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🥝 Orion Test Operations – System Test Engineer Third Shift

Lockheed Martin | John F Kennedy Space Center, United States | Posted June 06, 2026

Job Description

**Description:** The Third Shift Test Operations Engineer will manage every stage of test preparation and execution. This includes gathering the required equipment, performing test set ups and checkouts, and conducting formal test runs while updating automated test sequences as needed. The engineer will provide continuous, in person support during the third shift schedule, with occasional holiday coverage. The role is primarily console based, working side by side with the Certified Test Conductor (CTC), and requires strong Linux based computer and software expertise.
Key Responsibilities
• Achieve console certification as an Orion System Test Engineer.
• Provide night shift, in person test support for a 24 × 7 test program that operates 365 days a year, including holidays.
• Manage the Orion ground system and perform spacecraft commanding during powered test operations at the direction of the Certified Test Conductor (CTC).
• Assist the CTC with documentation of anomalie...

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