Description:We are Lockheed Martin
Join the J830 Quality North team at Lockheed Martin Aeronautics and play a critical role in ensuring mission success. As an Inspector – Assembly A in Fort Worth, TX, you’ll support the Final Production team on the cutting-edge F-35 program. Your expertise in inspections and operational checks will help uphold our commitment to delivering aerospace vehicles that meet the highest standards of quality, performance, and compliance.
What You Will Be Doing
- Perform final inspections and operational checks on specialized systems, including electrical, plumbing, hydraulics, power plants, rigging, controls, and structural components.
- Inspect work for completeness, proper function, and conformance to engineering specifications and quality standards.
- Identify, document, and report non-conforming conditions and recommend or initiate necessary corrective actions.
- Evaluate Material Review Board (MRB) items for acceptability following disposition, ensuring compliance with engineering and quality criteria.
- Support corrective action processes and collaborate with Production, Engineering, and Quality teams to resolve discrepancies quickly and effectively.
- Ensure compliance with all applicable procedures, documentation requirements, and customer specifications.
What’s In It for You
- Purposeful Work: Help ensure the quality and readiness of the world’s most advanced fighter aircraft.
- Team Collaboration: Work alongside skilled professionals committed to performance, safety, and innovation.
- Career Growth: Build a long-term career in aerospace quality with opportunities to grow and specialize.
- Competitive Benefits.
Who You Are
- A quality-focused professional with a strong eye for detail and a commitment to excellence.
- A proactive and decisive individual who takes pride in upholding high standards of safety and performance.
- A team player who communicates effectively and collaborates across functions to resolve issues and support production goals.
- Someone who thrives in a fast-paced, hands-on aerospace production environment.
This position is in Fort Worth, TX
Discover Fort Worth.
• MUST BE WILLING TO WORK ANY SHIFT
Basic Qualifications:
Experience with the following:
• Read and interpret Engineering drawings.
• Use precision measurement equipment.
• Use computer programs such as Word, Excel, etc..
• Ability to pass Inspector Assessment
Desired Skills:
• Experience with F-35 or military aircraft programs.
• Strong documentation and reporting skills with experience using inspection records and quality systems
• Prior experience performing inspections in an aerospace, defense, or manufacturing.
• Working knowledge of aircraft systems including electrical, hydraulic, mechanical, and/or structural components.
• Familiarity with MRB processes, AS9100, and other aerospace quality standards.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to work cross-functionally with Engineering, Production, and QA teams.
• Lean manufacturing or Six Sigma exposure is a plus.
Clearance Level: None
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.
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 worlds 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: AERONAUTICS COMPANY
Relocation Available: No
Career Area: QA/Test and Inspection
Type: Full-Time
Shift: Multiple shifts available
• Experience with F-35 or military aircraft programs.
• Strong documentation and reporting skills with experience using inspection records and quality systems
• Prior experience performing inspections in an aerospace, defense, or manufacturing.
• Working knowledge of aircraft systems including electrical, hydraulic, mechanical, and/or structural components.
• Familiarity with MRB processes, AS9100, and other aerospace quality standards.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to work cross-functionally with Engineering, Production, and QA teams.
• Lean manufacturing or Six Sigma exposure is a plus.