Electronics Engineer IV-Orion Ground Support Equipment

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Introduction

We are looking for a Lead Electronics Engineer to join an exciting and dynamic team in designing, developing, fabricating, testing, and troubleshooting Electrical Ground Support Equipment (EGSE) used to integrate and test the Orion spacecraft for NASA’s Artemis missions.

Location:

This position does not support teleworking. You will need to live near our Lockheed Martin Space facility in Littleton Colorado and be expected to work a flexible 9x80 schedule in the office full-time.

What does this role look like?

The focus for this role is to work as an experienced responsible engineer, ensuring the technical integrity of your products and leading a small engineering team responsible for the design, drawings, documentation, and support of ground electronic test systems, primarily racks of equipment designed to test the Orion spacecraft as it is manufactured at Kennedy Space Center. The EGSE team is responsible for the design of a wide variety of test equipment, including low voltage AC/DC power, batteries, analog and digital signals, telemetry systems, RF electronics, audio & video, computer systems, vehicle emulators, cabling, and networking equipment that is used to interface with, test, and monitor spacecraft vehicles and other flight hardware.

Key Activities You Will Accomplish In This Role

Lead a small team of 3 to 4 engineers in designing, manufacturing, testing and supporting a suite of EGSE end item designs and racks that all test unique subsystems of the Orion spacecraft
Review and update engineering drawings and documentation created by your team for test equipment racks, chassis, cables and other assemblies to ensure their technical integrity
Support manufacturing during procurement, build and modification of EGSE equipment
Perform testing of ground support equipment for a variety of electronic component assemblies
Support EGSE during usage testing the Orion spacecraft, assisting users and troubleshooting anomalies
Certify that the final EGSE products meet all requirements and that engineering drawings, documents and paperwork accurately represent the as-built product
Research, design, develop, and test a variety of electronic equipment and systems.

To Be Effective In This Role, You Will Need

Experience with Orion EGSE processes, drawings, documents and designs
Experience with design, manufacturing, test, and support of purpose-built, integrated electronic systems or Electrical Ground Support Equipment (EGSE).
5+ years of professional experience.

Basic Qualifications

Bachelor's degree or higher from an accredited college in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering or related discipline, or equivalent experience/combined education
Experience designing or supporting Electrical Ground Support Equipment
Experience in electronics design and/or test of electrical hardware.

Desired Skills

Experience with Orion EGSE processes, drawings, documents and designs
Test equipment experience including Digital Multimeters, Oscilloscopes, and Voltage Probes
Production of electrical engineering drawings using Zuken E3
Manufacturing and final assembly of rack level electrical equipment
Electrical circuit design and analysis
Failure analysis
Familiarity with electrical design IEEE standards
Windchill (EPDM)
Electrical drawing checking experience
Hardware component selection
Development of electrical design documentation to include operations and maintenance of hardware equipment
Mechanical drawing checking experience
Linux experience
NI Labview operations
Experience or coursework in analog or digital, RF, telemetry, networking, power, or cabling design
Strong Self-Motivation
Ability to lead a small team of engineers
Attention to Detail
Ability to work in a collaborative team-based environment
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Proficient with Microsoft Office software suite
A willingness for occasional travel
Experience in using AI tools for engineering applications

Pay Information

Full-Time Salary Range: $118000.00 - $219100.00

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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.
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