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[Early Career] Test & Evaluation - Flight Test Discipline Engineer (FTDE) for the Test & Evaluation organization in Marietta, GA. Primary duties will be for the AMMM program which consists of the C-130, C-5 and P-3 aircraft. Tasks will include the test planning, test execution, data analysis, and test reporting of lab, aircraft ground and aircraft flight tests. Test responsibilities will include a variety of aircraft and aircraft systems testing but will focus mainly on avionic and mechanical subsystems. Must be able to effectively interact and communicate with other internal organizations, USG customers and International customers in order to develop comprehensive and executable test requirements. The FTDE must be able to transform contractual test requirements, Military standards, FAA regulations and airworthiness criteria into detailed test procedures to ensure that LM is providing a quality and safe product. In collaboration with the Instrumentation Engineer, the FTDE will be required to define the data and instrumentation requirements for testing. Real-time monitoring of data and test execution will be required. This will require flying on test aircraft.
The FTDE must have effective verbal and written communication skills in order to prepare comprehensive test reports and to adequately communicate test results to the customer and other organizations.
Must be able to obtain a top secret security clearance.
Overtime, odd shifts, and weekend work will occasionally be required. Travel will be required for many test programs. Travel will be both domestic and international. Travel dates and spans are highly volatile in the flight test environment.
- Bachelors’ degree in Electrical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or related STEM degree from an accredited college.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Ability for frequent travel.
- Willingness and capability to fly onboard aircraft and pass an equivalent FAA class 3 medical exam is MANDATORY.
- Ability to work effectively with a team
- Experience with aircraft avionic systems and mechanical systems
- Experience/familiarization with aircraft
- Experience with planning, execution, data analysis and reporting of testing on an aircraft or in Avionics Labs
- Private Pilot License
Pay Information
Full-Time Salary Range: $58200.00 - $108200.00
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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.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or a related STEM field from an accredited college
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Ability for frequent travel
- Willingness and capability to fly onboard aircraft and pass an equivalent FAA Class 3 medical examination
- Ability to work effectively with a team
- Experience with aircraft avionics and mechanical systems
- Experience or familiarity with aircraft
- Experience planning, executing, analyzing data from, and reporting aircraft or avionics laboratory tests
- Private Pilot License
- Ability to obtain a Top Secret security clearance
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