Manufacturing Engineer

Manufacturing Engineer

This position is fulltime onsite in Palmdale, CA.

As a Senior Manufacturing Engineer, you will be responsible for developing and optimizing manufacturing processes and procedures to drive operational excellence. You will leverage your expertise in materials, tooling, and process flow to define build sequences and ensure product quality, efficiency, and manufacturability. Key responsibilities include:

• Develop, implement, and refine manufacturing processes and build sequences based on a strong understanding of materials and fabrication techniques.
• Evaluate equipment and tool performance to verify efficiency, reliability, and alignment with production requirements.
• Identify and resolve issues related to tooling, process capability, and production inefficiencies through root cause analysis and corrective action implementation.
• Collaborate with design engineering teams to provide feedback on design concepts and specifications, ensuring manufacturability and optimal use of available equipment and methods.
• Operate within a Model-Based Engineering environment using platforms such as 3DX (3DEXPERIENCE) and iBASEt Solumina to develop digital work instructions and manage process documentation.
• Support cross-functional initiatives to improve cycle time, cost, quality, and safety across manufacturing operations.
• Provide periodic off-shift support as needed to sustain production and ensure continuity of operations.
• Travel periodically to other sites or vendors for technical support and integration activities.

The ideal candidate will demonstrate a strong technical background and a high degree of confidence in addressing complex, unfamiliar challenges, especially in hands-on hardware environments. They will be a self-motivated problem-solver, capable of working independently while also thriving in collaborative team settings and supplier-facing situations.

Key attributes include:

• Technical aptitude: Proven ability to rapidly understand new technologies, systems, and integration challenges.
• Hands-on expertise: Comfortable with hardware evaluation, troubleshooting, and subsystem-level integration tasks.
• Initiative & independence: Self-starter with the ability to manage tasks without close supervision and drive projects to completion.
• Strategic thinking: Makes informed, data-driven decisions with long-term project and program goals in mind.
• Attention to detail: Maintains precision in documentation, process development, and execution.
• Collaboration: Works effectively within cross-functional teams and with external partners/suppliers.
• Preferred qualifications include experience with sub-system assembly and integration into first article complete air vehicles. Background in aerospace hardware development, integration, and manufacturing environments.

What's in it for you:

• We offer flexible work schedules to comprehensive benefits investing in your future and security.
• Do you want to be part of a company culture that empowers employees to think big, lead with a growth mindset, and make the impossible a reality? We provide the resources and give you the flexibility to enable inspiration and focus.

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.

This position requires a government security clearance. You must be a US Citizen for consideration.

Pay rate: $81,600 - $143,865 in California and New York (excluding most major metropolitan areas), Colorado, Hawaii, Illinois, Maryland, Minnesota, New Jersey, Vermont, Washington or Washington DC. For states not referenced above, the salary range for this position will reflect the candidate's final work location.

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.