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Lockheed Martin Aeronautics is seeking a full-time Conceptual Design Engineer with experience and/or interest in alternative propulsion technology integration. This role requires knowledge of all aircraft design competencies with understanding of how design attributes affect vehicle performance at a high level.
Your responsibilities will include the following:
- Create clean-sheet aircraft design concepts and configurations.
- Coordinate multidisciplinary design trade studies across teams.
- Develop aircraft configurations including advanced surfacing and lofting.
- Conduct trade studies, sensitivity analysis, and optimization.
- Work with 3D CAD systems (preferably CATIA) for surface modeling and lofting.
- Support air vehicle internal arrangement and packaging.
- Convey configuration rationale, assumptions, and assignment details to management and customers.
- Help shape the future by exploring integration of alternative propulsion systems such as fuel cells, hybrid architectures, and other novel concepts.
What’s In It For You
We are committed to supporting your work‑life balance and overall well‑being, offering flexible scheduling options. 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.
Further Information About This Opportunity
This position is located at a facility that requires special access. The selected candidate must be able to obtain a secret clearance.
This position is in Palmdale, CA Discover Palmdale.
- Bachelor's degree in Aerospace, Aeronautical, Mechanical, or other engineering field.
- Industry experience, to include experience in conceptual design or adjacent field.
- Proficiency in Catia V5, 3DX or equivalent CAD software
- Experience with alternative propulsion architectures such as fuel cells, hybrid electric, ducted fans, or other.
- Experience lofting aircraft outer mold lines (OMLs) and/or flowpaths (IMLs) in support of high fidelity discipline analysis
- Experience developing internal aircraft packaging models and inboard layouts incorporating alternative propulsion concepts.
- Experience executing conceptual trades such as propulsion architecture selection, planform selection, control effector layout, landing gear layout, technology trades, etc.
- Experience creating and utilizing Multidisciplinary Design, Analysis, and Optimization (MDAO) models.
- Experience producing design space visualizations such as carpet plots, pareto fronts, and other graphics.
- Experience with alternative propulsion systems, including Hybrid-electric, fuel-cell, and other non-GTE based propulsion.
- Experience with alternative fuels, including hydrogen, methane, SAF, electricity, etc.
- Experience applying basic thermodynamic concepts to estimate performance of alternative propulsion concepts.
- Experience in assessing technical gaps and creating development plans to address technical gaps.
Pay Information
Full-Time Salary Range: $95900.00 - $178100.00
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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 in Aerospace, Aeronautical, Mechanical, or another engineering field
- Industry experience in conceptual design or an adjacent field
- Proficiency in CATIA V5, 3DX, or equivalent CAD software
- Experience with alternative propulsion architectures such as fuel cells, hybrid-electric systems, ducted fans, or other alternatives
- Experience lofting aircraft outer mold lines or flowpaths for high-fidelity discipline analysis
- Experience developing internal aircraft packaging models and inboard layouts incorporating alternative propulsion concepts
- Experience executing conceptual trades, including propulsion architecture, planform, control effector, landing gear, and technology trades
- Experience creating and using Multidisciplinary Design, Analysis, and Optimization models
- Experience producing design-space visualizations such as carpet plots and Pareto fronts
- Experience with hybrid-electric, fuel-cell, and other non-gas-turbine-engine propulsion systems
- Experience with alternative fuels including hydrogen, methane, sustainable aviation fuel, and electricity
- Experience applying basic thermodynamic concepts to estimate alternative propulsion performance
- Experience assessing technical gaps and creating development plans to address them
- Ability to obtain a Secret security clearance
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