Flight Test Engineer and CAM (Level 5)

Job ID: 733162BR Date posted: Jun. 23, 2026
Description:We are Lockheed Martin


Join the Fort Worth F-35 Flight Test Engineering Team as a Flight Test Project Engineer and Cost Account Manager. The Flight Test Engineering Team is a portion of the Test and Evaluation (T&E) Directorate within the Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Engineering and Technology Functional Engineering Organization. This Team is responsible for strategic planning of the F-35 Development Test (DT) Fleet, supporting coordination for DT data requirements, aircraft configuration management, and near-term execution constraint resolution.

This position will be responsible for supporting the Flight Test organization as a Cost Account Manager as well as Flight Test Project Engineer supporting various activities requiring Flight Test in the future. Responsibilities of this role may include:
• Supporting the Test Planning process by participating in Test Planning Working Groups, writing test requirements, and test planning documents
• Define test aircraft configuration requirements including hardware and instrumentation needs to enable test objectives
• Act as Project Lead for programs under execution at the Test Sites providing liaison with Fort Worth IPTs as necessary to keep flight test programs progressing.
• Maintaining Project status and forecasts as the Project Lead for various assigned Flight Test activities
• Interacting with Program Managers to resolve contract constraints
• Providing estimates for future projects as requested by the T&E Flight Test proposal team
• Support Metrics Reporting
• CAM responsibility for assigned projects
• Represent Flight Test Organization to other Departments and Organizations

This position may require occasional travel, based on Customer requirements.

Must be a US citizen. This position requires special access and a final Secret clearance to start.

What’s In It For You
Our employees play an active role in strengthening the quality of life where we live and work by volunteering more than 850,000 hours annually. Here are some of the benefits you can enjoy:
• Medical
• Dental
• 401k
• Paid time off
• Work/life balance
• Career development
• Mentorship opportunities
• Rewards & recognition

Learn more about Lockheed Martin’s comprehensive benefits package here.
Basic Qualifications:
• Test Execution Experience as a Flight Test Engineer
• Technical Project Management Experience
• Active CAM certification
• SECRET Security Clearance
Desired Skills:
• F-35 Aircraft and Program experience
• Experience with Envelope Expansion, Mission Systems, or Weapons Systems Test
• Experience working on fighter aircraft platforms
• Experience authoring test plans
• Customer Interface Experience
• Control Account Management Experience (Current certification highly desired)
• Experience managing or statusing complex Integrated Master Schedules
• Proficient with MATLAB or Visual Basic Programming
• Experience with database management
• Ability to effectively collaborate and communicate complex issues with a variety of stakeholders from highly Technical SMEs to Executive Leadership
• Demonstrated strong 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 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: 4x10 hour day, 3 days off per week
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: Aeronautical Engineering
Type: Full-Time
Shift: First