Space Vehicle Test Engineer

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* Description:

** The coolest jobs on this planet... or any other... are with Lockheed Martin Space  Lockheed Martin is a pioneer, partner, innovator and builder  Our amazing people are on a mission to make a difference in the world and every single day we use our skills and experiences to create, design and build solutions to some of the worlds' hardest engineering problems

We are seeking a System Integration/Test Engineer to join the GPS integration and test team within Assembly, Test, and Launch Operations

Join the team that is delivering and launching the next generation of Lockheed Martin Spacecraft

In this role you will participate in leading in the planning/execution of electrical floor operations and will be responsible for developing automated test scripts, procedures, and other documentation needed to conduct spacecraft testing at both the factory and the launch site

Summary of Key Duties for this position:

- Understand and use the principles and disciplines of spacecraft Test Engineering

- Author and maintain Automated Test Scripts, used to conduct satellite tests

- Aid in planning spacecraft level test flow

- Support Systems Engineering and Certified Principle Engineers  CPEs  in the verification of test requirements

- Collaborate with external teams to solve spacecraft and/or EGSE performance issues

- Support test procedure closure activities in Automation Framework

- Plan/Execute specific Electrical Ground Support Equipment  EGSE  verification procedures  including RF test systems  and plan/execute nominal electrical procedures/scripts from ground test stations

- Willing to work some overtime and support off shifts and/or weekends in a 24/7 operations environment

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* Basic Qualifications:

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* - Bachelors degree in an engineering discipline or related experience

- Previous test experience

- Proficiency with a high level scripting language  Python, PHP, Ruby, etc   to support automated test script development, debug, and execution

- Must be US citizen with the ability to obtain a Secret government security clearance

** Desired

Skills:

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* - Possession of Secret security clearance highly preferred

- Bachelors degree in Electrical or Aerospace Engineering

- Experienced Test Conductor on Space Vehicle Integration and Test Programs, including:
Component and System Level Functional and Environmental test

- Experience in Space Vehicle Test Operations including the test development process, test execution, data analysis, and anomaly resolution

- Excellent technical writing, planning and verbal communication skills, strong social skills, and ability to achieve consensus among peers while building solid relationships with team members

- Demonstrated basic understanding of systems thinking skills and behaviors

** Security Clearance Statement:
** This position requires a government security clearance, you must be a US Citizen for consideration

** Clearance Level:
** Secret

** Other Important Information You Should Know*
* ** Expression of Interest:
** By applying to this job, you are expressing interest in this position and could be considered for other career opportunities where similar skills and requirements have been identified as a match   Should this match be identified you may be contacted for this and future openings

** Ability to Work Remotely:
** Onsite Full time:
The work associated with this position will be performed onsite at a designated Lockheed Martin facility

** Work Schedules:
** Lockheed Martin supports a variety of alternate work schedules that provide additional flexibility to our employees   Schedules range from standard 40 hours over a five day work week while others may be condensed   These condensed schedules provide employees with additional time away from the office and are in addition to our Paid Time off benefits

** Schedule for this Position:
** 9x80 every other Friday off

** Pay Rate:
** The annual base salary range for this position in California, Massachusetts, and New York  excluding most major metropolitan areas , Colorado, Hawaii, Illinois, Maryland, Minnesota, New Jersey, Vermont, Washington or Washington DC is $73,400    $129,260  For states not referenced above, the salary range for this position will reflect the candidate's final work location  Please note that the salary information is a general guideline only  Lockheed Martin considers factors such as  but not limited to  scope and responsibilities of the position, candidate's work experience, education/ training, key skills as well as market and business considerations when extending an offer

** Benefits offered:
** Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Short Term Disability, Long Term Disability, 401 k  match, Flexible Spending Accounts, EAP, Education Assistance, Parental Leave, Paid time off, and Holidays

Washington state applicants only  Non represented full time employees: accrue at least 10 hours per month of Paid Time Off  PTO  to be used for incidental absences and other reasons; receive at least 90 hours for holidays  Represented…