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Lockheed Martin · 2 hours ago

Aircraft Maintenance Support Engineer Senior - Level 3

Lockheed Martin is a leading aerospace and defense company, and they are seeking an Aircraft Maintenance Support Engineer Senior - Level 3. The primary responsibility of this role is to assist in the development and authoring of aircrew flight manuals for C-130J aircraft, leading technical authors and ensuring compliance with military and commercial standards.

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Responsibilities

Assist in improving, evaluating, and developing specifications for the activities of flight engineering, navigation, flight safety, crew escape procedures, cargo loading, airfield and air traffic control, radio communications, electronics, and avionics for test and production aircraft
Assist the Flight Manuals Lead Writer as a Junior Lead Writer in the development and authoring of aircrew flight manuals for test and production C-130J aircraft
Lead technical authors in the development and authoring of aircrew flight manuals for complex military and/or civilian aeronautics systems
Effectively interact and communicate with customers both foreign and domestic, engineering, flight operations and other organizations to define aircrew flight manual requirements
Possess extensive knowledge of aircraft maintenance documentation, including military specification requirements, logistic support concepts and be able to read/interpret engineering drawings and source data documentation

Qualification

Technical publications authoringAerospace Technical PublicationXML/SGML knowledgeTechnical manual formatsMicrosoft Office SuiteMulti-tasking abilityCommunication skillsOrganizational skillsSelf-motivated

Required

Experience with Aerospace Technical Publication aircrew flight manuals both military and commercial
Thorough knowledge of technical publications or a technical publications authoring background in aircrew flight manual development
Highly proficient in the use of electronic authoring/editing software
Knowledgeable of technical manual formats, requirements, and SGML/XML
Ability to effectively interact and communicate with customers both foreign and domestic, engineering, flight operations and other organizations to define aircrew flight manual requirements
Extensive knowledge of aircraft maintenance documentation, including military specification requirements, logistic support concepts
Ability to read/interpret engineering drawings and source data documentation

Preferred

Ability to effectively lead technical writers in the development and authoring of aircraft flight manuals
Ability to effectively work with multiple engineering, software, supportability, and logistics disciplines to develop highly accurate technical manuals
Experience in verification and validation of technical publications is highly desirable
Ability to work multiple projects of varied size and scope
Familiar with technical authoring languages and specifications such as XML, SGML, and S1000D specification
Broad experience with Microsoft Office suite, especially MSWord, Arbortext, Adobe, CATIA software tools
Must be highly organized; process and detail oriented
Self starter and able to multi-task in a fast-paced dynamic work environment
Highly self motivated
Excellent organizational skills
Excellent communications skills both written and oral
Able to think and operate independently with minimal direction

Benefits

Flexible work schedules
Comprehensive benefits investing in your future and security

Company

Lockheed Martin

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Lockheed Martin is a global security and aerospace company that specializes in advanced technology systems, products, and services. It is a sub-organization of Lockheed Martin.

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Funding

Current Stage
Public Company
Total Funding
$6.06B
Key Investors
Air Force Research Laboratory
2025-12-05Post Ipo Debt· $3B
2025-08-28Post Ipo Debt· $3B
2023-11-13Grant· $33.7M

Leadership Team

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Jim Taiclet
Chairman, President & CEO
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Craig Martell
Chief Technology Officer
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