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Flight Test Instrumentation Engineer - Level 4

Job in Palmdale, Los Angeles County, California, 93551, USA
Listing for: Lockheed Martin Corporation
Full Time position
Listed on 2026-03-07
Job specializations:
  • Engineering
    Systems Engineer, Electrical Engineering
Salary/Wage Range or Industry Benchmark: 104500 - 184115 USD Yearly USD 104500.00 184115.00 YEAR
Job Description & How to Apply Below
Description:

We are Lockheed Martin

* Works independently or leads a team to execute project, schedule, and technical requirements to meet the goals of the test program.

* Responsible for specification, selection, design, integration, operation and maintenance of airborne data acquisition systems, and their related components. This includes telemetry, flight test specific hardware, or prototypes for flight test evaluation.

* Oversee installation, checkout, and calibration of data systems, to ensure collected data can be properly displayed, processed, and analyzed.

* Maintain configuration control, and mission capability of the instrumentation system as well as all associated ground support equipment.

* Support preflight, post-flight, and control room activities for all scheduled mission.

* Interface with test ops, maintenance, and management to ensure all instrumentation requirements are coordinated and accounted for.

* Support occasional travel.

A level 3 employee Typically has 5 - 10 years of professional experience.

Must be a US Citizen. This position is located at a facility that requires special access.

Engineering Aeronautics

What's In It For You

Our employees play an active role in strengthening the quality of life where we live and work by volunteering more than 850,000 hours annually. Here are some of the benefits you can enjoy:

* Medical

* Dental

* 401k

* Paid time off

* Work/life balance

* Career development

* Mentorship opportunities

* Rewards & recognition

Learn more about Lockheed Martin's comprehensive benefits package here.

Basic Qualifications:

* BS in Electronics, Electrical, Mechanical, Aerospace, Computer Science, related engineering degrees or equivalent experience.

* Technical background in Electrical Engineering or related field.

* Aircraft systems operations experience.

* Flight Test experience

Desired

Skills:

* Previous experience with Curtis Wright, Safran, or similar instrumentation hardware

* Knowledge of signal conditioning, transducers, and data acquisition principals

* Knowledge of analog & digital circuit design and analysis

* Flight test instrumentation operations experience

* Understanding of IRIG 106 Telemetry Standards

* Oscilloscope, Spectrum Analyzer, function generation, network analyzer, and multi-meter use experience.

* Detailed electrical design experience

* Detailed Mechanical design experience

* Experience reading and interpreting engineering drawings & process specifications

* CATIA V5 or 3DX experience

* Experience with tooling, machining or fabrication

* Assembly/Build Floor support experience

* Technical team lead experience

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

Clearance Level: Top Secret with Investigation or CV date within 5 years

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: 4x10 hour day, 3 days off per week

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 $104,500 - $184,115. 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 full time employees accrue 6.67 hours of Vacation per month; accrue up to 52 hours of sick leave annually; receive at least 96 hours for holidays.

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