Job Requirements
King of Prussia, PA
Top Secret/SCI Polygraph Unspecified
Career Level not specified
$95,900 - $178,100
Job Description
Job Number 15204
Standard Job Description
Lockheed Martin Rotary & Mission Systems seeks a highly skilled Field Systems Engineer to sustain a large-scale, ground-based, software-defined radio-frequency (RF) system located overseas. The installation consists of parabolic-dish antennas, high-power amplifiers, and a cloud-hosted application stack that integrates RF, hardware, software, network, and IT subsystems.
The engineer will focus on the sustainment of the integrated mission-application software and the physical transmit/receive RF paths that deliver mission capabilities. Required expertise includes Linux-based mission-software operation and familiarity with RF test equipment. The role is embedded with government operators, providing day-to-day technical support, preventive and corrective maintenance, and ensuring operational availability.
Work Environment
Key Responsibilities
Operation Support Technical Oversight Preventive Maintenance Corrective Maintenance System Modifications Software As-Built Configuration Management Hardware As-Built Configuration Management Reporting Business Rhythms
Basic Qualifications
• BS in Engineering STEM field
• Security Clearance required Prior to Start: Top Secret
• 5 years of Systems engineering integration and test for end-to-end hardware/software integrated systems
• T-shaped professional with deep expertise in one of the disciplines listed under Desired Skills as well as cross-disciplinary foundation across others
• Strong analytical, communication, and interpersonal skills. Proven ability to generate clear technical briefings and reports for senior leadership or government stakeholders.
• Extended deployment in OCONUS location
Desired Skills
Experience in one or several of the disciplines below
• RF and antenna systems
• Software defined radio and signal processing
• Cloud-based infrastructure including virtualized and containerized environments
• Hardware engineering including drawings, schematics and bill of materials
• Software engineering including integration of complex software systems
• Cyber security systems architecture
• Sustainment engineering and training
• Reliability Maintainability and Availability engineering
• Mission planning and command and control
• Tools - Atlassian JIRA/Confluence, Gitlab
• Information System - Linux, Bash, OpenShift
• Equipment - oscilloscopes, spectrum analyzers, network analyzers, signal generators, power meters, and optical link testers
Pay Information
Full-Time Salary Range: $95900.00 - $178100.00
At Lockheed Martin, we know mission success starts with taking care of our people. Our Total Rewards program is designed to attract top talent, support your well-being, and help you grow-both professionally and personally.
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.
Standard Job Description
Lockheed Martin Rotary & Mission Systems seeks a highly skilled Field Systems Engineer to sustain a large-scale, ground-based, software-defined radio-frequency (RF) system located overseas. The installation consists of parabolic-dish antennas, high-power amplifiers, and a cloud-hosted application stack that integrates RF, hardware, software, network, and IT subsystems.
The engineer will focus on the sustainment of the integrated mission-application software and the physical transmit/receive RF paths that deliver mission capabilities. Required expertise includes Linux-based mission-software operation and familiarity with RF test equipment. The role is embedded with government operators, providing day-to-day technical support, preventive and corrective maintenance, and ensuring operational availability.
Work Environment
- Working at height inside large antenna structures is frequently required.
- Shift work or offset hours may be needed to de-conflict activities or align with CONUS time zones.
Key Responsibilities
- Oversee system operation by government operators and document subsystem availability per the Mission Essential Subsystem List (MESL).
- Implement RF-link health and application-availability monitoring methods.
- Generate periodic status reports.
- Provide on-site subject-matter expertise for both mission-application software and RF/antenna hardware.
- Collaborate with the factory on O&M manuals, incorporating field lessons and driving continuous-improvement updates.
- Receive and integrate scheduled mission-software deployments.
- Execute regression testing for new releases or routine patches to maintain mission-capability availability.
- Detect, isolate, and recover from faults across software and hardware domains.
- Perform cross-domain troubleshooting, document defects, and complete root-cause corrective-action reports.
- Act as system integrator for upgrades and modifications.
- Work with the factory on Modification Test Plans, execute test procedures, and supply data for Modification Test Reports.
- Track deployed software versions, including subcontractor firmware.
- Synchronize configuration changes with the factory GitLab repository.
- Record hardware replacements in the defect-report and maintenance-management system.
- Verify as-built hardware baselines against drawings and schematics, especially during remove/replace or new-install activities.
- Communicate redlines to the factory for baseline updates.
- Produce daily reports, mission logs, regression-test data, and defect reports.
- Deliver data to satisfy customer CDRLs, O&M dashboards, internal status tracking, and cross-functional technical collaboration.
- Support regular business-rhythm forums to enable planning, status tracking, and rapid issue resolution across LM, subcontractors, and government stakeholders.
Basic Qualifications
• BS in Engineering STEM field
• Security Clearance required Prior to Start: Top Secret
• 5 years of Systems engineering integration and test for end-to-end hardware/software integrated systems
• T-shaped professional with deep expertise in one of the disciplines listed under Desired Skills as well as cross-disciplinary foundation across others
• Strong analytical, communication, and interpersonal skills. Proven ability to generate clear technical briefings and reports for senior leadership or government stakeholders.
• Extended deployment in OCONUS location
Desired Skills
Experience in one or several of the disciplines below
• RF and antenna systems
• Software defined radio and signal processing
• Cloud-based infrastructure including virtualized and containerized environments
• Hardware engineering including drawings, schematics and bill of materials
• Software engineering including integration of complex software systems
• Cyber security systems architecture
• Sustainment engineering and training
• Reliability Maintainability and Availability engineering
• Mission planning and command and control
• Tools - Atlassian JIRA/Confluence, Gitlab
• Information System - Linux, Bash, OpenShift
• Equipment - oscilloscopes, spectrum analyzers, network analyzers, signal generators, power meters, and optical link testers
Pay Information
Full-Time Salary Range: $95900.00 - $178100.00
At Lockheed Martin, we know mission success starts with taking care of our people. Our Total Rewards program is designed to attract top talent, support your well-being, and help you grow-both professionally and personally.
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.
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