Staff Component Engineer

Staff Component Engineer

You will be the Staff Component Engineer for Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control's Microwave Center of Excellence. Our team is responsible for designing, developing, and supporting Digital and RF/Microwave Products, and you will play a key role in ensuring the electrical components in the modules meet the highest reliability requirements and product life cycle requirements.

As the Staff Component Engineer, you will be responsible for:

• Researching component termination styles, plastic encapsulation styles, and component construction processes
• Generating vendor identification drawings, source control drawings, and altered item drawings
• Leading component part standardization, part selection, and process change notices
• Developing component qualification test plans and executing part qualifications with test houses
• Developing component screenings and interfacing with customers to present part changes and impact to hardware
• Leading component failure investigations and participating in qualifying alternate test houses for part finish mitigations and part qualification
• Researching and determining the impact of PCNs and obsolescence on programs

We're looking for a highly competent and experienced Staff Component Engineer to join our team. As an ideal candidate, you have a strong background in component engineering and are familiar with industry standards and best practices. You will have the opportunity to work on cutting-edge projects, collaborate with a talented team of engineers, and contribute to the development of advanced Digital and RF/Microwave Products. If you're passionate about ensuring the reliability and quality of electrical components, apply now and join our team of innovators. We offer a dynamic and supportive work environment, with opportunities for professional development and growth. We offer flexible work schedules to comprehensive benefits investing in your future and security.

Further information about this opportunity:

This position is in Chelmsford. Discover more about our Chelmsford, Massachusetts location. MUST BE A U.S. CITIZEN - This position is located at a facility that requires special access. The selected candidate must be able to obtain a secret clearance. A company-sponsored interim secret is required to start.

Basic qualifications:

• BS degree in electrical engineering or related technical field or equivalent experience/combined education and 9 years of professional level experience.
• The ability to develop technical solutions to complex problems which require the regular use of ingenuity and creativity is required.
• Demonstrated knowledge of electrical component parameters and packaging is required.
• Demonstrated knowledge of high reliability military component standards and specifications is required.
• Experience with software tools like Siemens Xpedition EDM library cockpit.
• Some knowledge of high reliability military component standards and specifications such as MIL-STD-883, MIL-STD-38534, MIL-PRF-55342, MIL-PRF-55681 is required.
• Excellent interpersonal skills are required.
• The ability to lead projects effectively is required.
• Strong computer skills to include MS Office applications is required.
• Strong organization skills are required.
• Strong written and verbal communications skills are required.
• Strong presentation skills are required.
• Candidate must be eligible to obtain and maintain a secret clearance.
• Candidate must have the ability to obtain an interim secret clearance prior to start.
• Some travel required. Less than 5%.

Desired skills:

• An MS level technical degree in electrical engineering or mechanical engineering or closely related technical field may be desirable.
• Experience performing system reliability calculations is strongly desired.
• Experience with MS Access or similar database systems is desired.
• Experience with component thermal analysis is desired.
• AutoCAD experience would be a plus.
• Experience with CSAM (C-Mode Scanning Acoustic Microscopy) evaluation would be a plus.
• Experience troubleshooting electrical test failures is desired.
• Experience in Root Cause / Corrective Action is desired.
• Experience in Plastic Encapsulated Device qualification testing is desired.
• Experience with DPA (Destructive Physical Analysis) techniques is desired.
• Knowledge of Automotive Electronics Quality Standards would be a plus.
• Demonstrated knowledge of automotive electronics quality standards such as AEC-Q100, AEC-Q101, AEC-Q200 would be a plus.

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.

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: 4x10 hour day, 3 days off per week

Lockheed Martin is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified candidates will be considered without regard to legally protected characteristics.

The application window will close in 90 days; applicants are encouraged to apply within 5 to 30 days of the requisition posting date in order to receive optimal consideration.