft systems and handling procedures.

Maintenance Record Keeping: candidate exhibit ability to accurate document maintenance activities, including describing the work performed in maintenance records and military documentation systems.

Quality Verification: candidate must have experience in verification of maintenance work performed

Line Maintenance: candidate must have experience with service engines and airframe components in a flightline support role, making repairs as needed to keep the aircraft in operating condition.

Candidate must exhibit experience in working in a fast paced team environment as well as have the ability to work independently, with a focus on meeting schedule-sensitive operational goals in support of military operational units.

Candidate must have the ability to periodically require travel.

Desired Skills:

Specific Aircraft Experience: Experience as an MD-500 / AH/MH-6 / Small Helicopter maintainer, with expertise in performing inspections, dimensional checks, repairing, and overhauling components.

Adjacent Aircraft Experience: Familiarity and/or experience with CH/MH-47 and/or UH/MH-60 airframes. The role will periodically require flexibility and agility between airframes supported in the organization, requiring your assignment on differ MDS aircraft.

May be helpful to have experience/exposure to:

• Structural Repair: Repairing and modifying structural components and assemblies.

• Precision Repair: Working on precision and close tolerance components, which require high accuracy and attention to detail.

• Functional Spare Parts and Assemblies: Repairing and modifying functional spare parts and assemblies to ensure they are in good working condition.

Security Clearance Statement: This position requires a government security clearance, you must be a US Citizen for consideration.

Clearance Level: Secret

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: 4x10 hour day, 3 days off per week

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.

At Lockheed Martin, we use our passion for purposeful innovation to help keep people safe and solve the world's most complex challenges. Our people are some of the greatest minds in the industry and truly make Lockheed Martin a great place to work.

With our employees as our priority, we provide diverse career opportunities designed to propel, develop, and boost agility. Our flexible schedules, competitive pay, and comprehensive benefits enable our employees to live a healthy, fulfilling life at and outside of work. We place an emphasis on empowering our employees by fostering an inclusive environment built upon integrity and corporate responsibility.

If this sounds like a culture you connect with, you’re invited to apply for this role. Or, if you are unsure whether your experience aligns with the requirements of this position, we encourage you to search on Lockheed Martin Jobs , and apply for roles that align with your qualifications.

Experience Level: Hourly/Non-Exempt

Business Unit: MISSILES AND FIRE CTRL (S0806)

Relocation Available: No

Career Area: Manufacturing

Type: Task Order/IDIQ

Shift: First