Aircraft Field Service Engineer Staff: RAF Lakenheath, UK (EXPAT)

Description : EXPAT POSITION IN THE UNITED KINGDOM.

Minimum of 2 Year duration

Join the Lockheed Martin Aeronautics company as an Aircraft Field Service Engineer (FSE) on our Aeronautics Field Sustainment (AFS) team! This position is an overseas position and will support the F-35 Program at Royal Air Force Base Lakenheath supporting the United States Air Force Customer.

As a Nose to Tail (NTT) FSE, the preferred candidate will be a subject Matter Expert (SME) in Avionics / Mission Systems (MS), in APG / Vehicle Systems (VS) or Supportable Low Observable (SLO) / Structures, with the skill set to accomplish troubleshooting and analysis of MS, VS, or SLO.

The candidate will act as part of the Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Field Sustainment (AFS) technical interface to the U.S.

Air Force on-site Customer (both Operations and Maintenance) in resolving issues arising from maintenance and modification activities for all matters dealing with the F-35 aircraft.

Other responsibilities include :

• Accomplish troubleshooting and analysis of difficulties experienced in the field.
• Attend debriefings to aid in the rapid identification of emerging issues that require company intervention to avoid aircraft downtime.
• Document all unusual operation / maintenance problems to ensure the company is apprised of and can identify emerging failure trends.
• Initiate Action Requests (ARs). Identify unique operational problems that require technical, procedural, or quality assurance actions to resolve.

Provide on-site assistance to company and customer personnel initiating ARs.

• Provide training to customer personnel. Must be able to work and interact with the maintainer as well as the professional engineers from other F-35 companies as a peer.
• Some travel required; candidates must be willing and able to deploy with customer to possible hazardous duty locations.

Long and short term deployments may be required to various land-based locations.

• US Department of Defense (DoD) mandated vaccinations may be required.
• Applicant must be able to work and communicate well both orally and written in a team environment as this position involves significant and continued interface with customer personnel at all levels.
• Provide support for the assigned site on aircraft ground maintenance and operational limitations. Direct on-site support as requested by customer, site manager or program management.

Lead and track multiple engineering efforts and provide periodic status to customer and program management.

• Selected candidate must be willing and able to work other shifts as needed.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain F-35 Special Program Access. Must have at an Active Secret Security Clearance. Must be a US Citizen.

This position is located at a facility that may require special access.

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Basic Qualifications :

The following Basic Qualifications are skills that a candidate must possess to be considered for this position :

5 years of experience in Vehicle Systems (APG) and / or Mission Systems (Avionics) and / or Supportable Low Observable (SLO) / Structures on F-22 and / or F-35 aircraft.

Desired Skills :

The following Desired Skills are not required but are those skills that would set a candidate apart from the other candidates :

• Previous Field Service Engineer (FSE) experience
• Fault Isolation and problem analysis experience at the sub-system level
• Technical report writing skills
• Experience with Engineering tools to include but not limited to JTD, PDM, VAS, JEDI, JARVIS, and CRE
• Experience with drawing / schematics reading and interpretation
• Knowledge of CATIA & System / Software Engineering Environment (S / SEE)
• Airframe & Power plant (A&P) license

Security Clearance Statement : This position requires a government security clearance, you must be a US Citizen for consideration.

Clearance Level : Secret with Investigation or CV date within 5 years

Other Important Information You Should Know

Expression of Interest : 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.

Ability to Work Remotely : Onsite Full-time : The work associated with this position will be performed onsite at a designated Lockheed Martin facility.

Work Schedules : 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.

Schedule for this Position : Non- standard 40 hour work week as assigned by leader

Lockheed Martin is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status, or disability status.

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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Our people are some of the greatest minds in the industry and truly make Lockheed Martin a great place to work.

With our employees as our priority, we provide diverse career opportunities designed to propel, develop, and boost agility.

Our flexible schedules, competitive pay, and comprehensive benefits enable our employees to live a healthy, fulfilling life at and outside of work.

We place an emphasis on empowering our employees by fostering an inclusive environment built upon integrity and corporate responsibility.

If this sounds like a culture you connect with, you're invited to apply for this role. Or, if you are unsure whether your experience aligns with the requirements of this position, we encourage you to search on Lockheed Martin Jobs , and apply for roles that align with your qualifications.

Experience Level : Experienced Professional

Business Unit : AERONAUTICS COMPANY

Relocation Available : Possible

Career Area : Product Support

Type : Full-Time

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