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Lockheed Martin C-130J Field Service Engineer- Subject Matter Expert in Greenville, South Carolina

Description: Our products play an important role in the national security of the United States and more than 70 other countries, ensuring peace and stability around the world. Highly trained and specialized personnel and facilities are key to the company's unrivaled success in the aeronautics industry. Our workforce of more than 30,000 has pre-eminent expertise in advanced aircraft design and production, modification and support, stealth technology and systems integration.

This position will be located in Marietta, GA or Greenville, SC. The successful candidate will act as a deployable quick response Field Support Engineer (FSE) and FSE Field Training Subject Matter Expert (SME) for the Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Field Sustainment Technical field training team. Successful Candidate will provide continuous multidiscipline FSE training and FSE Subject Matter expertise to Aeronautics Field Sustainment FSEs CONUS and OCONUS.

The FSE deployable Field Subject Matter Expert will be responsible for onsite field training material development/documentation, sustainment/upkeep, and facilitate training events to ensure LM FSEs are proficient in resolving issues arising from maintenance or modification activities for all matters dealing with the C-130J aircraft. The preferred candidate should have an accomplished background as a C-130J Field Support Engineer and ability to deploy as needed to support various field assignments with troubleshooting and analysis of aircraft Avionics/Electrical and/or all aircraft systems. This senior level FSE Field SME will need to stay apprised of field issues and adjust onsite FSE training tactics accordingly based on engineering dispositions and Action Requests (AR).

They must be willing to work and interact with all level of personnel from maintainer communities to Integrated Product Team (IPT) engineers, other companies and all levels of leadership. Candidates must be able to work with and communicate well both orally and written in a team environment as this position involves significant interface with FSEs and customer personnel at all levels. Candidate must be a self-starter. Manage and track multiple engineering and logistic support activities, providing periodic status to the customer and program management team. Act as the primary Field Training interface for the FSE Core and Aeronautics Field Sustainment.

Must be willing to:

• Travel CONUS and OCONUS frequently to support FSE training progression.

• Fill in as the Onsite FSE at locations needing onsite customer technical support both Operation and Maintenance.

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.

• Provide training to customer personnel. Must be able to work and interact with the maintainer as well as the professional engineers from other C-130J companies as a peer.

• Some travel required; candidates must be willing and able to deploy with customer to possible hazardous duty locations. Long term deployments may be required. US Department of Defense (DoD) mandated vaccinations may be required. Must have a valid passport.

• 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.

• Must be a United States citizen. Must possess at minimum an Interim Secret Security Clearance. Must be able to obtain a Final Secret Clearance.

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Basic Qualifications:

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

• Minimum 8 years’ experience serving as a C-130J systems specialist.

• C-130J Vehicle Systems and Avionics-Mission Systems experience

• Technical writing skills

• Training experience (formal or informal)

• Extensive background in drawing/schematic

reading and interpretation

• Fault isolation and problem analysis

experience at the sub-system level

DTADs experience.

• Must be able to obtain a Secret level Security Clearance.

• Must possess a valid US passport

Desired Skills:

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

• 10 Years experience serving as a C-130J systems specialist.

• Currently a FSE supporting AFS Onsite Customer

• Bachelor's Degree from an accredited college

• Experience in US Air Force or USN/USMC

operations

• International customer experience is a plus

• Contributed to Development of training material

• Managed or Lead a team of onsite C-130J support personnel

Experience as a Multifunctional Field Systems Engineer.

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

Clearance Level: Secret

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: Part-time Remote Telework: The employee selected for this position will work part of their work schedule remotely and part of their work schedule at a designated Lockheed Martin facility. The specific weekly schedule will be discussed during the hiring process.

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.

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.

Experience Level: Experienced Professional

Business Unit: AERONAUTICS COMPANY

Relocation Available: Possible

Career Area: Product Support

Type: Full-Time

Shift: First

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