Airframe Design Engineer jobs in United States
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Lockheed Martin · 3 weeks ago

Airframe Design Engineer

Lockheed Martin, through its Sikorsky division, is a leader in aerospace innovation focused on advanced helicopter design and manufacturing. The Airframe Design Engineer will be responsible for assisting in the design and development of helicopter fuselage structures, working collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team and engaging in continuous quality improvement efforts.

AerospaceCyber SecurityMachinery ManufacturingMilitaryNational SecurityRemote SensingSecurity
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Responsibilities

Assist with preliminary design layouts and detail design for new and revised parts, assemblies and systems that make up helicopter fuselage primary and secondary structures
Work within an multi-disciplinary team
Participate in the development and presentation of design proposals
Assist with detail designs and support through the product lifecycle
Work on layouts and drawings using CATIA 3Dx/V6
Assist with composite designs utilizing the CATIA CPD tool
Actively engage in continuous quality improvement through root cause analysis and corrective action processes and the use of other Continuous Improvement (CI) tools

Qualification

Composite airframe designCATIA 3Dx/V6Geometric Dimensioning & TolerancingTechnical drawing skillsModel based definitionMicrosoft Office

Required

Engineering degree
Related experience in metallic and composite structure design
Ability to assist with preliminary design layouts and detail design for new and revised parts, assemblies and systems
Ability to work within a multi-disciplinary team
Participation in the development and presentation of design proposals
Assistance with detail designs and support through the product lifecycle
Ability to work on layouts and drawings using CATIA 3Dx/V6
Assistance with composite designs utilizing the CATIA CPD tool
Engagement in continuous quality improvement through root cause analysis and corrective action processes and the use of other Continuous Improvement (CI) tools

Preferred

Proficient in design of composite airframe structure and use of composite ply development tools such as CPD
Proficiency in Microsoft Office suite
Proficient in Geometric Dimensioning & Tolerancing
Technical drawing/drafting skills
Experience in model based definition

Benefits

Flexible schedules
Competitive pay
Comprehensive benefits

Company

Lockheed Martin

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Lockheed Martin is a global security and aerospace company that specializes in advanced technology systems, products, and services. It is a sub-organization of Lockheed Martin.

H1B Sponsorship

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2025 (1)
2023 (1)
2022 (1)
2021 (2)

Funding

Current Stage
Public Company
Total Funding
$6.06B
Key Investors
Air Force Research Laboratory
2025-12-05Post Ipo Debt· $3B
2025-08-28Post Ipo Debt· $3B
2023-11-13Grant· $33.7M

Leadership Team

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Jim Taiclet
Chairman, President & CEO
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Craig Martell
Chief Technology Officer
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