Standard Job DescriptionYou will be a Senior Manufacturing Engineer - Level 3, for the PrSM Increment 1 Program Manufacturing Engineering team. Our team is responsible for delivering advanced manufacturing solutions that improve producibility of early designs, create robust manufacturing plans, and support the transition to full-rate production.
What You Will Be Doing As the Senior Manufacturing Engineer, you will be responsible for driving execution, integration, and continuous improvement of manufacturing processes across the program.
Your responsibilities will include, but are not limited to:
- Manage day-to-day execution and close-out of assigned manufacturing engineering tasks.
- Work with production teams to transition products and processes into manufacturing.
- Partner with design and engineering teams to improve producibility and reduce production risk.
- Gather relevant data and prepare concise briefs for Integrated Product Team (IPT) briefings.
- Perform proactive affordability analyses and devise cost-saving strategies
Performs in a collaborative environment to develop and implement manufacturing processes, procedures and production layouts for assemblies, equipment installation, processing, fabrication, and material handling. Drives adoption of new technologies and processes (automation, robotics, computer aided manufacturing software, etc.) to achieve greater efficiency, cost reduction and quality improvement. Creates and analyzes 3D based model data environment to optimize manufacturing process and digital work instructions. Leverages understanding of materials and automatic processes to define operations procedures and build sequences to drive operational excellence. Evaluates performance (including IoT devices, etc.) of equipment and tools to verify their efficiency and investigates and initiates corrective action of problems and deficiencies to ensure operational excellence. Leverages factory data to develop statistical process control approaches and integrates reporting and data analytics solutions for continuous improvement. Provides input to product design regarding design concepts and specification requirements to best utilize equipment and manufacturing techniques.
Basic Qualifications- Bachelor's degree in an engineering discipline (mechanical, aerospace, etc.) or equivalent education/combined experience.
- Experience in a manufacturing environment with a proven record of influencing production processes through improvement initiatives.
- Ability to work in a fast paced, changing environment.
- Experience with manufacturing/assembly/production processes and creating/reviewing work instructions.
- Strong verbal, written, and presentation communication skills; ability to build relationships with customers, suppliers, and internal teams.
- Demonstrated ability to analyze and resolve technical/process issues ranging from basic to complex.
- Ability to interpret drawings, CAD models, GD&T, product specifications, and other systems integration data.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office tools (Teams, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.).
- Availability to travel domestically at least 25 % of the time.
- U.S. citizenship and ability to obtain/maintain an active Secret clearance.
Desired Skills- Knowledge of Lean manufacturing principles; Lean/Six Sigma Green or Black Belt certification preferred.
- Experience with Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T).
- CREO design experience.
- Familiarity with SAP and/or other MRP production control systems.
- Proven ability to improve cost, schedule, quality, and/or safety.
- Shop floor manufacturing engineering experience.
- Experience in program development with strong cross functional collaboration and leadership.
- Experience drafting statements of work and proposals.
- Experience with make buy generation and strategy.
- Background in designing manufacturing processes, procedures, and production layouts for assemblies, machining, equipment installation, and material handling.
- Knowledge or experience with Manufacturing Readiness Levels (MRL).
Pay InformationFull-Time Salary Range: $85300.00 - $158300.00
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.
