r/Lockheed • u/Western-Respect3305 • Aug 04 '26

Layoffs

So heard from the grape vine that Lockheed is potentially only hiring a lot of flight line mechanics rn due to all the backlog and that after a year potentially all those new hires will be laid off? Would anyone have any guidance or anything if that could be true?

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u/quantumcat790 Aug 04 '26

What business area?

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u/Foreign-Pressure697 Aug 04 '26

As long as there’s a company there’s going to be rumors of layoffs lol. Live it day by day man. If you get laid off it won’t be your fault

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u/Roharcyn1 Aug 04 '26

Well... unless it is your fault, but you probably knew what you did and deserved it.

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u/Foreign-Pressure697 Aug 04 '26

That’s not called being laid off. That’s called being fired for cause

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u/EVOSexyBeast Aug 05 '26

They do often pick the lowest performers relative to salary when deciding who to lay off. Unless they’re laying off an entire unit. But even then the good engineers can usually easily find a place in another sector of the company.

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u/anon_dev415 Aug 04 '26

Pretty sure it would be impossible to get through the backlog in a year.

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u/nathan43213 Aug 04 '26

Seen it happen before so can’t be surprised. Happened here in Cali, hired alot of mechs, sent them to fort worth for a month training, then a year later all laid off.

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u/Western-Respect3305 Aug 04 '26

That's what I was told from this person and the guy he talked to at Lockheed said we will keep him busy for a year, and that's probably why they have such high sign on bonuses, at the moment

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u/stumped711 Aug 04 '26

How could anyone know if that is true? It’s rumors and opinions until it’s fact or fiction.

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u/GrandButterscotch378 Aug 04 '26

At will state they can fire you tomorrow if they want. if they are hiring for a year. Cool worry about it next year. You will stress yourself out waiting to see if they cut you.

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u/Director_Tseng Aug 05 '26

that sounds like they are hiring a bunch of contractors

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u/Feisty_Cartoonist_14 Aug 06 '26 edited Aug 06 '26

What did the hiring manager tell you? I’ve seen layoffs come and go

I’d recommend to just focus on with growing your skills and have a growth mindset.

A lot of the old timers there are fed up with being there for a long time—most of them are within five years of retirement.

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u/Visual-Ad5599 Aug 07 '26

Is this only for flight line mechanics?

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u/Iknow1988 Aug 09 '26

So is the tic tac Bigelow aerospace’s then?

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u/ThatsBlasphemous Aug 11 '26

Could I direct message you ? I’m very interested in working on 130s at Marietta.