Staff Tool Engineer - Level 4

Staff Tool Engineer- Level 4

We are looking for a Level 4 Staff Tool Engineer to join our First Shift team, bringing advanced expertise in tooling processes, design, and manufacturing planning. In this role, you'll leverage your background in tool design releases and product data management to drive accuracy, efficiency, and compliance across critical programs. You'll serve as a key leader in configuration management, act as a trusted IMPACTS Administrator and Super User, and partner directly with a represented workforce to ensure seamless execution of complex tooling requirements. This position offers the opportunity to apply your technical depth and leadership skills in a high-impact environment, supporting mission-critical operations while upholding the highest engineering and security standards. This position will be responsible for:

• Release of vendor tool designs into PDM/CaddataNet for the tooling organization.
• Tool design coordination of backlog and status of TD Task.
• Maintenance of team metrics; creating and providing reports; and serving as Sharepoint, Live-Link, and server Administrator for Tool Engineering organization.
• Working with tooling supplier base.
• Working tooling projects and collaborating with other organizations (engineering, production, and other key stakeholders) at all Aeronautics sites.
• Root cause analysis.
• Serving as Super User and Administrator for IMPACTS tool order system.
• Interfacing with interns to provide guidance on projects.
• Researching and working with other teams in order to close iCARs and CAR audit findings.
• Occasional domestic travel is required.

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.

This position is onsite in Fort Worth, TX.

Desired skills:

• Bachelors degree with 9 plus years of experience OR 13 plus years in lieu of Degree.
• Experience reading and interpreting complex engineering drawings and documents.
• Experience reading, defining, and communicating geometrical aspects of complex models.
• Experience working conceptualization, design, and fabrication of special tooling.
• Knowledge of fabrication and assembly processes, as well as applicable tool manufacturing methods.
• Experience with Tool Manufacturing Integration.
• Experience with creating and managing Tool Planning.
• Experience with validating supplier tool designs for release.
• Experience with CAPPS, MAXIMO, SAP, PDM and SFM, QADs, VAS, ICA.
• Experience with CATIA v5.
• Experience in Continuous Improvement Activities.
• Ability to make timely and sound decisions while understanding the financial impacts of decisions.
• Experience creating and making presentations to cross organizational leadership.
• Familiarity with F-35 and F16 airframe, aircraft systems, and subsystems.
• Experience/combined education, with professional experience and specialized training commensurate with assignment.
• Experience working with MS Office programs (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
• Must possess excellent communication skills.
• Experience with SAP/ERP/MRP.

Other Important Information:

• By applying to this job, you are expressing interest in this position and could be considered for other career opportunities where similar skills and requirements have been identified as a match. Should this match be identified you may be contacted for this and future openings.

Ability to work remotely:

• Onsite Full-time: The work associated with this position will be performed onsite at a designated Lockheed Martin facility.

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.
• 4x10 hour day, 3 days off per week.

Relocation/Housing Stipend Available:

• Possible

At Lockheed Martin, we use our passion for purposeful innovation to help keep people safe and solve the world's most complex challenges. Our people are some of the greatest minds in the industry and truly make Lockheed Martin a great place to work. With our employees as our priority, we provide diverse career opportunities designed to propel, develop, and boost agility. Our flexible schedules, competitive pay, and comprehensive benefits enable our employees to live a healthy, fulfilling life at and outside of work. We place an emphasis on empowering our employees by fostering an inclusive environment built upon integrity and corporate responsibility.

Lockheed Martin is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified candidates will be considered without regard to legally protected characteristics. The application window will close in 90 days; applicants are encouraged to apply within 5 - 30 days of the requisition posting date in order to receive optimal consideration.

Pay Rate: The annual base salary range for this position in California and New York (excluding most major metropolitan areas), Colorado, Hawaii, Illinois, Maryland, Minnesota, New Jersey, Vermont, Washington or Washington DC is $99,700 - $175,835. 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.

Pay Rate: The annual base salary range for this position in most major metropolitan areas in California and New York is $114,700 - $198,720. 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.