Aircraft Field Support Engineer Staff, F-35 Program (Komatsu, Japan)

Lockheed Martin • Fort Worth, TX

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About The Position

The position involves working as part of the Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Field Sustainment Team at JASDAF Base Komatsu, Japan. The successful candidate will serve as a technical interface to the on-site customer, focusing on resolving issues related to the F-35 aircraft maintenance and modification activities. The role requires a commitment to work on-site for two years, with responsibilities including troubleshooting, documentation of maintenance problems, and providing training to customer personnel.

Requirements

• Combination of 6 years experience on 5th Generation Fighter Aircraft (F-22 or F-35) with experience troubleshooting Vehicle Systems (VS/APG) and/or Mission Systems (MS/Avionics).

Nice To Haves

• 3 years of experience with Avionics/Mission Systems (MS).
• Previous Field Service Engineer (FSE) experience highly desired.
• Experience communicating to Military leadership teams and Senior Leaders.
• Fault isolation and problem analysis experience at the sub-system level.
• Technical report writing skills.
• Experience with technical drawings/schematics reading and interpretation.
• Experience with engineering tools including FSE Vision/VAST, PDM, VAS, JEDI, JARVIS, and CRE.
• Knowledge of CATIA and System/Software Engineering Environment (S/SEE).
• Experience partnering with military operational units.

Responsibilities

• Accomplish troubleshooting and analysis of difficulties experienced in the field.
• Attend debriefings to aid in the rapid identification of emerging issues that require company intervention to avoid aircraft downtime.
• Document all unusual operation/maintenance problems to ensure the company is apprised of and can identify emerging failure trends.
• Initiate Action Requests (ARs) for unique operational problems requiring technical, procedural, or quality assurance actions.
• Provide on-site assistance to company and customer personnel initiating ARs.
• Provide training to customer personnel and interact with maintainers and professional engineers as a peer.
• Support the assigned site on aircraft ground maintenance and operational limitations.
• Direct on-site support as requested by customer, site manager, or program management.
• Lead and track multiple engineering efforts and provide periodic status to customer and program management.

Benefits

• Flexible work schedules
• Paid Time Off benefits
• Competitive pay
• Comprehensive benefits

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Industry: Transportation Equipment Manufacturing
• Education Level: No Education Listed