Mechanical Engineer Sr - E3

Standard Job Description

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For over 60 years, the Fleet Ballistic Missile (FBM) team has supported the Navy's mission to provide affordable and credible strategic defense. We offer unique career opportunities and challenges on a program with a rich history and exciting future. We help keep this nation and our allies secure. The FBM Program is experiencing significant growth and we need your expertise to deliver amazing new technologies to our customers while maintaining the technical requirements of the strategic deterrence.

We want you to support the Fleet Ballistic Missile (FBM) D5LE & LE2 Program in the Propulsion, Structures, Ordnance, and Controls (PSOC) team by joining the Structures Mechanical Engineering group as a Mechanical Engineer for structural metallics/composites and secondary support.

The selected candidate will be involved in current sustainment of the D5LE fleet. In addition to assisting in developing requirements, designing structures components through all phases of the development and production lifecycle, and bring designs, hardware, analysis, and test results through various reviews, into test flights, and on to production for D5LE2.

Note: US citizenship and ability to obtain Top Secret clearance

As a Mechanical Engineer on the FBM program, you will:

• Sustainment of the exisitng D5LE fleet
• Create and Develop test plans with appropriate IPT
• Provide technical inputs in required data products, proposals, and Technical Interchange Meetings
• Design 3D models utilizing GD&T and drawings
• Collaborate with manufacturing engineers throughout build cycle
• Execute in a fast-paced environment
• Create and communicate at various program reviews, Technical Interchange Meetings, Working Groups, etc.
• Effectively communicate to various levels of leadership, inclusive of Navy counterparts, both technical and non-technical

The information below reflects the standard job description for this position

Researches, plans, designs and develops mechanical products and systems such as instruments, controls, robots, engines, machines and mechanical, thermal hydraulic or heat transfer systems for production, transmission, measurement, and use of energy. Applies research to the planning, design, development, and testing of mechanical and/or electromechanical systems, instruments, controls, engines, and/or machines.

Basic Qualifications

• Relevant experience and education as a Mechanical Engineer in a design role, manufacturing, production, or related role
• Proven self-starter with demonstrated capability to proactively work through difficult technical design constraints
• Experience in 3D modeling software (Creo or solidworks, etc)
• Microsoft Office suite of tools (powerpoint, excel, etc)
• Ability to obtain a Top Secret clearance

Desired Skills

• Demonstrated performance of being part of program development reviews (SRR, PDR, CDR)
• Experience with frequent customer interface and leadership interface
• Experience with designing composites
• Experience with designing metallics
• Experience with test planning
• Experience with manufacturing and Design for X
• Experience with Model Based Engineering Practices
• Project management knowledge with Risks and Opps, Earned Value, schedule inputs, estimating resources
• Proficient in AI prompting as it applies to this position and practice.

Interview Questions

Acclimation to new team: Describe the last time you joined a new organization. How did you get acclimated? What were the most valuable pieces of information you learned or activities you undertook?

Acclimation to new team: What are the activities you hope to complete in your first three months in the role to get acclimated?

Accuracy and Attention to Detail: Give me an example of a time you paid close attention to detail and how it helped you avoid a mistake.

Active Learning: How did you identify areas for personal improvement, and what steps did you take to expand your understanding of theseareas?

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.