Hardware Engineer Senior (OCONUS/Day Staff )

Lockheed Martin•Bethesda, MD

2d•Onsite

About The Position

Lockheed Martin is seeking a talented Hardware Engineer with a TS/SCI w/ Poly clearance to work from an OCONUS location. This is an EARLY-MID CAREER (level 3) ROLE where candidates typically require 3+ years of professional experience and a BS degree. The Hardware Engineer, Sr position supports the operations and maintenance of a large scale RF Communication systems operating 24x7. Will be part of a multi-contractor team of hardware and system engineers located at a OCONUS site. Position requires a 2yr commitment on site beginning upon initial relocation, with possible travel to other CONUS locations required prior to that date. Selectee will possibly perform pre-deployment training and preparation at several Washington, DC area LM programs. Personnel selected for this position are required to work flexible schedules to provide on occasion after hour and on-call support. Primary responsibility will be to provide on hands technical expertise and direction of tasking to Operations and Maintenance support personnel across multiple large, integrated, complex hardware-software communications system in a real-time environment and on a daily business. Responsibilities include preventative and corrective maintenance support across multiple external interfaces over a robust multi-tiered network. Daily activities may include, but are not limited to: Discrepancy report generation, Work off and resolution, O&M training/mentoring, Trending, Procedure development, Data collection, Fault isolation, Performing real-time manual actions to restore system capabilities. Assist contractor and customer meetings by attending, participating, and/or leading. The development of troubleshooting/recovery plans and execution of associated management and customer briefs may also be required. Participation in corrective maintenance will require remove/replace, repair, and testing failed hardware. Candidate will work closely with onsite HW engineers to provide support for discrepancy work off, installation efforts, and special test configurations.

Requirements

Current TS/SCI Security Clearance and valid CI Polygraph
Must be able to travel to a OCONUS overseas site
Experience with MS Office Products, Windows based operating systems and applications
Ability to climb multiple sets of stairs, lifting/carrying up to 50lbs, and working in non-environment-controlled work spaces.

Nice To Haves

Experience providing Ground Engineering O&M support, RF communication antennas and associated transmit and receive hardware systems, wideband/narrowband applications, signal analysis
Technical experience with SATCOM Ground Terminals to include parabolic antennas, receive/transmit equipment, control, and status networks, IF and baseband signal processing.
Technical experience with varied test equipment to include built-in test equipment, oscilloscopes, spectrum/link/network analyzers, power meters and signal generation equipment
Technical experience with facility support systems for RF ground terminal systems (power, HVAC, etc.)
Prior electronics and/or satellite communications training or experience
Knowledge of network management, TCP/ICP, Cisco IOS, VMware, scripting, Windows 7, and Microsoft software products
IAT Level I or higher certification: A+, Network+, Security+, etc.
Strong oral and written communication skills
Proactive and positive team player with ability to effectively work closely with co-contractor teammates at multiple levels
Experience with customer-built and COTs-based high speed networks, IT systems, and real-time software applications supporting communications systems

Responsibilities

Provide on hands technical expertise and direction of tasking to Operations and Maintenance support personnel across multiple large, integrated, complex hardware-software communications system in a real-time environment and on a daily business.
Provide preventative and corrective maintenance support across multiple external interfaces over a robust multi-tiered network.
Generate discrepancy reports.
Work off and resolution.
O&M training/mentoring.
Trending.
Procedure development.
Data collection.
Fault isolation.
Performing real-time manual actions to restore system capabilities.
Assist contractor and customer meetings by attending, participating, and/or leading.
Develop troubleshooting/recovery plans and execution of associated management and customer briefs.
Participate in corrective maintenance which will require remove/replace, repair, and testing failed hardware.
Work closely with onsite HW engineers to provide support for discrepancy work off, installation efforts, and special test configurations.