Flight Line Electrician - C130

Basic Qualifications

Four (4) years’ experience within the past twelve (12) years in Flight Line Aircraft Electrical Systems maintenance, functional checkout, preflight, troubleshooting, and correction of flight squawks. Experience must have been actual flight line work on live Aircraft Electrical Systems.

Requirements

• Aircraft technical school training may be included in the four (4) year minimum requirement for persons spending four (4) years in Military service.
• A two (2) year Associate Degree program in Aviation/Electrical Technology may be substituted for one (1) year of experience.
• A four (4) year Bachelors Degree program in Aviation/Electrical may be substituted for two (2) years of experience.
• Each year of Active Reserve/National Guard Aircraft Electrical Systems duty may be substituted for two (2) months of experience up to a maximum of sixteen (16) months.
• OR a graduate, within the last six (6) months, of a certified Aircraft Systems Electrical/Electronics Apprenticeship Program which is typically 8,000 hours and includes OJT experience maintaining aircraft. LASCs 6,000 hours program is acceptable.

Job Description

You will be the Flight Line Electrician - C130 for the team which is responsible for determining methods, tools, operations, and sequences necessary to rework, check out, and service complex aircraft electrical systems equipment. What You Will Be Doing As the Flight Line Electrician - C130, you will be responsible for mocking up, fabricating, and installing experimental systems and equipment and performing final flight-servicing, troubleshooting, and operational checkout before and after flight to ensure airworthiness and conformance to applicable design specifications. Your Responsibilities Will Include:

• Conducting power plant runs or working with mechanics in conducting such runs;
• Making adjustments and replacements of electrical components and accessories;
• Investigating any malfunctioning of electrical equipment before and after flight test; analyzing systems and diagnosing trouble;
• Performing necessary operations to correct trouble, including replacing or repairing defective components such as solenoids, selsyns, light bulbs, thermocouples, electric motors, fuses, and circuit breakers and instruments and gauges;
• Checking output of ship’s generator and functioning of aircraft electrical accessories to company and/or customer inspection when required;
• Incorporating design changes into complex aircraft electrical systems, generators, and functional assemblies as called out in blueprints or other authorized documents.

What's In It For You

We are committed to supporting your work-life balance and overall well-being, offering flexible scheduling options. Learn more about Lockheed Martin’s comprehensive benefits package here.

Who You Are

The ideal candidate will be a highly skilled and experienced electrician with a strong knowledge of complex aircraft systems and their components. You will have excellent problem-solving skills, the ability to read and interpret detail and assembly blueprints, charts, wiring diagrams, electrical handbooks, and other authorized documents, and the ability to utilize sophisticated state-of-the-art computerized system test equipment to diagnose and repair complex systems.

Further Information About This Opportunity

MUST BE A U.S. CITIZEN - This position is located at a facility that requires special access. GA hourly Desired Skills: C-130 Experience Other Important Information: 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.