Sustainment Engineer Sr.

  • Lockheed Martin
  • Orlando, Florida
  • Full Time
You will be the Senior Sustainment Engineer supporting the development, qualification, and lifecycle sustainment of specialized shipping and storage containers and support equipment. Our team is responsible for ensuring mission-critical hardware can be safely transported, stored, operated, maintained, and supported throughout the product lifecycle.

What You Will Be Doing
As the Senior Sustainment Engineer, you will manage the development and qualification of specialized shipping and storage containers and support equipment. Youll work closely with engineering teams, suppliers, program stakeholders, and customers to ensure support equipment solutions meet technical, operational, environmental, maintainability, and contractual requirements.

Your responsibilities will include:

Managing the development and qualification of specialized shipping and storage containers and support equipment.
Developing, revising, and executing detailed requirements documents, requirement verification plans, supplier statements of work, and test plans.
Coordinating, participating in, or leading support equipment compatibility events to ensure equipment properly interfaces with supported hardware and operational needs.
Supporting suitability and maintainability demonstrations to validate that support equipment solutions are practical, effective, and maintainable in field and depot environments.
Planning and supporting fit checks, environmental test events, technical procedure reviews, and validation activities.
Working cross-functionally with engineering, logistics, suppliers, field support, and program teams to resolve technical issues and ensure support equipment readiness.
Reviewing technical data, drawings, specifications, procedures, and supplier documentation to confirm compliance with program requirements.
Providing status updates, risk assessments, and technical recommendations to program leadership and key stakeholders.
Supporting continuous improvement efforts focused on transportation efficiency, equipment reliability, maintainability, lifecycle affordability, and long-term sustainment performance. Active U.S. DoD Secret security clearance.
Technical engineering degree in an appropriate field, or equivalent professional or military experience.
35 years of relevant experience in field service, depot operations, sustainment, or a similar technical support role.
Experience supporting military aircraft, missile systems, or related defense systems.
Strong written and verbal communication skills. Experience interpreting technical manuals, engineering drawings, schematics, interface control drawings, and performance specifications.
HAZMAT certification or experience handling hazardous materials in a technical, depot, or field support environment.
Job ID: 523227251
Originally Posted on: 6/1/2026

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