Senior Infrared Sensor Test Engineer & IPT Lead

Lockheed Martin; Goleta (CA); On-site; USD 145,000 - 270,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision coverage

Flexible work arrangements (e.g., 4x10

401(k) match and comprehensive PTO

Job summary

Lockheed Martin is seeking a Sr Staff Systems Integration & Test Engineer for our team in Santa Barbara, CA. You will lead test engineering activities across the program lifecycle, directing a team of about 10 engineers to develop test strategies and ensure readiness of hardware and software for infrared sensor systems.

Responsibilities include TRRs, test planning, data analysis, and providing technical leadership to program leadership and customers.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent with 10+ years of professional experience; or 8 years with a Master’s; or 6 with a PhD
• Demonstrated experience leading test engineering activities for complex hardware or sensor systems
• Demonstrated experience developing and executing test strategies, test plans, and Test Readiness Reviews
• Experience presenting technical information and recommendations to program leadership and customers
• Experience working across multidisciplinary engineering organizations including systems, hardware, software, manufacturing, and quality

Responsibilities

• Serve as the IPT Test Engineering Lead, providing technical leadership and ownership of test engineering activities across the program lifecycle.
• Lead development of comprehensive test strategies, test plans, procedures, schedules, and requirements for complex infrared sensor hardware and systems.
• Plan and lead Test Readiness Reviews (TRRs) and other technical reviews, ensuring readiness of hardware, software, instrumentation, and data systems.
• Lead test execution and technical decision-making for functional, performance, environmental, characterization, qualification, and production testing.
• Provide technical oversight to a team of approximately 10 test engineers, setting priorities and resolving issues.
• Identify technical challenges and determine courses of action to meet program objectives.
• Develop and implement innovative test methodologies, architectures, instrumentation, automation, and data-analysis techniques.

Skills

Test leadership

Team leadership

Sensor systems

Data analysis

Problem solving

Cross-functional collaboration

Technical communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in related discipline

Master’s degree

PhD

Tools

Laboratory instrumentation

Automated test systems

Data acquisition

Job description

Lockheed Martin is seeking a Sr Staff Systems Integration & Test Engineer for our team in Santa Barbara, CA. You will lead test engineering activities across the program lifecycle, directing a team of about 10 engineers to develop test strategies and ensure readiness of hardware and software for infrared sensor systems.

Responsibilities include TRRs, test planning, data analysis, and providing technical leadership to program leadership and customers.