Engineering Technician V (W30085)

Standard Job Description

UAS Technician

Maintains, inspects, tests, troubleshoots, and repairs Unmanned Aircraft Systems and associated ground-support equipment. The technician ensures UAS platforms, payloads, communications equipment, batteries, and control systems remain safe, reliable, mission-capable, and properly documented.

Job Duties and Responsibilities

• Perform scheduled and corrective maintenance on UAS airframes, propulsion systems, flight-control components, payloads, batteries, and ground-control equipment.
• Conduct pre-use, post-flight, and periodic inspections in accordance with approved technical data, maintenance manuals, and organizational procedures.
• Diagnose mechanical, electrical, software, and communications faults; identify root causes and complete or coordinate appropriate repairs.
• Install, configure, test, and update UAS hardware, firmware, software, sensors, communications systems, and mission payloads.
• Maintain tools, test equipment, repair parts, consumables, and technical publications required to support UAS operations.
• Inspect, charge, discharge, store, transport, and track batteries in accordance with safety requirements and manufacturer guidance.
• Conduct functional checks and ground tests to verify equipment performance before returning systems to service.
• Document maintenance actions, discrepancies, component replacements, inspections, equipment status, and configuration changes.
• Maintain inventory and accountability for UAS equipment, spare parts, batteries, payloads, and support systems.
• Identify maintenance trends, recurring faults, safety hazards, and reliability concerns; recommend corrective actions to the supervisor.
• Support UAS operators during mission preparation, launch and recovery activities, equipment setup, and post-mission servicing.
• Ensure work areas and maintenance practices comply with applicable safety, environmental, tool-control, and equipment-handling requirements.
• Assist in developing maintenance procedures, checklists, technical training, and equipment-readiness reports.
• Coordinate with manufacturers, vendors, engineering personnel, and organizational leadership for repair support, warranty issues, and technical assistance as required.

Basic Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Experience in electronics, aviation maintenance, robotics, communications systems, mechanical repair, or a related technical field.
• Working knowledge of UAS components, including airframes, motors or propulsion systems, flight controllers, radios, sensors, batteries, and ground-control stations.
• Ability to read and apply technical manuals, wiring diagrams, schematics, maintenance procedures, and parts documentation.
• Ability to use common hand tools, diagnostic equipment, multimeters, battery testers, and computer-based maintenance tools.
• Demonstrated troubleshooting and problem-solving skills.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to maintain complete, accurate maintenance records.
• Ability to safely lift, move, and work with UAS equipment and support items in indoor and outdoor environments.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a maintenance or operations team.
• Ability to travel to support task order requirements
• Ability obtain and maintain a Secret level clearance

Desired Skills

• Technical certificate, associate degree, military occupational specialty, or equivalent training in aviation maintenance, electronics, unmanned systems, or a related discipline.
• Experience maintaining small, medium, or enterprise UAS platforms.
• Familiarity with configuration management, quality assurance, supply support, and maintenance-management systems.
• Experience supporting government, military, public safety, industrial inspection, construction, agriculture, or emergency-response UAS programs.
• Current UAS operator credential or certification

Pay Information

* This position is covered under the Service Contract Act (SCA) with an hourly wage of no less than <$ insert rate> per hour.

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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 Service Contract Act (SCA) positions only. SCA employees receive a minimum of 80 hours of vacation and 88 hours of holiday paid time off. Paid sick leave is up to 56 hours annually. Paid time off is prorated based on start date during the calendar year. This is a general summary and fringe benefits are governed by the contract.
* 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.