At Lockheed Martin Space, we aim to harness the full potential of space to cultivate innovation, reduce costs, and push the boundaries of what technology can achieve. Our Conventional Prompt Strike (CPS) program is creating the first hypersonic system for the U.S. Navy, and we are looking for talented individuals to join our team.
The Ordinance team within the PSOC team directorate is seeking a highly skilled and motivated self starting applicant to join our team. This individual will be an ordinance Certified Principal Engineering (CPE) that owns the design, execution, and certification of ordinance flight hardware for the program.
Key Activities:
- Develop product performance specifications, statements of work, and supplier data requirements for components
- Develop and provide design solutions, of varying complexity, using solid models, detailed drawings, and release of engineering work products under the supervision of a senior Propulsion Engineer.
- Review requirements, from various sources (instrumentation, dynamics, stress, systems, thermal, manufacturing, etc.) to ensure that applicable requirements are flowed into the detailed design of assigned products.
- Support production meetings and manufacturing & test anomaly/discrepancy resolution
- Evaluate technical aspects of the procurement from the selected hardware supplier
- Provide user documentation and recommendations to data packages to support peer and customer reviews, present analysis data to engineering teams, customer technical representatives, and Program Office personnel at technical interchange meetings and design review
- Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering or in related discipline
- Knowledge in propulsion subsystem/components in design/engineering and/or testing
- Experience with propulsion component development and/or system integration experience
- Excellent verbal/written communication, presentation and interpersonal skills with technical and non-technical audiences
- US Citizenship
- Ability to collaborate effectively with adjacent fields (systems engineering, electronics, stress/thermal analysis, configuration management, production, test, quality…)
- Familiar with design for Manufacturability (DFM)
- Experience with supply chain management and subcontracts
- Experience with anomaly management with standard root cause tools (e.g. fishbone or fault tree analysis)
- Experience in different phase of aerospace hardware development cycles
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 mechanical engineering or a related discipline
- Knowledge of propulsion subsystem or component design, engineering, and/or testing
- Experience with propulsion component development and/or system integration
- Excellent verbal, written, presentation, and interpersonal communication skills
- U.S. citizenship
- Ability to collaborate with systems engineering, electronics, stress and thermal analysis, configuration management, production, test, and quality teams
- Familiarity with design for manufacturability (DFM)
- Experience with supply chain management and subcontracts
- Experience managing anomalies using root cause tools such as fishbone or fault tree analysis
- Experience across different phases of aerospace hardware development cycles
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