Space Vehicle Test Engineer

Position: Space Vehicle Test Engineer, Staff
** Standard

Job Description *
* Space is a critical domain, connecting our technologies, our security and our humanity. While others view space as a destination, we see it as a realm of possibilities, where we can do more - we can innovate, invest, inspire and integrate our capabilities to transform the future.

At Lockheed Martin Space, we aim to harness the full potential of space to cultivate innovation, reduce costs, and push the boundaries of what technology can achieve. We're creating future-ready solutions, focusing on resiliency and urgency through our 21st Century Security® vision. We're erasing boundaries and forming partnerships across industries and around the world. We're advancing spacecraft and the workforce to fuel the next generation.

And we're reimagining how space can connect us, ensuring security and prosperity.

Join us in shaping a new era in space and find a career that's built for you.

Lockheed Martin is seeking a Senior Level Electrical System Integration/Test Engineer to join the GPS integration and test team within Assembly, Test, and Launch Operations (ATLO). In this role you will participate 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.

SpaceNSS

_The information below reflects the standard job description for this position:_

Plans, implements, tests, documents, and maintains solutions for the integration and testing of in-house developed and COTS/GOTS components, elements, subsystems and/or systems. Synthesizes customer contractual needs and requirements into system test solutions that acknowledge technical, schedule and cost constraints. Establishes functional and technical specifications and standards, solves hardware/software interface problems, defines input/output parameters, and ensures integration of the entire system or subsystem.

Reviews, evaluates and derives requirements for testability, develops and directs preparation and execution of comprehensive test plans, procedures and schedules for complete systems and/or subsystems. Coordinates subsystem and/or system testing activities with programs and other organizations. Performs analysis of test results and prepares comprehensive subsystem and/or system level evaluation reports which verify and validate system performance. Writes discrepancy reports and performs integration regression testing to verify/validate incorporated fixes to software, components, subsystems and systems.

** Basic Qualifications*
* - Bachelor's Degree (Electrical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or a related field preferred).

- Assembly, integration and test experience.

- Ability to develop and execute test scripts and perform tasks equivalent to an Electrical Certified Test Conductor (CTC).

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

- Active Secret clearance

** Desired Skills*
* - Bachelors degree in Electrical or Aerospace Engineering

Possession of Secret security clearance highly preferred.

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

- Experience in Space…