Composite Rotor Blade Design Engineer jobs in United States
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Lockheed Martin · 1 day ago

Composite Rotor Blade Design Engineer

Lockheed Martin, through its Sikorsky division, is at the forefront of aerospace innovation, focusing on the development of advanced technologies in aviation. The Composite Rotor Blade Design Engineer will be responsible for developing composite rotor blade designs for both legacy aircraft upgrades and new flight vehicles, ensuring they meet performance and durability requirements.

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Responsibilities

Develop conceptual, preliminary, and detail design layouts of composite blade designs
Follow robust processes to ensure designs meet customer and company requirements for performance and durability
Support production of blade designs, working closely with suppliers to ensure product delivered meet drawing specifications
Provide fleet support for maintenance and repair of fielded blades
Work with cross functional teams within the Sikorsky Engineering and Technology group, across multiple sites
Perform technical tasks including blade layouts including 2D cross-sectional design, 3D solid modeling and surfacing of blade assembly subcomponent parts, Geometric dimensioning and tolerancing, engineering drawing and part specification development, developing composite laminate design and manufacturing requirements, and developing bonded assembly manufacture requirements

Qualification

CATIA V5Composite rotor blade designDetail designSurfacing designASME Y14.5 standardsComposite part manufacture

Required

US citizenship required as most programs and projects assigned are ITAR restricted
Excellent communication skills are required to ensure the team effectively meets requirements and achieves milestones
Developing conceptual, preliminary, and detail design layouts of composite blade designs
Following robust processes to ensure the designs meet customer and company requirements for performance and durability in the field
Supporting production of blade designs, working closely with suppliers to ensure product delivered meet drawing specifications
Providing fleet support for maintenance and repair of fielded blades
Working with cross functional teams within the Sikorsky Engineering and Technology group, across multiple sites

Preferred

Experience with CATIA V5, V6 or 3Dx
CATIA CPD workbench design experience
Surfacing design experience
Detail design experience using ASMEY14.5 standards
Composite rotor blade design experience
Hands on experience with composite part manufacture

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.

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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