Steven Locker
About Steven Locker
Steven Locker is an R&D Systems Engineer at Sandia National Laboratories and a Sustainment Engineer at the Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center, with a diverse background in military and defense engineering roles.
Current Roles and Responsibilities
Steven Locker is currently employed at the Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center as a Sustainment Engineer since 2019, located at Kirtland Air Force Base. Concurrently, he holds a position at the Sandia National Laboratories as an R&D Systems Engineer since 2016, based in Albuquerque, New Mexico. His roles in these places focus on maintaining and advancing research and development systems for national defense.
Previous Professional Experience
Steven Locker's previous experience includes roles such as Starfire Space Ops Engineer at the Air Force Research Laboratory from 2014 to 2019 at Kirtland Air Force Base. He also worked as an Import Export Control Analyst from 2014 to 2016 at Sandia National Laboratories. Additionally, he served as Senior Test Engineer at the Air Force Operational Test & Evaluation Center from 2012 to 2014, and as a Project Engineer focusing on Protected Communications and Ground Tracking Station projects at the Space and Missile Systems Center, Los Angeles Air Force Base from 2008 to 2012.
Educational Background
Steven Locker holds a Master of Science in Systems Engineering Management from the Naval Postgraduate School, completed between 2011 and 2013. He obtained a Bachelor of Science in Space Systems Engineering from the United States Air Force Academy from 2004 to 2008. He has also undertaken professional education at the USAF Air Command and Staff College from 2018 to 2020, and the Export Compliance Training Institute in ITAR and EAR controls.
Specialized Training and Certifications
Steven Locker has specialized training and certifications including an Export Compliance certification from the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) Update 2015, along with Nonproliferation for High-Risk Property and Export Controlled Technology certification from 2015. He completed a Real Estate curriculum at Rish Dad Education between 2014 and 2016, and obtained military and strategic leadership skills from Squadron Officer School in 2013.