Electronics Engineer Sr Stf - E5

Lockheed Martin; Littleton (AL); On-site; USD 145,000 - 270,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision

Flexible work arrangements

401(k) match

Job summary

Lockheed Martin Space in the United States seeks a Level 5 Electronics Engineer to lead integration, test, and validation across multiple major projects, solving unusual complexity and developing system‑level test capabilities. You will mentor teams, define testing approaches, and drive verification across disciplines to ensure mission success.

You will coordinate with engineering, manufacturing, and program leadership while navigating drawings, test procedures, and risk reviews to deliver

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical, physics, or related engineering field.
• 8+ years of professional experience in systems integration, testing, or electronics.
• Experience developing and executing test procedures and supporting system integration and test activities.
• Experience troubleshooting complex electrical and integrated hardware/software systems.
• Experience navigating engineering drawings, schematics, and technical documentation.
• U.S. citizenship required.

Responsibilities

• Lead system integration, validation, and verification activities across multiple test sets, including acceptance testing and system checkouts.
• Develop test plans, procedures, and strategies for subsystem and system‑level testing.
• Lead execution of major test events and integration activities, coordinating across teams and organizations.
• Technical leadership of all junior engineers on your team including daily tasking, mentoring, troubleshooting support and oversight of all technical architecture decisions
• Document test setups, procedures, results, discrepancies, and test reports.
• Lead troubleshooting and root cause investigations for unusually complex electrical, electronic, and system‑level issues.
• Manage revision control, configuration management, and release of test documentation, drawings, and procedures.
• Navigate engineering drawings, schematics, wiring diagrams, and technical documentation.
• Coordinate with engineers, technicians, fabrication shops, and other organizations to support integration and testing activities.
• Support and lead test readiness reviews, test configuration reviews, and post‑test reviews.
• Serve as a technical expert and consultant for integration and test activities, providing guidance across programs and organizations.
• Support program planning, scheduling, cost estimates, and technical risk identification.
• Maintain and improve lab infrastructure, test equipment, and test processes.
• Represent the organization on integration and test efforts for major program milestones.

Skills

Systems integration

Electrical/electronic systems

Troubleshooting

Engineering documentation

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or related

Tools

Test instrumentation (DMMs/oscilloscopes)

Configuration management tools

Programming (Python)

Job description

Standard Job Description

Standard Job Description:

Technical leader of all STE (Special Test Equipment), plans, develops, implements, tests, documents, and maintains all board and box level test sets for DAVINCI program. 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.

Job Description:

As part of the Engineering and Technology Exploration Avionics Team at Lockheed Martin Space, our team is passionate about developing test systems that ensure mission success for spacecraft. We tackle the toughest challenges in the industry every day and deliver innovative electronic solutions in a collaborative engineering environment. As a Level 5 Electronics Engineer, you will lead integration, test, and validation activities across multiple major projects or programs, solving problems of unusual complexity and developing innovative system‑level test solutions. You will serve as a technical expert and consultant, providing leadership across teams and influencing integration and test strategies, system verification approaches, and long‑range test capabilities. This role encompasses EPS, CDHU and specialty vehicle systems.

Responsibilities:

• Lead system integration, validation, and verification activities across multiple test sets, including acceptance testing and system checkouts.
• Develop test plans, procedures, and strategies for subsystem and system‑level testing.
• Lead execution of major test events and integration activities, coordinating across teams and organizations.
• Technical leadership of all junior engineers on your team including daily tasking, mentoring, troubleshooting support and oversight of all technical architecture decisions
• Document test setups, procedures, results, discrepancies, and test reports.
• Lead troubleshooting and root cause investigations for unusually complex electrical, electronic, and system‑level issues.
• Manage revision control, configuration management, and release of test documentation, drawings, and procedures.
• Navigate and interpret engineering drawings, schematics, wiring diagrams, and technical documentation.
• Coordinate with engineers, technicians, fabrication shops, and other organizations to support integration and testing activities.
• Support and lead test readiness reviews, test configuration reviews, and post‑test reviews.
• Serve as a technical expert and consultant for integration and test activities, providing guidance across programs and organizations.
• Support program planning, scheduling, cost estimates, and technical risk identification.
• Maintain and improve lab infrastructure, test equipment, and test processes.
• Represent the organization on integration and test efforts for major program milestones.

Basic Qualifications

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college in a related engineering discipline (e.g., Electrical, Physics) or equivalent experience/combined education.
• 8+ years of professional experience in systems integration, testing, or electronics.
• Experience developing and executing test procedures and supporting system integration and test activities.
• Experience troubleshooting complex electrical and integrated hardware/software systems.
• Experience navigating engineering drawings, schematics, and technical documentation.
• U.S. citizenship required.

Desired Skills

Desired Skills:

• Strong understanding of systems engineering principles and system integration/test processes.
• Experience developing test plans, procedures, and test reports.
• Experience leading major integration and test activities, test campaigns, or program‑level test efforts.
• Strong troubleshooting and root cause analysis skills for electrical/electronic and system‑level issues.
• Familiarity with computerized data acquisition and automated test control systems and instrumentation.
• Familiarity with electrical test and measurement equipment (e.g., DMMs, oscilloscopes, power supplies, and data acquisition systems).
• Experience with engineering documentation, drawings, revision control, and configuration management processes.
• Experience producing and reviewing test procedures, test reports, and discrepancy reports.
• Familiarity with engineering data management systems and documentation release processes.
• Test lab experience including hazardous/destructive or environmental testing (e.g., vibration, shock, thermal‑vacuum (TVAC)).
• Programming or scripting experience (e.g., Python) for test automation or data analysis.
• Strong organizational, coordination, and project tracking skills.
• Recognized technical expert in integration and test, providing mentorship and technical leadership across teams and programs.
• Ability to communicate complex technical ideas to varied audiences, including program leadership and customers.

Experience influencing system integration strategies, verification approaches, or long‑range test capability development.

Pay Information

Full-Time Salary Range: $145100.00 - $269500.00

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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.