Aircraft Field Support Engineer , F-; Komatsu, Japan - Level 4

Aircraft Field Service Engineer (FSE)

Join the Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company as an Aircraft Field Service Engineer (FSE) on our Aeronautics Field Sustainment team. This position will support the JASDAF Base Komatsu, in Japan.

• Accomplish troubleshooting and analysis of difficulties experienced in the field.
• Attend debriefings to aid in rapid identification of emerging issues requiring company intervention to avoid aircraft downtime.
• Document all unusual operational or maintenance problems to ensure the company can identify emerging failure trends.
• Initiate Action Requests (ARs) for unique operational problems that require technical, procedural, or quality assurance actions. Provide on‑site assistance to company and Customer personnel initiating ARs.
• Provide training to Customer personnel.
• Work and interact with maintainers and professional engineers from other F‑35 companies as peers.
• Communicate well orally and in writing in a team environment, interacting with customer personnel at all levels.
• Support the assigned site on aircraft ground maintenance and operational limitations.
• Provide 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.
• Provide support for some travel; willingness to deploy with Customer personnel to CONUS, OCONUS and hazardous duty locations. Long‑term deployments may be required. DoD mandated vaccinations may be required.
• Obtain F‑35 Special Program Access; possess an active Secret Security Clearance with investigation/CV date within 5 years, and be a US Citizen. This position is located at a facility that will require special access.

• Combination of 6 years experience on 5th Generation Fighter Aircraft (F‑22 or F‑35) with experience troubleshooting Vehicle Systems (VS/APG).
• Final Transferable Secret Security Clearance.

• 3 years experience in Avionics/Mission Systems (MS) or Supportable Low Observable (SLO)/Structures.
• 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: FSE Vision, PDM, VAS, JEDI, JARVIS, and CRE.
• Knowledge of CATIA and System/Software Engineering Environment (S/SEE).
• Experience partnering with military operational units.

• Position requires a government security clearance; must be a US Citizen.
• Secret clearance level.

• Non‑standard 40 hour work week as assigned by leader.
• Shift: Multiple shifts available.

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

Type:
Full‑time;
Business Unit:
Aeronautics Company;
Experience Level: Experienced Professional;
Relocation Available:
Possible.