Aircraft Maintenance Support Engineer - E2

Lockheed Martin; Fort Worth (TX); On-site; USD 71,000 - 131,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Flex work options (4x10)

401(k) match

Paid time off

Holidays

Parental Leave

Employee Assistance Program

Flexible Spending Accounts

Education Assistance

Life Insurance

Short-Term Disability

Long-Term Disability

Job summary

Lockheed Martin in Fort Worth, TX is seeking an experienced technical writer for engineering documentation covering aircraft, engines, systems, and field equipment. You will plan, coordinate, and execute design changes, and prepare manuals, procedures, and publications to support safety and performance standards.

The role requires familiarity with systems engineering concepts and reading schematics, with eligibility for a Secret clearance.

Qualifications

• Professional technical writing experience in aerospace, defense, or a similarly regulated industry; direct exposure to joint or multi-agency programs preferred.
• Familiarity with systems engineering concepts, system architecture, and/or basic hardware/software terminology; ability to read schematics, block diagrams, and/or software code excerpts.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a Secret (or higher) clearance as required by the program

Responsibilities

• Plan, coordinate, direct, and/or perform engineering assignments involving specifications, design changes or alterations to aircraft, engines, systems, and components.
• Prepare technical data, procedures, reports, drawings, manuals, and other required publications.
• Analyze project requirements and operating problems to develop recommended solutions meeting safety and performance standards.

Skills

Technical writing

Systems engineering concepts

Reading schematics / diagrams

Clearance eligibility (Secret)

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, CS, or technical field

Tools

MBSE tools (SysML, Cameo)

DOORS

Jazz

Confluence

FrameMaker

MadCap Flare

Job description

Standard Job Description Plans, coordinates, directs, and/or performs engineering assignments involving specifications for, and design changes or alterations to, aircraft, engines, systems, components, and field or shop equipment; investigates and analyzes project requirements and operating problems and develops recommended solutions to meet company governmental safety and performance standards including Minimum Equipment List (MEL); evaluates, selects, applies, and/or adapts engineering modifications; designs or recommends new or modified parts and components; analyzes reparability of parts and components; evaluates operating data on parts, components, and systems to establish causes and to determine remedies for wear, malfunctions, or premature removals; analyzes and evaluates aircraft and associated equipment proposals; prepares technical data, procedures, reports, drawings, manuals, and other required publications.

Standard Job Description Plans, coordinates, directs, and/or performs engineering assignments involving specifications for, and design changes or alterations to, aircraft, engines, systems, components, and field or shop equipment; investigates and analyzes project requirements and operating problems and develops recommended solutions to meet company governmental safety and performance standards including Minimum Equipment List (MEL); evaluates, selects, applies, and/or adapts engineering modifications; designs or recommends new or modified parts and components; analyzes reparability of parts and components; evaluates operating data on parts, components, and systems to establish causes and to determine remedies for wear, malfunctions, or premature removals; analyzes and evaluates aircraft and associated equipment proposals; prepares technical data, procedures, reports, drawings, manuals, and other required publications.

Basic Qualifications

• Professional technical writing experience in aerospace, defense, or a similarly regulated industry; direct exposure to joint or multi‑agency programs preferred.
• Familiarity with systems engineering concepts, system architecture, and/or basic hardware/software terminology; ability to read schematics, block diagrams, and/or software code excerpts.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a Secret (or higher) clearance as required by the program

Desired Skills

• Experience with Class1/2/3 documentation for joint military programs.
• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Technical Communication, or a related technical field.
• Knowledge of Model‑Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) tools (e.g., SysML, Cameo).
• Prior experience preparing documentation for certification/qualification testing (e.g., MIL‑TEST).
• Familiarity with data labeling, classification markings, and handling of Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI).
• Working knowledge of MIL‑STD‑498, DoD SDLC documentation standards, and any relevant agency (NASA, FAA) guidelines.
• MS Office Suite (Word, PowerPoint, Excel), Adobe FrameMaker, MadCap Flare, or similar authoring tools; basic knowledge of PLM/CM tools (e.g., DOORS, Jazz, Confluence).

Pay Information

Full-Time Salary Range: $70500.00 - $130900.00
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Benefits offered

Medical, Dental, Vision, Flexible work arrangements and schedules (e.g., 4x10), 401(k) match, Paid time off, Holidays, Parental Leave, EAP, Flexible Spending Accounts, Education Assistance, Life Insurance, Short-Term Disability, and Long-Term Disability.

• Annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation programs may be offered depending on the position. Payments under these annual programs are not guaranteed and can vary from year to year and are tied to a range of performance metrics.
• For (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. PTO, Vacation, sick leave, and holiday hours are prorated based on start date during the calendar year.