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We are seeking to hire a Senior Mechanical Design Engineer to support the RF Product Center in Orlando, FL. Our team designs, develops, and provides production support for high temperature antenna hardware that powers mission critical sensor systems.
What You Will Be Doing
As the Senior Mechanical Design Engineer you will own the mechanical design effort for RF sensors, working hand in hand with the design lead and cross functional IPTs. You’ll create 3D CAD models, develop conceptual layouts, run tolerance analyses, and generate production ready drawings for components such as heat sinks, covers, and brackets. You’ll also lead design trade studies and coordinate developmental test (DVT) activities to keep performance, cost, and schedule on target.
Your responsibilities will include:
Produce and maintain high quality 3D CAD models and 2D drawings for RF sensor mechanical parts.
Perform conceptual design, tolerance stack up, and thermal/mechanical analyses.
Lead and document design trade studies, recommending optimal solutions.
Collaborate with electrical, software, test, and manufacturing IPTs to integrate mechanical designs.
Support DVT planning, execution, and issue resolution, ensuring test readiness.
Manage configuration control and ensure documentation complies with MIL STD and internal standards.
Mentor junior engineers and provide technical guidance within the team.
Contribute to cost reduction initiatives and manufacturability reviews.
This position is in Orlando, FL.
MUST BE A U.S. CITIZEN - This position is located at a facility that requires special access. The selected candidate must be able to obtain a secret clearance.
- Mechanical Engineering degree or equivalent with a minimum of 5 years of experience in a relevant industry.
- Proficient in Computer Aided Design, prefer CREO.
- Experience with GD&T
- Active secret security clearance or the ability to obtain a Secret clearance. Must be a U.S. Citizen.
- Leadership experience, leading tasking and decision making over small or large teams.
- Prior RF system experience.
- Experience with Microsoft Office Suite.
- Model-based definition (MBD) experience
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
- Mechanical Engineering degree or equivalent
- Minimum 5 years of relevant industry experience
- Proficiency in computer-aided design, preferably Creo
- Experience with GD&T
- Active Secret clearance or ability to obtain a Secret clearance
- U.S. citizenship
- Leadership experience
- Prior RF system experience
- Experience with Microsoft Office Suite
- Model-Based Definition experience
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