F-35 Aircraft Field Support Engineer (Mid-Career, Level 3)

Lockheed Martin•Edwards AFB, CA

3d•Onsite

About The Position

Join the Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Field Sustainment (AFS) team as an Aircraft Field Support Engineer! This position will support the F-35 Program at our Edwards Air Force Base, California facility. Our team is responsible for acting as part of the Lockheed Martin Aeronautics technical interface to the on-site customer (Operations and Maintenance) in resolving issues arising from maintenance or modification activities for all matters dealing with the F-35 aircraft. The preferred candidate will be either a Vehicle System (VS), Mission Systems (MS) Subject Matter Expert (SME) or be an emerging authority who has the skill set to accomplish troubleshooting and analysis of APG/Vehicle Systems or AVS/Mission Systems.

Requirements

Must be a US Citizen and be able to obtain F-35 Special Program Access.
Must have at least an Interim Secret Clearance.
Must be able to obtain a Final Secret Security Clearance.
Experience with Vehicle Systems (APG) and/or Mission Systems (Avionics)
Military aircraft maintenance experience

Nice To Haves

Technical Report writing
Experience with drawing/schematics reading and interpretation
Fault Isolation and problem analysis experience at the sub-system level
Airframe & Power plant (A&P) license
Military Fighter Aircraft experience
Knowledge of CATIA & System/Software Engineering Environment (S/SEE)
Previous Field Service FSE/REP experience
Vehicle Systems (APG)/Avionics experience F-22 or F-35

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 operational / maintenance problems to ensure the company is apprised of and can identify emerging failure trends.
Provide training to Customer personnel.
Must be able to work with and interact with the maintainer as well as the professional engineers from other F-35 companies as a peer.
Some travel may be necessary; candidates must be willing and able to deploy with Customer personnel to the Continental United States (CONUS), Outside the Continental United States (OCONUS).
Applicant must be able to work and communicate well both orally and written in a team environment as this position involves significant and continued interface with customer personnel at all levels.
Provide support for the assigned site on aircraft ground maintenance and operational limitations.
Perform on-site support as requested by customer, site manager or program manager.
Lead and track multiple engineering and provide periodic status to Customer and Program Management.