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Lockheed Martin · 3 weeks ago

Mid Career Mechanical Engineer

Lockheed Martin Space is focused on harnessing the full potential of space for innovation and security. As a Senior Stress Engineer, you will perform stress analysis of flight structures and components, collaborate with a multi-disciplined team, and provide technical mentorship to junior analysts.

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Responsibilities

Performing stress analysis to verify structural integrity and failure modes of flight structures
Providing technical mentorship to junior analysts and actively support knowledge transfer
Modeling and analyzing test components for dynamic behavior and characteristics
Preparing technical charts and represent the organization in design reviews and outside contracts
Supporting structural load test definition, requirements development, monitoring, data reduction, and comparison to analysis effort
Collaborating with designers in developing the most practical design, and selection of materials for primary and secondary structures with adequate structural margins of safety, good load paths, low weight, and high producibility
Coordinating with program to forecast level of effort for long term analysis needs

Qualification

Stress analysisNon-linear analysisComposite materialsTechnical mentorshipCreativity/innovationCommunicationCollaborative teamwork

Required

Performing stress analysis to verify structural integrity and failure modes of flight structures
Providing technical mentorship to junior analysts and actively support knowledge transfer
Modeling and analyzing test components for dynamic behavior and characteristics
Preparing technical charts and represent the organization in design reviews and outside contracts
Supporting structural load test definition, requirements development, monitoring, data reduction, and comparison to analysis effort
Collaborating with designers in developing the most practical design, and selection of materials for primary and secondary structures with adequate structural margins of safety, good load paths, low weight, and high producibility
Coordinating with program to forecast level of effort for long term analysis needs

Preferred

A Master's degree is strongly preferred for this position
Non-linear, fracture, failure, and buckling analysis experience
Experience in the design, manufacture, analysis and testing of composite materials
Ability and desire to work independently in a small team to assume ownership of tasks and drive to closure quickly and efficiently
Creativity/innovation to tackle issues related to anomalous performance of any aspect of a mechanical system
Ability to apply new and advanced analytical techniques necessary to perform structural analysis and address emergent issues
Ability to work in a collaborative and highly integrated team environment
Excellent communication skills to summarize complex analyses for different level of program stakeholders and thoroughly document analyses

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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