Field Engineer Sr. - United Kingdom (EXPAT)

Lockheed Martin Corporation; Florida; On-site; USD 107,000 - 198,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Global mobility assistance

Job summary

Lockheed Martin Rotary and Mission Systems seeks a Sr. Systems Engineer to relocate to Barrow-in-Furness, England, for a multi-year expatriate assignment supporting the COLUMBIA/Dreadnought SWS navigation subsystem. You will coordinate with U.S.

home office staff and program managers to install and test shipboard navigation systems. The role requires collaboration across sites, on-site testing, SITP meetings, and ensuring timely delivery of hardware and software. Some travel to U.S.

Qualifications

• DoD clearance or higher preferred and ability to obtain Top Secret clearance.
• Willingness to reside in the U.K. for 3+ years (Expatriate assignment).
• Experience with navigation principles and inertial applications.
• Physical ability to access submarines, climb ladders, and work in confined spaces.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical and engineering support during development, proofing, integration, and SITP for the NAV subsystem.
• Support SITP meetings and ensure proper documentation for testing, operation, and maintenance of navigation subsystem equipment.
• Coordinate with LM home office, program management, and field engineers for installation, testing, and lifecycle support.
• Perform system analyses and ensure cost, schedule, and performance constraints are met.

Skills

Navigation principles

Expatriate readiness

Troubleshooting

Communication

System-level engineering

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering

Job description

Standard Job Description

***PLEASE NOTE THIS POSITION REQUIRES THE CANDIDATE TO EXPATRIATE TO THE UNITED KINGDOM FOR 3 OR MORE YEARS***

GLOBAL MOBILITY ASSISTANCE MAY BE PROVIDED

Lockheed Martin Rotary and Mission Systems is seeking a Sr. Systems Engineer in Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, England. In this role you will permanently reside in United Kingdom as an Expatriate supporting COLUMBIA/Dreadnought SSBN construction for Strategic Systems Programs (SSP) Strategic Weapons Systems (SWS) SP24 Navigation subsystem. The ideal candidate will coordinate with U.S. home office engineering staff, engineering project managers, program management, and U.S. field engineers on next generation subsystem installation, advanced support of inboard and outboard maintenance, problem investigation and troubleshooting tasks to support the COLUMBIA/Dreadnought SSBN SWS Navigation subsystem Shipyard Integrated Test Program (SITP) lifecycle.

This position may require travel to United States (may include: Lockheed Martin RMS Mitchel Field, NY, Groton, CT, Cape Canaveral Space Force Base, FL, Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay, GA, and Naval Submarine Base Bangor, WA). Assignment will otherwise be primarily located in Barrow-in-Furness, England.

Establish and provide the technical and engineering support during the development, proofing, integration, and completion of the Shipyard Test Procedures to be utilized during COLUMBIA/Dreadnought Missile Control Center Module (MCCM) construction.

Provide support to SITP related meetings, as required, to ensure the proper documentation is provided for the testing, operation, and maintenance of Navigation Subsystem Support Equipment.

Determine Shipyard schedule requirements to coordinate logistic milestones and to ensure timely delivery of required hardware and software to support planned Strategic System Program activities.

Maintain the reliability, calibration, and operational performance of the SWS Navigation subsystem. Provide engineering assistance associated with repairs, modifications, system tests, and checkout of newly installed systems.

Perform routine, scheduled, and preventative equipment and software maintenance. Troubleshoot and repair on-site equipment failures and investigate contributing factors to failures.

Assist in planning, installation, and testing of engineering or field changes or modifications. Provide operational and maintenance On-the-Job-Training (OJT) and assistance to personnel, review and develop information necessary to revise technical documentation for the system when deficiency or changes are identified.

Assist in tracking and developing requisition requirements of consumables and spare parts and repairable items.

Coordinate with various organizations to provide coordinated disposition for responses to inquiries, including Trouble Casualty Reports and the Trouble Failure Report program.

Ability to climb up and down ladders to access submarines is required.

Performs technical planning, system integration, verification and validation, cost and risk, and supportability and effectiveness analyses for total systems. Analyses are performed at all levels of total system product to include: concept, design, fabrication, test, installation, operation, maintenance and disposal. Ensures the logical and systematic conversion of customer or product requirements into total systems solutions that acknowledge technical, schedule, and cost constraints. Performs functional analysis, timeline analysis, detail trade studies, requirements allocation and interface definition studies to translate customer requirements into hardware and software specifications. For positions that perform IT responsibilities, use E646, Systems Engr-IT.

Basic Qualifications

• Active DoD Secret clearance or higher prior to start and ability to obtain and maintain a Top Secret Clearance
• Must be willing to reside in the U.K. for a minimum of 3 years (start time of Expatriate assignment)
• Experience with navigation principles and applications (inertial applications)
• Candidate may be required on an infrequent basis to go underway on units and to frequently work on moored pier-side units, Physical ability to navigate steep stairs and ladders as well as work in confined spaces is a requirement

Must Have One Of The Following

• Prior Trident Navigation or Trident experience
• Technical experience and knowledge of FBM Program
• Experience with OHIO/Vanguard Class SSBNs and sustainment lifecycle to coordinate Extended Refit Period (ERPs) and Shipyard Integrated Test Program (SITP)

Desired Skills

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Systems Engineering, Computer Science, Engineering Science, Engineering Management, or related subject area from an accredited college or university is preferred.
• Retired or former U.S. Navy SSBN Navigation Electronics Technician
• Experience in analyzing and resolving problems
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Clear and concise communication style, ability to communicate with all levels of leadership, peers and customers
• Experience in managing and prioritizing your own workload that may consist of several tasks at once
• Ability to work independently or as a member of a team
• Self-starter, adept to taking initiative and working well on a team
• Ability to work with minimal detailed direction to deliver desired results
• Demonstrated ability to establish and maintain strong working relationships (both internal to LM and with customers)
• Ability to handle long term tasking as well as emergent tasking to support the mission

Pay Information

GeoZone Definition:

• Full-time salary range (GEOZONE 1): $106600.00 - $198000.00
  • Includes metropolitan areas such as Sunnyvale CA; Pal Alto, CA; New York City metropolitan area; Newark, New Jersey; etc.
• Full-time salary range (GEOZONE 2): $95900.00 - $178100.00
  • Includes metropolitan areas such as Denver, CO; King of Prussia, PA; Stratford, CT; Moorestown, NJ; etc.
• Full-time salary range (GEOZONE 3): $85300.00 - $158300.00
  • Includes metropolitan areas such as Dallas-Fort Worth, TX; Orlando, FL; Grand Prairie, TX; Marietta, GA; etc.
• Full-time salary range (GEOZONE 4): $76700.00 - $142500.00
  • Includes metropolitan areas such as Camden, AR; Lexington, KY; Lufkin, TX; etc.

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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.