F-22 Electrical Instrumentation Engineer - E2

Lockheed Martin Corporation; Edwards (CA); On-site; USD 79,000 - 147,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision

Flexible work arrangements

401(k) match

Paid time off

Holidays

Parental Leave

EAP

Job summary

Lockheed Martin is seeking an Instrumentation Operations Engineer to integrate requirements and program data acquisition equipment for flight-test missions. You will oversee installation, calibration, and maintenance of airborne data systems to ensure accurate data display and analysis.

The role requires strong analytical and communication skills, the ability to work independently or with a team, and willingness to work extended hours and travel as needed.

Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in Electronics, Electrical, Mechanical, or Aerospace Engineering or equivalent experience/education.
• Ability to develop, test, and troubleshoot data acquisition systems and instrumentation devices.
• Experience reading and interpreting engineering drawings and process specifications.
• Proficient in troubleshooting techniques and tools including lab equipment.

Responsibilities

• Integrate requirements and program instrumentation data acquisition equipment and related hardware.
• Oversee installation, checkout and calibration of data systems for accurate data display and analysis.
• Maintain configuration control and mission capability of instrumentation systems and ground support.
• Support preflight, post-flight and control room activities for missions.
• Interface with test ops, maintenance, and management to coordinate instrumentation needs.
• Willing to work extended hours, weekends, and travel as required by the test program.

Skills

Analytical and troubleshooting skills

Excellent written and verbal communic.

Independently or team player

Reading engineering drawings & specs

Troubleshooting lab equipment (tools)

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electronics, Electrical, Mechanical, or Aerospace Engineering

Tools

Multimeters

Oscilloscopes

Logic analyzers

Signal generators

Spectrum analyzers

Job description

Standard Job Description

We are Lockheed Martin

Instrumentation Operations Engineers are responsible for integrating requirements and programming new instrumentation data acquisition equipment, FTI fiber system, analog and digital signal conditioning hardware during integration and flight test. Works independently or leads a team to execute project, schedule, and technical requirements to meet the goals of the test program.

Oversees installation, checkout, and calibration of data systems, to ensure collected data can be properly displayed, processed, and analyzed. Maintains configuration control, and mission capability of the instrumentation system as well as all associated ground support equipment.

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.

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

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

Must be able to demonstrate strong analytical and troubleshooting skills, excellent communicative skills, and the ability to work independently or with a team to execute project, schedule, and technical requirements to meet the goals of the test program.

Must be willing to work extended hours, off-shift, and weekends as necessary and support occasional travel as required by the Test Program.

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

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelors degree from an accredited college in Electronics, Electrical, Mechanical, or Aerospace Engineering or equivalent experience/combined education
• Ability to develop, test, and troubleshoot data acquisition systems and other instrumentation devices
• Experience reading and interpreting engineering drawings and process specifications
• Proficient in troubleshooting techniques and tools, including multi-meters, oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, signal generators, spectrum analyzers, and other common laboratory equipment

Desired Skills

• Experience planning, coordinating, and executing instrumentation modifications
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Candidate must work well individually and with team members across multiple organizations
• Aircraft systems operations experience
• Previous experience with Curtiss-Wright, Safran, or similar instrumentation hardware and flight test instrumentation operations
• Background in related specialties: signal conditioning, transducers, data acquisition, video protocols and compression, GPS, IRIG 106, and avionics bus protocols such as MIL STD 1553, ARINC 429, IEEE 1394, Ethernet, and Fiber Channel

Pay Information

Full-Time Salary Range: $79300.00 - $147300.00

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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.