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Lockheed Martin · 1 month ago

Airframe Structural Design Engineer - Level 4

Palmdale, CA

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

9+ years exp

Lockheed Martin Aeronautics is seeking a full-time Airframe Structures Design Engineer for the Advanced Development Programs (ADP) in Palmdale, California. The successful candidate will apply technical expertise in developing solutions to aircraft structural design problems.

AerospaceCyber SecurityMachinery ManufacturingMilitaryNational SecurityRemote SensingSecurity

Growth Opportunities

No H1B

Security Clearance Required

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Creation and/or modification of primary and secondary structural parts, assemblies, installations, and interface control models/documents

Contributing to developing, testing, and validating aircraft structural designs

Assisting in creating system requirements, trade studies, statements of work, and test plans

Coordination with internal Integrated Product Teams (IPTs), with some interaction with external IPTs and suppliers

Qualification

Aerospace vehicle developmentCATIA V5FibersimTeamcenterDesign team leadershipNew product developmentProduct sustainmentTechnical representationInterpersonal skillsGroup leadership

Required

Must be a US Citizen

This position will require a government security clearance

This position is located at a facility that requires special access

Preferred

More than 9 years experience in aerospace vehicle development

Strong CATIA V5 skills

Strong Fibersim skills

Experience using Teamcenter

Experience leading design teams

Good interpersonal skills and group leadership

Must be able to clearly represent technical issues to senior staff including trade study results and available solutions

Experience across new product development and fielded product sustainment

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.

Founded in 1912

Bethesda, Maryland, USA

10001+ employees

https://www.lockheedmartin.com

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

Jim Taiclet

Chairman, President & CEO

Craig Martell

Chief Technology Officer

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