Electronics Engineer III, Orion, Ground Support Equipment (GSE)

Lockheed Martin; Town of Poland (NY); On-site; USD 85,000 - 158,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

401(k) match

Flexible schedules (4x10)

Paid time off

Job summary

Lockheed Martin Space seeks an Electronics Engineer specializing in Ground Support Equipment to develop and support EGSE systems for Orion spacecraft testing at Kennedy Space Center. You will work on rack-level electronics, power, telemetry, RF, and data interfaces in a hands-on environment.

The role requires strong design and testing experience, collaboration across teams, and willingness to travel. Office-based, with a 9x80 schedule in Florida.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or related field or equivalent experience, combined education.
• Experience in electronics design and/or test of electrical hardware.
• Experience with Electrical Ground Support Equipment (EGSE) design and testing.

Responsibilities

• Design and maintain engineering drawings and documentation, support build, and perform testing of ground support equipment.
• Interfacing with spacecraft vehicles and flight hardware through diverse test equipment and cabling.

Skills

EGSE design

Electrical hardware testing

Rack electronics

Test equipment operation

Team collaboration

Self-starter

MS Office

Linux familiarity

RF/test instrumentation

IEEE standards knowledge

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

Zuken E3

NI LabVIEW

Job description

Standard Job Description

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Standard Job Description

Join Our Team as a Electronics Engineer, Ground Support Equipment where you will work on the development of electrical & electronic Ground Support Equipment (GSE) systems for the Orion spacecraft supporting NASA’s manned Artemis missions.

Location: This position does not support teleworking; the selected candidate will be located near our Lockheed Martin Space facility in: Kennedy Space Center FL where you will be working a flexible 9x80 schedule in the office full-time.

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.

What does this role look like?

• The focus for this role is the design and support of ground electronic test systems, primarily rack designs to test the Orion spacecraft as it is manufactured at Kennedy Space Center. A wide variety of test equipment is utilized, including low voltage AC/DC power, batteries, analog and digital signals, telemetry systems, RF electronics, audio & video, computer systems, vehicle emulators, cabling, and networking equipment; used to interface with, test, and monitor spacecraft vehicles and other flight hardware.

Key Activities You Will Accomplish In This Role

• Design and maintain engineering drawings and documentation, support build, and perform testing of ground support equipment for a variety of electronic rack-level components, digital and/or analog circuitry, vendor supplied or custom designed cards, computers, processors, network switches, wiring, cable connections, and console and/or data interfaces.

To Be Effective In This Role, You Will Need

• Experience with design, manufacturing, test, and final assembly of purpose-built, integrated electronic systems or Electrical Ground Support Equipment (EGSE).
• 3+ years of professional experience.

Researches, designs, develops, and tests a variety of electronic equipment and systems, including radar and radiation detection equipment; radio, television and other communications equipment and systems; circuitry components; analog and digital computers; and control and test equipment.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or higher from an accredited college in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering or related discipline, or equivalent experience/combined education
• Experience in electronics design and/or test of electrical hardware.

Desired Skills

• Experience designing or supporting Electrical Ground Support Equipment
• Test equipment experience including Digital Multimeters, Oscilloscopes, and Voltage Probes
• Production of electrical engineering drawings using Zuken E3
• Manufacturing and final assembly of rack level electrical equipment
• Failure analysis
• Familiarity with electrical design IEEE standards
• Windchill (EPDM)
• Electrical drawing checking experience
• Hardware component selection
• Development of electrical design documentation to include operations and maintenance of hardware equipment
• Mechanical drawing checking experience
• Linux experience
• NI Labview operations
• Experience or coursework in analog or digital, RF, telemetry, networking, power, or cabling design
• Self-starter
• Ability to work in a collaborative team-based environment
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Proficient with Microsoft Office to include Visio
• A willingness for occasional travel
• Proficient in AI prompting as it applies to this position and practice.

Pay Information

Full-Time Salary Range: $85300.00 - $158300.00

At Lockheed Martin, we know mission success starts with taking care of our people. Our Total Rewards program is designed to attract top talent, support your well-being, and help you grow—both professionally and personally.

The salary range for this position is as listed on the requisition. Please note that the salary information listed 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(work location) and business considerations when extending an offer.

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.