Senior Aircraft Field Support Engineer, F-- Level 3

Job Description

Join the Lockheed Martin Aeronautics company as an Aircraft Field Service Engineer (FSE) on our Aeronautics Field Sustainment (AFS) team! This position will support the F-35 Program at our NAS Fallon, Nevada location.

As a Nose to Tail (NTT) FSE, the preferred candidate will be a subject Matter Expert (SME) in Supportable Low Observable (SLO)/Structures. It is desired the individual also be an emerging authority in APG/Vehicle Systems (VS) and Avionics/Mission Systems (MS), with the skill set to accomplish troubleshooting and analysis of VS, MS, or SLO.

The candidate will act as part of the Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Field Sustainment Team’s technical interface to the on‑site Customer (both Operations and maintenance) in resolving issues arising from maintenance and modification activities for all matters dealing with the F‑35 aircraft.

• 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.
• Initiate Action Requests (ARs). Identify unique operational problems that require technical, procedural, or quality assurance actions to resolve. Provide on‑site assistance to company and Customer personnel initiating ARs.
• Provide training to Customer personnel.
• Work and interact with the maintainer as well as the professional engineers from other F‑35 companies as a peer.
• 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.
• Direct on‑site support as requested by customer, site manager or program management. Lead and track multiple engineering tasks and provide periodic status to Customer and Program Management.
• Some travel required; candidates must be willing and able to deploy with Customer personnel to the Continental United States (CONUS), Outside the Continental United States (OCONUS) and hazardous duty locations. Long‑term deployments may be required. US Department of Defense (DoD) mandated vaccinations may be required.
• Obtain F‑35 Special Program Access. Possess an active Secret Security Clearance. Be a US Citizen. This position is located at a facility that will require special access.

• Must have 3 years experience on 5th Generation Fighter Aircraft (F‑22 or F‑35) with experience troubleshooting in Supportable Low Observable (SLO)/Structures and/or APG/Vehicle Systems (VS).
• 3 years of experience in F‑35 Supportable Low Observable (SLO)/Structures.
• Avionics/Mission Systems (MS) experience.
• 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 to include, but not limited to FSE Vision, PDM, VAS, JEDI, JARVIS, and CRE.
• Knowledge of CATIA and System/Software Engineering Environment (S/SEE).
• Experience partnering with military operational units.

Clearance Level: Secret. This position requires a government security clearance. Candidates must be US citizens and obtain F‑35 Special Program Access.

NAS Fallon, Nevada. Some travel required to CONUS, OCONUS and hazardous duty locations. Relocation is possible.

Lockheed Martin is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified candidates will be considered without regard to legally protected characteristics.