Flight Test Engineer (Masters) - Early Career

Lockheed Martin•Palmdale, CA

4d•Onsite

About The Position

Lockheed Martin Aeronautics is seeking a junior member of an ADP Flight Test Engineering team, providing support for all flight test activity from laboratory, to ground test, to flight and then moving to the test location. The candidate will be part of a fast paced, dynamic environment exploring state of the art technical solutions. The right Flight Test Engineer will be tasked across the full flight test life cycle. You may be tasked to customize test processes to individual customers and circumstances. Assess prototype aircraft operations for risk and assist in developing appropriate mitigating procedures. During the flight phase you very well could be the primary individual for managing configuration management, controlling test execution, troubleshooting the vehicle, along with asset scheduling. You will be expected to train and mentor team members. Travel, overtime, odd shifts, and weekend work may be required. Applicants selected will be subject to a government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information. Must be a US Citizen; this position will require a government security clearance. This position is located at a facility that requires special acc

Requirements

Masters degree from an accredited college in a related discipline, Aeronautical, Aerospace, Electrical, Mechanical, Physics, Computer, or another STEM field
Test experience
Leadership experience
US Citizenship and an active Secret security clearance are required to start

Nice To Haves

Attention to detail
Configuration management experience
Design or Developmental program experience
Experience interfacing with all levels of Leaders
Must be willing to mentor team members
Pilot experience
Presentation experience to company and customer audiences
Proposal development experience
Understanding of Flight Test Controls
Understanding of Flight Test Instrumentation and Data Processing

Responsibilities

Providing support for all flight test activity from laboratory, to ground test, to flight and then moving to the test location.
Customizing test processes to individual customers and circumstances.
Assessing prototype aircraft operations for risk and assisting in developing appropriate mitigating procedures.
Managing configuration management during the flight phase.
Controlling test execution during the flight phase.
Troubleshooting the vehicle during the flight phase.
Managing asset scheduling during the flight phase.
Training and mentoring team members.