--- title: "Groud System Discipline Engineer -E3 · Patuxent River · Lockheed Martin Corporation" description: "Patuxent River, Maryland, United States · On-site — Standard Job Description You will be the Ground System Discipline Engineer (GSDE) for the Multi…" canonical_url: "https://www.dronejobs.app/jobs/lockheed-martin-corporation-groud-system-discipline-engineer-e3-2" meta: "og:description": "Patuxent River, Maryland, United States · On-site — Standard Job Description You will be the Ground System Discipline Engineer (GSDE) for the Multi…" "og:image": "https://www.dronejobs.app/_og/d/c_JobPosting%2Cslug_lockheed-martin-corporation-groud-system-discipline-engineer-e3-2%2Cp_Ii9qb2JzL2xvY2toZWVkLW1hcnRpbi1jb3Jwb3JhdGlvbi1ncm91ZC1zeXN0ZW0tZGlzY2lwbGluZS1lbmdpbmVlci1lMy0yIg%2Cs_e21jY5MauIV_Nm5F.png" "og:image:height": "630" "og:image:type": image/png "og:image:width": "1200" "og:title": "Groud System Discipline Engineer -E3 · Patuxent River · Lockheed Martin Corporation" "twitter:image": "https://www.dronejobs.app/_og/d/c_JobPosting%2Cslug_lockheed-martin-corporation-groud-system-discipline-engineer-e3-2%2Cp_Ii9qb2JzL2xvY2toZWVkLW1hcnRpbi1jb3Jwb3JhdGlvbi1ncm91ZC1zeXN0ZW0tZGlzY2lwbGluZS1lbmdpbmVlci1lMy0yIg%2Cs_e21jY5MauIV_Nm5F.png" --- > Index of every page on this site: [llms.txt](https://www.dronejobs.app/llms.txt) [Back to jobs](https://www.dronejobs.app/jobs) ![Logo of Lockheed Martin Corporation](https://assets.jobbb.io/logos/01m3vwb3vnt8tsk8tn3f018n4t_1790863314.svg) **Lockheed Martin Corporation** **Actively hiring ** [Website](https://lockheedmartin.com) # **Groud System Discipline Engineer -E3**
Workplace
**On-site**
Commitment
**Full-time**
Seniority
**Mid-Level**
Salary
$95,900-178,100/yr
Posted
2mo ago
Location Patuxent River, Maryland, United States --- ### Standard Job Description You will be the Ground System Discipline Engineer (GSDE) for the Multi Domain Control System (MDCS) team. Our team provides on-site support for test efforts for unmanned air systems to include ground station operation, test procedure development, and real time control room assistance during ground and flight test operations. MDCS GSDE interface between the air system, pilots and ground system teams to ensure that customer requirements are met and that anomalies are resolved in a timely manner. As the GSDE you will be responsible helping design, develop, integrate and test a variety of mission system equipment onto airborne platforms. Your responsibilities will include: Generally has 3+ years of related experience and may have a post-secondary degree or training in a related discipline. • Supporting the Hardware and SW Engineering teams, ensuring local efforts stay coordinated with flight test efforts and problems get resolved as they arise. • Contributing as part the System Integration Testing, developing systems including System Integration Labs (SILs), Deployable Systems, and Fixed Facility systems across several projects. Our employees play an active role in strengthening the quality of life where we live and work by volunteering more than 850,000 hours annually. Here are some of the benefits you can enjoy:• Medical• Dental• 401k• Paid time off• Work/life balance• Career development• Mentorship opportunities• Rewards & recognitionhas context menu ### Basic Qualifications Bachelor's degree in Aerospace Engineering, Computer Science, Mechanical Engineering, related STEM degree, OR applicable experience from desired skills below in lieu of the degree. Secret with Investigation or CV date within 5 years ### Desired Skills - Developmental Flight test support Lab or System Test support UAV Technology experience Systems Engineering/Network/IT experience Team Leadership Technical report writings DoD Top Secret Clearance preferred Extended travel assignments or frequent travel is preferred 50% or more **Pay Information** Full-Time Salary Range: $95900.00 - $178100.00 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. 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