You will be a Senior Dewar Manufacturing Process Engineer for our team at Santa Barbara Focal Plane Lockheed Martin. Our team is dedicated to delivering world-class technology in the Aerospace and Defense Industry, and we're looking for a talented engineer to join our team.
What You Will Be Doing
Are you a creative engineer that enjoys manufacturing design, automation development, new product development and sustainment?
If so, come join the Dewar Engineering team at Santa Barbara Focal Plane Lockheed Martin. We take the vision of the IR sensor design team and develop the manufacturing build to meet the challenging system requirements our customers demand. You will bring your knowledge of materials, mechanical design, and machining to contribute and grow within a dynamic exciting team environment making world class technology in the Aerospace and Defense Industry.
The Senior Dewar Manufacturing Engineer is responsible for sustaining and develop manufacturing processes and equipment within the Integrated Dewar Cooler Assembly (IDCA) manufacturing line. Process areas include, but are not limited to; precision alignment, inspection, wire bonding, welding, soldering, vacuum baking, adhesive formulation, and dispense among others.
As a senior process engineer in this group, you will work with the System Design and Engineering team to design the assembly sequence (manufacturing router), tooling, and inspection requirements for new products introduced to the factory. You will perform sustainment activities on the existing production line to resolve defects and rework strategies. You will characterize process capabilities to meet product requirements and lead root cause corrective action activities to resolve production defects. You will also evaluate product life cycle, product hardware level requirements, and participate in production readiness reviews. You will bring your skill in data analytics to evaluate and propose improvement strategies to drive first pass yield improvements and perform pareto analysis for process and/or product related defects.
• Bachelor’s degree in an engineering discipline
• 6+ years of experience with a Bachelor's degree or 4+ years of experience with a Master's degree in an engineering discipline
• Experience with mechanical design, statics, and machining requirements
• Must be proficient in MS Office (Word, PowerPoint, Excel), familiar with DOE analysis, and have excellent engineering documentation skills and communication skills
• Ability to obtain a secret clearance, which requires U.S. citizenship
• Experience using and formulating adhesive materials
• Experience with creating models and drawing packages using CREO
• Experience with programing such as G-Code
• Strong critical thinking skills and solution driven
• Experience in vacuum technology
• Experience with automation / design for automation best practice
• Demonstrated ability to manage and lead teams on projects of moderate complexity. Ability to interface effectively from the technician level to senior management
Pay Information
Full-Time Salary Range: $110300.00 - $204900.00
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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 an engineering discipline
- 6+ years of experience with a bachelor's degree or 4+ years with a master's degree in engineering
- Experience with mechanical design, statics, and machining requirements
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office, including Word, PowerPoint, and Excel
- Familiarity with Design of Experiments (DOE) analysis
- Excellent engineering documentation and communication skills
- Ability to obtain a Secret security clearance
- U.S. citizenship
- Experience with hermetic packaging
- Experience using and formulating adhesive materials
- Experience creating models and drawing packages using Creo
- Programming experience such as G-code
- Strong critical-thinking and solution-driven skills
- Experience with vacuum technology
- Experience with automation and design-for-automation best practices
- Ability to manage and lead teams on moderately complex projects
- Ability to interface effectively from technician level to senior management
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Flexible Benefits — Work arrangements often include compressed schedules and telework, contributing to a favorable work‑life balance. Feedback suggests this flexibility is a key reason many view the overall package positively.
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