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F-16 Aircraft Modification Supervisor, (Chile)

Greenville, South Carolina

Greenville, South Carolina

Job Responsibilities

Job ID: 703825BR Date posted: Sep. 08, 2025
Description:

Join the Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Field Sustainment (AFS) team on a long-term assignment, serving as the F-16 in-country Aircraft Modification Supervisor in Antofagasta, Chile. The successful candidate
will serve as a leader within the AFS Maintenance, Overhaul, and Upgrade (MUO) team. This will be a working lead position. This role will serve as the primary in-country point of contact with the customer to provide comprehensive program oversight to ensure all modification activities are implemented consistent with planned strategies and commitments and achieve 100% delivery of modified aircraft to meet AFS and customer expectations. The selected candidate will deploy directly to the customer site in Chile.

What You Will Be Doing
The selected candidate will a highly-motivated person who will be skilled at performing the following responsibilities:

• Provide strategic direction to support modification kit installation with emphasis on quality, schedule,
and cost reduction.
• Assist the customer by providing F-16 Avionics and Electrical SME expertise in the areas of task
coordination, modification, and schedule performance.
• Advise customer teams to ensure modification activities are implemented per established modification
plans.
• Provide technical consultation and analysis support of the modification kit installation and planning
activities, including guidance and advice for initial and follow-on kit installation such as: equipment
installations, structural changes, harness modifications, and harness routing.
• Provide interpretation of reference planning and recommendations on sequencing the modification
tasks to improve efficiencies during kit installation.
• Provide technical support for drawing, specification, and technical order interpretation.
• Support troubleshooting, cause and corrective action activities as well as mitigation plans.
• Responsible for hiring and management of CFT personnel. Coordinates talent management strategies
with Human Resources (HR), Talent Acquisition, Workforce Planning and Training.
• May serve as the in-country security point of contact monitoring the security situation and
implementing actions in accordance with defined evacuation plans for all LM employees and dependents
as required.
• Demonstrate LM values, demonstrate a positive mental attitude, promote cooperation and improved
communication with Aircraft Maintenance & Support Engineering.

• Must be United States citizen. Must possess a Final Secret Security Clearance.

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.


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Basic Qualifications:
The following Basic Qualifications are skills that a candidate must possess to be considered for this position:

- Experience reading and interpreting written specifications, blueprints, engineering drawings, understanding symbols, flags and general notes.

- Leadership experience with post-delivery aircraft modification, overhaul, and upgrade, in-service repair and inspection efforts.

- Experience coaching and developing Aircraft Maintenance, Upgrade and Overhaul (MUO) team members

- Experience working with F-16 IT systems, Time Compliance Technical Orders and Job guides

- Experience with Microsoft Office applications required
Desired Skills:
The following Desired Skills are not required but are those skills that would set a candidate apart from the other candidates:

• Proven technical leader with experience representing the Lockheed Martin (LM) position during recurring meetings with the senior leadership

• Program management and aircraft modification experience

• Experience providing technical assistance, kit management, and modification planning

• Experience with support equipment, familiarity with aircraft maintenance procedures, ability to read and interpret engineering drawings, source data and technical documents

• Organizational and communications skills with foreign nationals and working within foreign cultures.

• Knowledge of International Human Resources foreign assignment policies and procedures, as well as in-country Operating Procedures.

• Experience using LM engineering systems to include EDMS, DART, MPRS, Gold Disk, IHS and FIN
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.
Schedule for this Position: Non- standard 40 hour work week as assigned by leader
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: Experienced Professional
Business Unit: AERONAUTICS COMPANY
Relocation Available: Possible
Career Area: Management
Type: Full-Time
Shift: Multiple shifts available

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