Aircraft Field Support Engineer ; Italy), F-- Level 4

This position will be located at Amendola Air Base, Italy. The successful candidate will act as part of the Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Field Sustainment (AFS) team's 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.

• Accomplish troubleshooting and analysis of difficulties experienced in the field.
• Attend debriefings to rapidly identify 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), identifying unique operational problems that require technical, procedural, or quality assurance actions to resolve, and provide on‑site assistance to company and customer personnel initiating ARs.
• Provide training to customer personnel.
• Work with and interact with the maintainer as well as professional engineers from other F‑35 companies as a peer.
• Work with an active military unit both at home station and abroad.
• Complete all required customer deployment training.
• Communicate well orally and in writing in a team environment, involving 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, FSE/Site manager(s), or program management.
• Lead and track multiple engineering tasks/projects, providing periodic status to customer and management.
• Assist with mentoring and training junior level FSEs as needed.
• Perform and operate independently while deployed with customers with minimal supervision.
• Work any shift (including weekends) to support customer needs.
• Travel as required; be willing and able to deploy with customer personnel to worldwide and hazardous duty locations; customer‑mandated vaccinations may be required.
• United States citizenship is required; possess an active Secret Security Clearance and be able to obtain F‑35 Special Program Access.
• Require a US passport.

You approach challenges with a diplomatic mindset, adept at navigating differing viewpoints and finding common ground to resolve conflicts and enhance collaboration.

From onsite to remote, we offer flexible work schedules and comprehensive benefits investing in your future and security.

• At least 6 years of 5th Generation Fighter Aircraft experience (F‑22 or F‑35); at least 4 of those years must include experience troubleshooting Avionics/Mission Systems (MS).
• Final Transferable Secret Security Clearance.

• Field Service FSE/FSR experience (highly desirable).
• Well‑versed in troubleshooting Mission Systems/Avionics (MS), Vehicle Systems (APG), and Supportable Low Observable (SLO)/structures.
• College or technical education in related STEM fields.
• Technical report writing.
• Experience reading and interpreting drawings/schematics.
• Fault isolation and problem analysis experience at the sub‑system level.
• Airframe & Powerplant (A&P) license.
• Experience with engineering tools such as FSE Vision/VAST, PDM, VAS, JEDI, JARVIS, and CRE.
• Knowledge of CATIA and System/Software Engineering Environment (S/SEE).
• Experience partnering with military operational units.

This position requires a government security clearance; you must be a US Citizen for consideration.

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