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We are seeking to hire a Sr Mechanical Design Engineer.
Precision Fires Mechanical Engineering & Product Design support of Precision Strike Missile (PrSM) production and/or associated development programs. The position may require oversight of a small engineering team which will work closely with Manufacturing, Quality and Procurement to resolve hardware issues in a fast-paced production environment. Tasks include 3D model design, drawing release, supplier support, shop liaison, and a transition to Material Review Board work. A related Bachelor of Science degree and a minimum of 5 years of professional experience are required. Candidates are preferred to be proficient with 3D CAD design (CREO preferred) and MS Office software tools. Experience in production support, and manufacturing liaison are preferred but not required. Some air travel to suppliers may be required. This position will support the PrSM program.
What you will be doing:
The Mechanical Engineer will interface with both internal and external Customers providing data and production solutions. There will be Mechanical Design Engineering support to create/update CAD models and assemble these models as required to support Production and/or development efforts. There will be coordination meetings with suppliers where the Mechanical Engineer will be called on to speak for the team.
Your responsibilities will include:
- Be cognizant of your Integrated Master Schedule (IMS) scheduled tasks and Lead-directed tasks, ensuring timely completion and reporting.
- Creating and maintaining CAD models in PTC Creo.
- Consult with cross functional team to develop dimension and tolerance schemes leveraging concurrent design practices to arrive at producible solutions.
- Conduct tolerance analysis to ensure interfaces are achievable across the tolerance ranges.
- Track the design and packaging progress of any developmental projects in digital design notebooks.
- Coordinate lessons learned and information between the PrSM missile increments as it relates to this task.
- Travel to suppliers if required to see production lines, resolve issues and coordinate design efforts.
- Coordinate with Lockheed Martin Production Operations for any parts designated as ‘make’ items.
- Track and report status to the team by maintaining a weekly status document.
- Evaluate parts produced the are discrepant but potentially useful to the program, developing rework and repair plans as necessary.
- Lead teams as necessary, driving decisions and working actions to resolution.
- Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering from accredited university with a minimum of 5 years of professional experience.
- Proficient in PTC CREO and Windchill
- Experience with Geometric Dimensioning & Tolerancing
- Experience with Microsoft Office
- Candidate must possess a DoD Secret level clearance.
- Willingness to occasionally travel.
- Leadership experience, leading tasking and decision making over small or large teams.
- Experience with hardware build, integration and testing
- Prior experience working missile programs.
Pay Information
Full-Time Salary Range: $85300.00 - $158300.00
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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 Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering from an accredited university
- Minimum of 5 years of professional experience
- Proficiency in PTC Creo
- Proficiency in Windchill
- Experience with Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing
- Experience with Microsoft Office
- DoD Secret-level security clearance
- Occasional travel willingness
- Leadership experience managing tasks and decisions for engineering teams
- Experience with hardware build, integration, and testing
- Prior experience working on missile programs
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