Senior Test Engineer - Aircraft Systems (Staff Level 4)

Lockheed Martin Corporation; Palmdale (CA); On-site; USD 118,000 - 219,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

401(k) match

Paid time off

Holidays

Parental Leave

Life Insurance

Short-Term Disability

Long-Term Disability

Job summary

Lockheed Martin Corporation in Palmdale, CA seeks a candidate to support testing during the aircraft build process. The role involves interfacing with subsystems during assembly and testing all aircraft systems, plus developing new test equipment and documentation for procedures used by non-technical colleagues.

The position requires hands-on manufacturing and vehicle operations experience, including pre-power and power-on checks, software loading, and leadership of technical teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree
• Functional test experience including creating/maintaining System Check-Out Procedures (SCOPs), providing technical test support, and overseeing vehicle functional test software development/maintenance.
• Hands-on manufacturing and vehicle operations expertise including developing manufacturing test plans, pre-power and power-on vehicle operations, vehicle software loading, ground operations, engine runs, and integrated vehicle operations.
• Technical leadership experience with both represented and non-represented teams.
• Product Lifecycle Manager (PLM) experience (e.g. 3DX, Teamcenter, PDM, etc.).
• Active Secret clearance with investigation within the last 5 years.

Responsibilities

• Selected candidate will support testing during the build process.
• Interact with the aircraft across multiple sub- systems throughout assembly.
• Responsible for testing of all systems and sub- systems on the aircraft.
• Responsible for developing new test equipment as testing requirements are updated, as well as documenting complex test procedures for use by non-technical co-workers when writing procedures.
• Support the MTE Project team with the project management of test equipment and support equipment.
• Must be available to work any shift and weekends as required.

Skills

Inter-departmental communication

MS Office

Pre-power

Power-on vehicle

Special Program Access

Technical leadership

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

PLM tools (3DX, Teamcenter, PDM)

SCOPs

Job description

Lockheed Martin Corporation in Palmdale, CA seeks a candidate to support testing during the aircraft build process. The role involves interfacing with subsystems during assembly and testing all aircraft systems, plus developing new test equipment and documentation for procedures used by non-technical colleagues.

The position requires hands-on manufacturing and vehicle operations experience, including pre-power and power-on checks, software loading, and leadership of technical teams.