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F-22 Low Observable Supervisor

Langley Field, Virginia & Additional Locations

Langley Field, Virginia; Langley Air Force Base, Virginia

Job Responsibilities

Job ID: 726559BR Date posted: May. 11, 2026
Description:

Join the Lockheed Martin (LM) Aeronautics Field Sustainment team as an F-22 Low Observables (LO) Contract Field Team (CFT) Supervisor where you will oversee F-22 aircraft LO contractor support operations. The scope of this position includes directly supervising a 20+ member workforce assigned to the F-22 LO Contract Field Team (CFT) at Langley AFB, Virginia, comprised of aircraft structural technicians to deliver aircraft on or ahead of scheduled timelines. The Aircraft Maintenance Supervisor will report to the Langley Site Operations Manager.

What You Will Be Doing

• Ensure team members are ready, trained, qualified, equipped, and available to support F-22 LO requirements.
• Recruitment and hiring of CFT team members, maintain and evaluate the technical and professional competence of assigned employees, ensure their sustained growth, and training requirements are met.
• Coordinating with Operations Manager and HR personnel to select Shift Leaders, assigning personnel to specific shifts to support schedules, and coordinating/resolving technical installation issues with the Site’s LO Operations leads.
• Assigning and ensuring the completion of required training and medical readiness for specific team requirements.
• Executing activities within established resources, complying with cost goals and operating budgets, and developing proposals to support evolving requirements.
• Taking action to create and maintain a safe, hazard-free, inclusive, and professional environment to protect and maximize the employee’s capabilities and expertise.
• Leading the CFT’s compliance with on-aircraft Ground Government Flight Representative (GGFR) requirements and implement the Site’s Consolidated Ground Operating Procedures (CGOP).
• Ensuring timely and accurate timecard entries for appropriate labor charging, and approving the CFT members’ weekly timecard submissions.
• Assisting the Operations Manager in synchronizing and coordinating on-site contractor manpower, funding, and equipment resources to support Follow-On Agile Sustainment for the Raptor (FASTeR) contract activities on the 1st Fighter Wing’s assigned F-22s.
• Conduct employee performance assessments, coordinating with the Operations Manager to adjust compensation benefits, recognizing superior performance and administering disciplinary action.
• Interfacing with the Site’s LO Operations leads to ensure production timelines can be safely achieved with assigned/available team members, and coordinating with the F-22 Modification CFT Supervisor to balance CFT workforce to meet workload peak demands.
• The Aircraft LO Supervisor duties will require travel to support recruitment, training and safety aspects of their team to include frequent trips to Tyndall AFB, Florida until Tyndall operations cease.

Who You Are
You thrive in cross-functional environments, actively engaging with colleagues from various departments to foster collaboration and achieve shared goals.

You are dedicated to streamlining processes and eliminating waste, continually seeking ways to improve operational efficiency and maximize value.

You excel in a fast-paced environment, effectively managing multiple priorities and maintaining focus under tight deadlines.

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 Qualification are the skills that you must possess to be considered for this position:

• Minimum of 5 years’ experience in leading military organizational/intermediate-level aircraft maintenance operations with 15 or more team members.
• Minimum of 7 years’ experience with military aircraft maintenance and modification activities.
• Experience with fleet management activities and planned maintenance events for production-focused to meet aircraft scheduled deliveries.
• Experience with Depot Field level repair requests.
• Demonstrated success with public speaking, technical writing, prioritizing competing projects/tasks, multi-tasking diverse activities, and attention to detail.
• Experience with Microsoft Office products (Word, PowerPoint, Excel)

MUST BE A U.S. CITIZEN – This position is located at a facility that requires special access. The selected candidate must possess an Interim Secret clearance to start with the ability to obtain a Final Secret clearance.
Desired Skills:
The following Desired Skills are not required, but are those skills that would set a candidate apart from the others:

• Experience with performing F-22 maintenance and leading F-22 maintenance or modification activities.
• Experience with CFT Quality Assurance operations including LO coating activities or aircraft modification activities and Consolidated Ground Operations Procedures (CGOP).
• Experience with engaging senior organizational/USAF leaders to resolve resource shortfalls impacting mission completion.
• Experience with USAF products and processes to include F-22 hardware and maintenance, technical orders and technical drawings, at the organizational and intermediate levels.
• Demonstrated success in resolving F-22 maintenance issues.
• Bachelor’s degree
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
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: 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.
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: Experienced Professional
Business Unit: AERONAUTICS COMPANY
Relocation Available: Possible
Career Area: Logistics
Type: Full-Time
Shift: Multiple shifts available

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About

At Lockheed Martin, we apply our passion for purposeful innovation to keep people safe and solve the world's most complex challenges.

Pioneering Defense Technology: From aerospace to outer space to cyber space, you can innovate mission solutions alongside the best minds in the business.

United By Culture: Excellence, integrity, and collaboration define us. We accelerate change and embrace one another’s perspectives to win for our customers.

Real Impact, Real Growth: Grow your career and skills for life. Our wide array of opportunities and technology-driven learning programs enable your development and agility.

Your Health, Your Wealth, Your Life: Competitive pay, comprehensive benefits and flexible schedules designed so you thrive — at work and beyond.

Empowered to Be Your Best: Use your strengths to make a difference in the lives of one another, our customers, our communities, and our planet.

Here, the possibilities are endless because we offer:

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Qualifications

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  • Collaborative

    There is no innovation without imagination. You bring new, different and exciting ideas to the table every day. You are committed to the success of your team.

  • Curious

    The ability to explore and drive new ideas. You think innovatively to come up with creative solutions to complex challenges.

  • Goal-oriented

    From planning and organizing to decision making, goal orientation produces impactful results. You set goals and strive to make things happen quickly and efficiently.

  • Proactive

    The ability to anticipate, plan and prepare for what lies ahead. You act rather than react to potential situations.

  • Problem Solver

    You work to tackle tough problems with complex solutions.

  • Strategic

    You observe, reflect and analyze processes to make more informed decisions.

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“Before I came to Lockheed Martin, I never thought I’d get these opportunities. The benefits available and the company’s value culture make it an incredibly supportive place to work, and I’m grateful to work somewhere that wants me to succeed. I hope to have a long career here making an impact, and I know I’ll be supported in doing that every step of the way.”

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Benefits

  • Healthcare

    Medical, Dental and Vision coverage is available for employees who opt-in.

  • 401(k)/Retirement Plans

    Our 401(k) plan features generous matching and company contributions.

  • Professional Development

    We support our employees through mentoring, internal & external educational programs, networking, skills enhancement and career-building programs.

  • Maternity and Paternity Leave

    Our generous parental leave policies support your journey into parenthood. When you return to work, our facilities offer mother's rooms to support your transition and work/life balance.

  • Paid Time Off

    We offer PTO, paid holidays and paid time off for jury duty and military obligations.

  • Flex-time

    Depending on the position, we offer flexible work schedules.

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