Senior Field Engineer

Senior Field Engineer | Lockheed Martin

At Lockheed Martin Rotary and Mission Systems, we're on a mission to drive innovation and uphold the highest standards of business ethics. We believe that by pushing the boundaries of visionary thinking, we can achieve exceptional results. As a Lockheed Martin employee, you'll have the opportunity to make a meaningful impact while working in an environment that values integrity and excellence.

The Work: The Senior Field Engineer (Simulator Technician) will support the Combat Rescue Helicopter (CRH) Training Systems program at Kirtland Air Force Base, providing advanced-level maintenance, troubleshooting, and sustainment of Weapons Systems Trainers (WSTs) and Avionics Desktop Trainers (AVDTTs), along with associated subsystems. This position serves as a senior technical leader within the maintenance team, responsible for ensuring system availability, reliability, and performance in alignment with contractual requirements, including maintaining a minimum 95% availability rate to support mission-critical training operations.

• Perform advanced troubleshooting, repair, and maintenance on CRH training devices, specifically WSTs and AVDTTs, including hardware, software, and networked systems.

• Lead fault isolation and root cause analysis across simulator subsystems (visuals, avionics, IOS, computing environments, and network infrastructure).

• Support installation, integration, and verification of software updates (e.g., OFP loads) and hardware modifications.

• Ensure accurate and timely documentation of maintenance actions in accordance with AFTO Form 781 series and program requirements.

• Provide technical leadership, mentorship, and on-the-job training to junior field engineers and technicians.

• Maintain compliance with all applicable technical orders, cybersecurity requirements, and safety standards.

Our customers are world-wide and so is our reputation for creating innovative solutions with the latest technologies. Our products keep our customers safe and bring them home to their families at night. We provide the resources, inspiration, and focus - if you have the resourcefulness and perseverance to work hard, then we want to create a better tomorrow with you.

Our team is dedicated to supporting new members. We have a broad mix of experience levels and tenures, and we're building an environment that celebrates knowledge sharing and mentorship. We care about your career growth and strive to assign projects based on what will help each team member develop into a better-rounded engineer and enable them to take on more complex tasks in the future.

Experience supporting military flight simulators or training systems (WST, AVDTT, or similar platforms preferred). Knowledge of Distributed Mission Operations (DMO) environments. Experience with software installation, configuration management, and system baselining. Understanding of cybersecurity practices within DoD environments (STIGs, RMF, etc.). Experience analyzing system logs, databases, and network performance. Strong attention to detail with emphasis on data accuracy (MTBF and maintenance metrics).