Guidance, Navigation & Control (GNC) Hardware Engineer - Lab

Job Description

About Lockheed Martin Space:
Space is a critical domain, connecting our technologies, our security, and our humanity. While others view space as a destination, we see it as a realm of possibilities, where we can do more - we can innovate, invest, inspire, and integrate our capabilities to transform the future.

At Lockheed Martin Space, we aim to harness the full potential of space to cultivate innovation, reduce costs, and push the boundaries of what technology can achieve. We're creating future-ready solutions, focusing on resiliency and urgency through our 21st Century Security vision. We're erasing boundaries and forming partnerships across industries and around the world. We're advancing spacecraft and the workforce to fuel the next generation. And we're reimagining how space can connect us, ensuring security and prosperity.

Join us in shaping a new era in space and find a career that's built for you.
About the Role: :
The Lockheed Martin SimLab Operations group is looking for a mid-career engineer to support its world-class Simulation Lab. This opportunity is for candidates experienced in one or more of the following: Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering or related disciplines, who is interested in "hands on" work in a lab environment. Experience with electro-optical products, hardware integration and test support is beneficial.

In this role, you will be part of a small team evolving and maintaining a software development and Hardware-in-the-Loop (HWIL) laboratory. You will apply industry-best practices in support of hardware and software development, and you will have the opportunity to leverage your strengths while expanding your breadth of expertise. A strong candidate understands feedback / control loops and is knowledgeable in electromechanical and electro-optical systems.

Specific responsibilities include:
Test equipment assembly, maintenance and troubleshooting
Test Procedure development and execution
Support of limited environmental test and analysis
Ability to interpret a mechanical drawing and electrical schematics
Leading and/or supporting technical trade studies
Developing solutions to electromechanical systems issues
Supporting electro-optical test environment
Supporting Mission Software teammates in their development and testing of new software products
General maintenance of all lab equipment

Basic Qualifications

Skill Requirements:
Familiarity with operating software tools to test hardware functionality
Experience working in a test lab or engineering laboratory environment
Experience with interpreting mechanical drawings, electrical drawings, interconnection drawings, and schematics
Experience networking and troubleshooting test equipment and systems
Ability to manage and prioritize multiple simultaneous tasks

Security Clearance / Work Authorization:
To meet requirements of the program/customer, this position requires the selected employee to ====.
Although not required to start, selected candidates will be required to obtain a government issued Secret clearance for long term employment on this program.

Desired skills

Motion-based hardware-in-the-loop testing experience
Project management experience
CAD software experience
Experience with IR (or other) projection systems
Cable assembly and soldering experience
Circuit card assembly and electrical systems troubleshooting experience including circuit integrity testing
Robust troubleshooting (i.e. cause and effect) skills
Experience with missile hardware and/or software
Familiarity with communications protocols such as USB, ethernet, serial and video
Existing DoD Secret clearance

EEO

Lockheed Martin is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified candidates will be considered without regard to legally protected characteristics.
The application window will close in 90 days; applicants are encouraged to apply within 5 - 30 days of the requisition posting date in order to receive optimal consideration.

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Join us at Lockheed Martin, where your mission is ours. Our customers tackle the hardest missions. Those that demand extraordinary amounts of courage, resilience and precision. They're dangerous. Critical. Sometimes they even provide an opportunity to change the world and save lives. Those are the missions we care about.

As a leading technology innovation company, Lockheed Martin's vast team works with partners around the world to bring proven performance to our customers' toughest challenges. Lockheed Martin has employees based in many states throughout the U.S., and Internationally, with business locations in many nations and territories.

Other Important Information

By applying to this job, you are expressing interest in this position and could be considered for other career opportunities where similar skills and requirements have been identified as a match. Should this match be identified you may be contacted for this and future openings.

Work Schedule Information

Lockheed Martin supports a variety of alternate work schedules that provide additional flexibility to our employees. Schedules range from standard 40 hours over a five day work week while others may be condensed. These condensed schedules provide employees with additional time away from the office and are in addition to our Paid Time off benefits.

National Pay Statement

Pay Rate: The annual base salary range for this position in California, Massachusetts, and New York (excluding most major metropolitan areas), Colorado, Hawaii, Illinois, Maryland, Minnesota, New Jersey, Vermont, Washington or Washington DC is $123,500 - $217,695. For states not referenced above, the salary range for this position will reflect the candidate's final work location. Please note that the salary information 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 and business considerations when extending an offer.
Benefits offered: Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Short-Term Disability, Long-Term Disability, 401(k) match, Flexible Spending Accounts, EAP, Education Assistance, Parental Leave, Paid time off, and Holidays.
(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.
This position is incentive plan eligible.

Premium Pay Statement

Pay Rate: The annual base salary range for this position in most major metropolitan areas in California, Massachusetts, and New York is $142,000 - $246,100. For states not referenced above, the salary range for this position will reflect the candidate's final work location. Please note that the salary information 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 and business considerations when extending an offer.
Benefits offered: Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Short-Term Disability, Long-Term Disability, 401(k) match, Flexible Spending Accounts, EAP, Education Assistance, Parental Leave, Paid time off, and Holidays.
This position is incentive plan eligible.