Systems Engineering Field Engineer - Shipyard

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The Fleet Ballistic Missile Systems Integration & Sustainment Team is growing and currently seeking a Shipyard Field Engineer to join their Team in Groton, CT.

The Lockheed Martin FBM System Integration Sustainment Team integrates, sustains, and upgrades the U.S. Navy and U.K. Royal Navy's Submarine Launched Ballistic Missiles (SLBMs), primarily the Trident II D5, ensuring peak readiness, performance, and longevity through advanced digital tools, rigorous testing, and lifecycle support, functioning as a critical partner in strategic deterrence by maintaining complex hardware, software, and support systems for decades.

• Provide technical support, including temporary on‑site assistance to the applicable US/UK contracted activity for installation, modernization, maintenance, alteration and testing of all required SP27 Missile Subsystem surface support equipment, Active Inert Missile (AIM) missiles, and Ballast Systems, with an in‑depth knowledge of the Strategic Weapons System, including Fire Control, Launcher and Missile Support Systems.
• Establish and provide the technical and engineering support during the development, proofing, integration, and completion of the Shipyard Test Procedures to be utilized during the COLUMBIA/Dreadnought construction.
• Provide support to Shipyard Installation Test Program (SITP) related meetings, as required, to ensure the proper documentation is provided for the function, operation, and maintenance of Missile Subsystem Support Equipment.
• Determine Shipyard schedule requirements to coordinate logistic milestones and ensure timely delivery of required hardware and software to support planned Strategic System Program activities.
• Coordinate with various organizations to provide coordinated disposition of responses to inquiries, including Trouble Casualty Reports and the Trouble Failure Report program.
• Perform investigations to support Trouble Failure Report analysis; participate in corrective action and problem resolution processes through recommendations to appropriate engineering organizations, determining the impact of proposed problem resolution on fleet documentation and fleet logistics support.
• Provide US/UK SITP on‑site engineering and technical services as required. Light to moderate domestic and international travel will be required as schedules dictate. Ability to climb up and down ladders to access submarines is required.

• Familiarity with Mechanical Support Equipment installation and removal
• Familiarity with Systems level testing
• Interim Secret Clearance prior to start
• Ability to obtain and maintain a Top Secret Clearance; US Citizenship required

• Mechanical skills
• Electronic background
• Shipyard testing experience
• USN‑SSBN (Ship Submersible Ballistic Nuclear) or SWS (Strategic Weapon System) experience
• Presentation computer skills
• Active DoD Clearance

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

Clearance Level: Top Secret

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