Job Description
You will be the Lead Mechanical Design Engineer for the Common Flight Test Equipment (C FTE) team supporting the Precision Strike Missile (PrSM). Our team designs, prototypes, and validates the Telemetry and Flight Termination Systems that equip every PrSM increment, ensuring reliable data down link and safe missile termination from concept through flight testing.
What You Will Be Doing
As the Lead Mechanical Design Engineer you will own the mechanical structural interface of these critical subsystems. You'll coordinate Mechanical and Electrical Engineers, work hand in hand with the Packaging team on harness routing, and serve as the primary technical liaison for internal and external customers. You'll guide multiple missile configuration variants from CAD review through prototype build, Design Verification Testing (DVT), and Qualification testing.
Your responsibilities will include:
• Keeping the Integrated Master Schedule on track and reporting progress weekly.
• Reviewing and refining PTC Creo CAD models and assemblies for fit, form, and function.
• Validating dimension tolerance schemes and performing tolerance analyses to guarantee producible solutions.
• Developing packaging concepts for both Telemetry and Flight Termination Systems across all missile configurations.
• Documenting design and packaging evolution in digital design notebooks.
• Capturing and sharing lessons learned between PrSM increments.
• Visiting supplier sites when needed to troubleshoot production issues and align designs.
• Partnering with Lockheed Martin Production Operations on "make" part requirements.
• Maintaining a concise weekly status report for the team and leadership.
• Assessing discrepant parts, creating rework or repair plans, and determining their reuse potential.
Further Information About This Opportunity:
This position is in Grand Prairie, TX.
MUST BE A U.S. CITIZEN - This position is located at a facility that requires special access. The selected candidate must possess an active Secret security clearance.
Basic Qualifications
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.
Desired skills
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.
Ability to work remotely
Part-time Remote Telework: The employee selected for this position will work part of their work schedule remotely and part of their work schedule at a designated Lockheed Martin facility. The specific weekly schedule will be discussed during the hiring process.
Work Schedule Information
Lockheed Martin supports a variety of alternate work schedules that provide additional flexibility to our employees. Schedules range from standard 40 hours over a five day work week while others may be condensed. These condensed schedules provide employees with additional time away from the office and are in addition to our Paid Time off benefits.
National Pay Statement
Pay Rate: The annual base salary range for this position in California, Massachusetts, and New York (excluding most major metropolitan areas), Colorado, Hawaii, Illinois, Maryland, Minnesota, New Jersey, Vermont, Washington or Washington DC is $104,500 - $184,115. For states not referenced above, the salary range for this position will reflect the candidate's final work location. Please note that the salary information 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 and business considerations when extending an offer.
Benefits offered: Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Short-Term Disability, Long-Term Disability, 401(k) match, Flexible Spending Accounts, EAP, Education Assistance, Parental Leave, Paid time off, and Holidays.
(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.
This position is incentive plan eligible.
Premium Pay Statement
Pay Rate: The annual base salary range for this position in most major metropolitan areas in California, Massachusetts, and New York is $120,100 - $208,150. For states not referenced above, the salary range for this position will reflect the candidate's final work location. Please note that the salary information 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 and business considerations when extending an offer.
Benefits offered: Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Short-Term Disability, Long-Term Disability, 401(k) match, Flexible Spending Accounts, EAP, Education Assistance, Parental Leave, Paid time off, and Holidays.
This position is incentive plan eligible.
