Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company, home of the legendary Skunk Works®, turns visionary aircraft concepts into reality. As a Manufacturing Engineer Staff, you’ll be the driving force that not only pioneers cutting-edge production methods but also cultivates the next generation of engineering talent. Your expertise will shape how tomorrow’s aircraft are built, while your leadership will ignite a culture of continuous improvement, high-performance teamwork, and breakthrough innovation across the factory floor.
In this expanded role you’ll mentor junior engineers, lead multidisciplinary project teams, and serve as the strategic bridge between design and production. You will own the end-to-end manufacturing roadmap for complex air-system programs, champion Lean and Agile principles, and spearhead high-impact initiatives that reduce cost, accelerate schedules, and enhance product quality. By translating bold concepts into manufacturable solutions, you’ll provide the technical guidance, decision-making authority, and creative vision that keep our mission-critical customers “Ahead of Ready” throughout every phase of the product life-cycle.
Beyond day-to-day engineering, you will influence senior leadership by presenting data-driven insights, shaping policy, and driving organizational change. Your responsibilities include developing training curricula, conducting performance reviews, and fostering an environment where bold ideas are tested, refined, and deployed. If you thrive on mentorship, strategic thinking, and pushing the envelope alongside elite engineering teams, this is your opportunity to make an immediate, high-impact contribution that literally makes ideas fly.
Performs in a collaborative environment to develop and implement manufacturing processes, procedures and production layouts for assemblies, equipment installation, processing, fabrication, and material handling. Drives adoption of new technologies and processes (automation, robotics, computer aided manufacturing software, etc.) to achieve greater efficiency, cost reduction and quality improvement. Creates and analyzes 3D based model data environment to optimize manufacturing process and digital work instructions. Leverages understanding of materials and automatic processes to define operations procedures and build sequences to drive operational excellence. Evaluates performance (including IoT devices, etc.) of equipment and tools to verify their efficiency and investigates and initiates corrective action of problems and deficiencies to ensure operational excellence. Leverages factory data to develop statistical process control approaches and integrates reporting and data analytics solutions for continuous improvement. Provides input to product design regarding design concepts and specification requirements to best utilize equipment and manufacturing techniques.
What’s In It For You:
• We offer flexible work schedules to comprehensive benefits investing in your future and security, https://www.lockheedmartin.com/en-us/careers/why-lm/LM_Benefits.html> Learn more about Lockheed Martin’s comprehensive benefits package here.
• Do you want to be part of a company culture that empowers employees to think big, lead with a growth mindset, and make the impossible a reality? We provide the resources and give you the flexibility to enable inspiration and focus -if you have the passion and courage to dream big, work hard, and have fun doing what you love then we want to build a better tomorrow with you.
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- Bachelor’s degree
- Experience in manufacturing engineering, preferably in aerospace, defense, or high-tech hardware.
- Technical lead on design reviews, process improvement initiatives.
- Understanding of the Systems Engineering V-Model, requirements flow-down, and verification & validation (V&V) processes.
- Ability to obtain and maintain a secret clearance per business requirements
· Familiarity with relevant MIL-STD, AS9100, ISO 9001, and other aerospace/defense standards.
· Experience with Interface Control Documents (ICDs), System Architecture, and Trade-Study techniques.
· Understanding of configuration management and change-control processes.
· Strong written and oral communication skills; ability to produce clear ICDs, test plans, and technical reports.
· Experience working in cross-functional teams (systems, test, quality, supply chain).
· Knowledge of machining, additive manufacturing, sheet-metal fabrication, welding, and assembly processes.
· Ability to translate model data into manufacturing instructions (e-drawings, CNC programs, inspection plans).
Pay Information
Full-Time Salary Range: $104900.00 - $194700.00
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The salary range for this position is as listed on the requisition. Please note that the salary information listed is a general guideline only. Lockheed Martin considers factors such as (but not limited to) scope and responsibilities of the position, candidate's work experience, education/ training, key skills as well as market(work location) and business considerations when extending an offer.
Benefits offered: Medical, Dental, Vision, Flexible work arrangements and schedules (e.g., 4x10), 401(k) match, Paid time off, Holidays, Parental Leave, EAP, Flexible Spending Accounts, Education Assistance, Life Insurance, Short-Term Disability, and Long-Term Disability.
- Annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation programs may be offered depending on the position. Payments under these annual programs are not guaranteed and can vary from year to year and are tied to a range of performance metrics.
- For (Washington state applicants only) Non-represented full-time employees: accrue at least 10 hours per month of Paid Time Off (PTO) to be used for incidental absences and other reasons; receive at least 90 hours for holidays. Represented full time employees accrue 6.67 hours of Vacation per month; accrue up to 52 hours of sick leave annually; receive at least 96 hours for holidays. PTO, Vacation, sick leave, and holiday hours are prorated based on start date during the calendar year.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree
- Experience in manufacturing engineering, preferably in aerospace, defense, or high-tech hardware
- Experience serving as a technical lead on design reviews and process improvement initiatives
- Understanding of the Systems Engineering V-Model, requirements flow-down, and verification and validation processes
- Ability to obtain and maintain a Secret security clearance
- Familiarity with MIL-STD, AS9100, ISO 9001, and other aerospace or defense standards
- Experience with Interface Control Documents, system architecture, and trade-study techniques
- Understanding of configuration management and change-control processes
- Strong written and oral communication skills, including the ability to produce ICDs, test plans, and technical reports
- Experience working in cross-functional systems, test, quality, and supply chain teams
- Knowledge of machining, additive manufacturing, sheet-metal fabrication, welding, and assembly processes
- Ability to translate model data into manufacturing instructions, e-drawings, CNC programs, and inspection plans
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