Combat System Installation Engineer – Early Career

Job ID: 731245BR Date posted: Jun. 09, 2026
Description:By bringing together people that use their passion for purposeful innovation, at Lockheed Martin we keep people safe and solve the world's most complex challenges. Our people are some of the greatest minds in the industry and truly make Lockheed Martin a great place to work. With our employees as our priority, we provide diverse career opportunities designed to propel development and boost agility. Our flexible schedules, competitive pay, and comprehensive benefits enable our employees to live a healthy, fulfilling life at and outside of work. At Lockheed Martin, we place an emphasis on empowering our employees by fostering innovation, integrity, and exemplifying the epitome of corporate responsibility. Your Mission is Ours.

Lockheed Martin Rotary & Mission Systems is seeking a full-time Early Career Combat System Installation Engineer. In this role you will provide assistance/resolution to Engineering, Detail Design, and Field Engineering Groups (Lockheed Martin, Government, and Government Contractors) related to equipment installation and design issues.

Troubleshoot technical problems and issues, determine technical solutions in accordance with product and customer specifications, and recommend actions to company or customer representative for coordinative product solution.

Conduct technical analysis of product implementations, modifications and enhancements to products in accordance with specific customer specifications and implementations.

Witness the shipboard load-outs of combat systems equipment.

Conduct inspections of combat system equipment and cabling during installation to identify problems and provide solutions.

Provide combat system engineering in the area of ship support systems (e.g. chilled water, sea water, electronic dry air, PAO, 400Hzm etc.)

Must be a US Citizen.
Basic Qualifications:
• Bachelor's Degree in related discipline
(Industrial Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, etc.)

• Knowledge of interface protocols, system design criteria, equipment interactions, major signal flows, and shipbuilding specifications.

• Ability to read and comprehend production drawings.

• Some travel may be required

• Work will be conducted at Naval bases, shipyards, and other facilities. The ability to work in an industrial environment and shipboard where access if often by stairs, ladders, and in confined spaces, is required.

• Occasionally underway shipboard support may be required underway for up to one week at a time.

• Must be a US Citizen. Must be able to obtain and maintain a US DoD Secret security clearance.
Desired Skills:
• Preferred experience as an installation engineer in ship repair facilities or equivalent industrial environments.

• Preferred operational experience in the Aegis fleet.

• Experience with providing technical leadership and working in a multi-organization team to accomplish a common goal.

• Preferred ability to read and comprehend military specifications for electrical and optical cable, connector, backshell, and system design, integration, and integrity testing.
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: Onsite Full-time: The work associated with this position will be performed onsite at a designated Lockheed Martin facility.
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 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 - 30 days of the requisition posting date in order to receive optimal consideration.
At Lockheed Martin, we use our passion for purposeful innovation to help keep people safe and solve the world's most complex challenges. Our people are some of the greatest minds in the industry and truly make Lockheed Martin a great place to work.

With our employees as our priority, we provide diverse career opportunities designed to propel, develop, and boost agility. Our flexible schedules, competitive pay, and comprehensive benefits enable our employees to live a healthy, fulfilling life at and outside of work. We place an emphasis on empowering our employees by fostering an inclusive environment built upon integrity and corporate responsibility.

If this sounds like a culture you connect with, you’re invited to apply for this role. Or, if you are unsure whether your experience aligns with the requirements of this position, we encourage you to search on Lockheed Martin Jobs, and apply for roles that align with your qualifications.
Experience Level: 4 yr and up College
Business Unit: RMS
Relocation Available: Possible
Career Area: Mechanical Engineering
Type: Full-Time
Shift: First