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Systems Engineering Field Tech Support Stf - E4

Lockheed Martin

Eglin AFB, FLFull-time$80–149K/yrSeen 1w agoSeen in employer's feed today

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Compensation
$80–149K/yr
Location
Eglin AFB, FL
Schedule
Full-time
Work Authorization
US work authorization required

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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

Secret clearance

Job overview

Lockheed Martin seeks an Aircraft Field Service Engineer to support the 40th Flight Test Squadron at Eglin AFB. The role provides technical support for F-35 maintenance and modification activities, troubleshooting aircraft issues and serving as a technical interface with customer operations and maintenance personnel. The preferred candidate is a subject matter expert in Supportable Low Observable/Structures, with additional desired expertise in vehicle systems and avionics/mission systems.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Aircraft TroubleshootingMission SystemsAvionicsVehicle SystemsSupportable Low ObservableStructuresField Service EngineeringMilitary Leadership CommunicationFault IsolationProblem AnalysisTechnical Report WritingTechnical Drawing InterpretationFSE VisionPDMVASJEDIJARVISCRECATIASystem/Software Engineering EnvironmentMilitary Unit PartnershipOral CommunicationWritten CommunicationTeamwork

Qualifications

6 Years 5th Generation Fighter ExperienceSecret Security ClearanceUS CitizenshipF-35 Special Program Access3 Years Avionics/Mission Systems Experience

Benefits

Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
401(k) Match
Paid Time Off
Parental Leave
Tuition Assistance

Full job description

Standard Job Description

Provides a level of postsales support and service to customer sites and remote sites at a high-tech level that cannot be rendered by the basic level of field hardware and systems software service. Employee is usually introduced to the customer site when the nature of equipment service required is beyond the skill level possessed by the basic field/customer service engineer.

Job Description

Join the Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company as an Aircraft Field Service Engineer (FSE) on our Aeronautics

Field Sustainment team! This position will support the 40th Flight Test Squadron at Eglin AFB, FL.

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

The candidate will act as part of the Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Field Sustainment Team's technical interface to the 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.

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 operational / maintenance problems to ensure the company is apprised of and can identify emerging failure trends.

  • Initiate Action Requests (ARs). Identifying 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 with and interact with the maintainer as well as the professional engineers from other F-35 companies as a peer.

  • 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 and provide periodic status to Customer and Program Management.

  • Some travel required; candidates must be willing and able to deploy with Customer personnel to the Continental United States(CONUS), Outside the Continental United States (OCONUS) and hazardous duty locations.

  • Long term deployments may be required.

  • US Department of Defense (DoD) mandated vaccinations may be required.

  • Must be able to obtain F-35 Special Program Access.

  • Must possess an active Secret Security Clearance with an investigation/CV date within 5 years.

  • Must be a US Citizen.

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

Basic Qualifications

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

  • Combination of 6 years experience on 5th Generation Fighter Aircraft (F-22 or F-35) with experience troubleshooting Mission Systems (MS/Avionics) and/or Vehicle Systems (VS\APG)

  • Final Transferable Secret Security Clearance

Desired Skills

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

  • 3 years of experience with Avionics/Mission Systems (MS)

  • Previous Field Service Engineer (FSE) experience highly desired.

  • Experience communicating to Military leadership teams and Senior Leaders

  • Fault isolation and problem analysis experience at the sub-system level.

  • Technical report writing skills

  • Experience with technical drawings/schematics reading and interpretation.

  • Experience with engineering tools to include, but not limited to FSE Vision, PDM, VAS, JEDI, JARVIS, and CRE.

  • Knowledge of CATIA and System/Software Engineering Environment (S/SEE)

  • Experience partnering with military operational units

Pay Information

Full-Time Salary Range: $80200.00 - $149000.00

At Lockheed Martin, we know mission success starts with taking care of our people. Our Total Rewards program is designed to attract top talent, support your well-being, and help you grow—both professionally and personally.

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.

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

How this job compares

Set against the 1,307 open Field Service Engineer jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 5, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$80–149K/yr
  • Florida median$80–120K/yr20 salary ranges
  • US median$82–118K/yr511 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $115K, is 10% above the Florida median midpoint ($104K) — in the middle half of Field Service Engineer salary ranges in Florida.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 51 open Field Service Engineer jobs in Florida and 1,307 across the US. 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in Florida
Experience
This posting asks for at least 6 years of experience — more than three in four Field Service Engineer postings that state a minimum ask for (median 3 years, across 946 postings).
Education
365 of the 1,307 open Field Service Engineer jobs (28%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 5, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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