Lockheed Martin · 2 weeks ago
Skunk Works - Manufacturing Engineer Staff
Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company, known for building the finest military aircraft in the world, is seeking a Manufacturing Engineer Staff for their Skunk Works. In this role, you will serve as a liaison between design engineering teams and production operations, leading producibility reviews and developing manufacturing plans to support advanced manufacturing processes.
AerospaceCyber SecurityMachinery ManufacturingMilitaryNational SecurityRemote SensingSecurity
Responsibilities
Work in parallel with design engineering, quality engineering, supply chain organizations, and production operations
Create 3D manufacturing simulations to drive efficiency throughout the build of our product, perform clash detections, and sequence assembly tasks for the lifecycle of the program
Review critical designs and provide design for manufacturability feedback of all 3D engineering models to reduce cost and positively impact performance at suppliers across the country
Design factory product and process flows using 6S methodologies to optimize production operations activities
Create Manufacturing Engineering Statement of Work contractual requirements
Collaborate and contribute on the design of DA tooling
Drive collaboration and discussions around producibility and design for cost
Own Capital Planning forecast for the assigned effort
Qualification
Required
STEM Bachelor's degree
Direct Experience with Production Operations and/or Engineering and/or Production Engineering
Experience in Aerospace/Space sector
Active DoD Clearance with an Investigation within the last 5 years AND the ability to obtain and maintain special program access per business requirements
3D Modeling experience in 3DX / CATIA V5/V6/ SolidWorks or other model based software
Preferred
7+ plus years experience
Aerospace Structures experience, design preferred
Experience defining and reviewing facilities requirements for production operations
Experience defining and reviewing tooling concepts
Experience with Interchangeable / Replaceable requirements
Experience with program start-ups with Manufacturing / Assembly / Production processes
Composites manufacturing experience
Project management experience
Atlassian Confluence and JIRA experience
Experience with Root Cause and Corrective Action, and FMEA
Demonstrated ability to plan, coordinate, and set up production work cells and facility layout changes
Demonstrated ability to work in a collaborative environment or independently to solve problems in a timely manner
Demonstrated understanding of engineering blueprints, process specifications, manufacturing planning, and developing work instructions
Ability to effectively present technical information to non-technical people
Demonstrated ability to drive issues to closure and develop workaround plans or corrective action plans
Benefits
Paid Time off benefits
Flexible schedules
Competitive pay
Comprehensive benefits
Company
Lockheed Martin
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 CompanyTotal Funding
$6.06BKey Investors
Air Force Research Laboratory
2025-12-05Post Ipo Debt· $3B
2025-08-28Post Ipo Debt· $3B
2023-11-13Grant· $33.7M
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