F135 Global Operations Center - Technical Lead (Onsite)

Date Posted:

2025-10-17

Country:

United States of America

Location:

PW206: Fort Worth 200 Lockheed Blvd, Fort Worth, TX, 76108 USA

Position Role Type:

Onsite

U.S. Citizen, U.S. Person, or Immigration Status Requirements:

Active and transferable U.S. government issued security clearance is required prior to start date.​ U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance​

Security Clearance:

DoD Clearance: Secret

Pratt & Whitney is working to once again transform the future of flight—designing, building and servicing engines unlike any the world has ever seen. And because transformation begins from within, we’re seeking the people to drive it. So, calling all curious. Come ready to explore and you’ll find a place where your talent takes flight—beyond the borders of title, a country or your comfort zone. Bring your passion and commitment and we’ll welcome you into a tight-knit team that takes our mission personally. Channel your drive to make a difference into shaping an organization and an industry that’s evolving fast to the future.

At Pratt & Whitney, the difference you make is on display every day. Just look up. Are you ready to go beyond?

Pratt & Whitney’s Military Engines team has a rare opportunity for F135 Global Operations Center (On-Site) in Fort Worth, Texas.

As part of the F135 Sustainment Organization executing Performance Based Logistics Contracts, the Global Operations Center is responsible for ensuring 24/7 F-35 fleet supportability of the propulsion system and integration with all disciplines of the F135 value stream.

 You will be the primary technical expert for the Fort Worth based element of the Global Operations Center and will utilize, work, and collaborate with the Wright-Patterson AFB Lightning Sustainment Center.  Additionally, you will be the primary technical expert for integrating and supporting the F135 sustainment sub-domain out of East Hartford, CT and across field sites to drive closure to customer action requests.

This role includes direct senior level customer interaction with the Lightning Support Team (LST), Joint Program Office (JPO), JPO Lightning Sustainment Center (LSC) leadership and Lockheed Martin PSIC and Propulsion leads.

What You Will Do: 

• Be the propulsion technical expert in the FTW structure of the Global Operations Center
• Be the primary conduit between internal and external customers, including Sustaining Engineering, Supply Chain Management, Asset Management, Field Support Services, and other functional areas across the sustainment sub-domain.
• Work with the F135 Lightning Sustainment Center through daily status meetings and communicate to PW customers in the USG as well as Lockheed Martin and Rolls-Royce to close out fleet action requests and supply and logistics inquiries
• Support customers to ensure Action Request closure within the SLA (Service Level Agreement)
• Assist the FTW Supervisor with Action Request (AR) Metrics Analysis to drive decision making
• Support and drive process improvement and execution across functional area departments utilizing the RTX CORE Operating System. To include customer service engineering, global service engineering, support equipment operations, asset management, supply chain management, and field support services
• Must acquire JCL2 export classifier status with training provided by PW Education Certification

Qualifications You Must Have:

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, logistics or management disciplines
• A minimum of 8+ Years of experience in fleet management/readiness support; OR an advanced degree and 5+ years of experience in fleet management/readiness support
• 5+ years working in F135/F-35 program required
• The ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government issued security clearance is required.
• U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance.

Qualifications We Prefer:

• Self-Starter/Self-motivated
• Excellent presentation skills, project management, proficiency in fleet sustainment processes, and strong leadership skills are essential
• Proficient in MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint
• Familiar with the F135 propulsion system
• You will have experience in, and be comfortable with, working in a high pressure, fast-paced environment

Learn More and Apply Now!

In addition to transforming the future of flight, we are also transforming how and where we work. We’ve introduced role types to help you understand how you will operate in our blended work environment.  This role is:  Onsite

Onsite: Employees who are working in Onsite roles will work primarily onsite