F-16 Flight Test Discipline Engineering Manager
Location
Edwards Air Force Base, CA
Job Type
Full-time
Category
other-general
Posted
June 16, 2026
**Description:** **We are** _Lockheed Martin_
This position is for a first line manager of an F-16 flight test engineering department at Edwards AFB, CA. This department is responsible for the engineering support of the developmental test fleet, to include Foreign Military Sales (FMS) testing. Fully staffed, the candidate will manage the workflow of and provide leadership to an array of test discipline engineers, leading a multi-functional team of approximately 12 to 15 engineers.
Direct Reports will include but may not be limited to:
Utilities & Subsystems (Fuel, Hydraulics, EPS, LGS, LSS, PTMS)
Flight Control Systems (FLCS)
Propulsion Integration
Air Vehicle Systems (AVS)
Flight Sciences
Other Mission Systems
Sensors & EW
Weapons
Systems Integration
Flying Qualities
Loads
CNI
OMS
Matrix Reports may include the following:
Mass Properties
Material Review Board (MRB)
Configuration Management (CM)
The successful candidate will...
This position is for a first line manager of an F-16 flight test engineering department at Edwards AFB, CA. This department is responsible for the engineering support of the developmental test fleet, to include Foreign Military Sales (FMS) testing. Fully staffed, the candidate will manage the workflow of and provide leadership to an array of test discipline engineers, leading a multi-functional team of approximately 12 to 15 engineers.
Direct Reports will include but may not be limited to:
Utilities & Subsystems (Fuel, Hydraulics, EPS, LGS, LSS, PTMS)
Flight Control Systems (FLCS)
Propulsion Integration
Air Vehicle Systems (AVS)
Flight Sciences
Other Mission Systems
Sensors & EW
Weapons
Systems Integration
Flying Qualities
Loads
CNI
OMS
Matrix Reports may include the following:
Mass Properties
Material Review Board (MRB)
Configuration Management (CM)
The successful candidate will...