Description:Bringing together people who use their passion for purposeful innovation…Your Mission is Ours.
At Lockheed Martin we keep people safe and solve the world's most complex challenges. We place an emphasis on empowering our employees by fostering innovation, integrity, and exemplifying the epitome of corporate responsibility. Our people are some of the greatest minds in the industry and they make Lockheed Martin a great place to work. We provide diverse career opportunities designed to propel development and boost agility. Our flexible schedules, competitive pay, and comprehensive benefits enable our employees to live a healthy, fulfilling life in and outside of work.
The Advanced Technology Laboratories (ATL) is an applied research and development center within Lockheed Martin. Aligned with our Corporation’s Chief Technology Officer, ATL is dedicated to advancing scientific discovery and transitioning innovative technologies in human systems, robotics and autonomy, spectrum systems, data analytics, and more. At ATL, our engineers are passionate problem solvers with a drive for innovation and learning. We combine diverse skills and experiences to deliver cutting-edge technology to our customers, community, and company. We engage in both externally and internally funded research and technology development projects, advancing the state-of-the-art in Defense technology.
Position Overview: Are you an engineering generalist with a passion for mechanical and thermal engineering design? At ATL, you will work on a variety of projects that challenge your skills and offer opportunities for growth and learning. Your role will involve working on small, focused development teams to convert scientific principles into real-world applications, helping to shape the future of Defense technology.
We are seeking a Research Engineer Intern for our Eagan, MN facility with an ability to obtain a security clearance. As an engineer at ATL, your day-to-day responsibilities vary based on the needs of our programs. We pride ourselves in the flexibility we give to our engineers to pursue research that is of interest to them and give opportunities for engineers to grow and learn about what others in the lab are doing. Based on our current needs, your skills and the skills you wish to acquire, you could be tasked with any of the following:
This assignment involves pursuit and execution of leading-edge research and development programs related to modeling, simulation, design, and testing related to overall mechanical design. The role expects a candidate to use Computer Aided Design (CAD) software and be able to perform basic thermal and structural analysis for a wide range of applications. Candidates will engage in small, focused development teams in order to create real world solutions by converting scientific first principles into innovative designs for applied technologies.
Key Responsibilities:
Develop packaging and thermal solutions for military applications
Perform lab testing and integration of high performance ruggedized photonic/fiber optic systems
Perform modeling and simulation to validate concepts and guide designs
Support research projects to innovate and provide new/novel solutions for novel problems.
Participate in large-scale field tests where our systems are tested on the ground, at sea, and in the air on commercial or Military assets
Assist in the acquisition of new business by formulating modern day solutions to customer
problems
Basic Qualifications:- Beginning or intermediate proficiency with mechanical engineering fundamental principles
- Pursuing a Bachelors in Mechanical Engineering or related field.
- Experience using computer aided design (CAD) tools
- Good team working and collaboration skills.
- Ability to obtain a security clearance to at least the Secret level.
Desired Skills:- Hands-on lab experience with electronics, photonics, and or high frequency RF devices.
- Proficiency with modeling and simulation tools such as CREO, ANSYS, or similar.
- Experience with source code/model management tools such as Git or similar.
- Experience with modeling tools such as MATLAB, Simulink, or Labview.
- Ability to use / read programming languages such as Python or C/C++.
Security Clearance Statement: This position requires a government security clearance, you must be a US Citizen for consideration.
Clearance Level: Secret
Other Important Information You Should KnowExpression of Interest: 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 Schedules: 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.
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, Washington or Washington DC is $29,598 - $64,168. 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.
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.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.
If this sounds like a culture you connect with, you’re invited to apply for this role. Or, if you are unsure whether your experience aligns with the requirements of this position, we encourage you to search on
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Experience Level: Co-op/Summer Intern
Business Unit: ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY LABS
Relocation Available: Possible
Career Area: Mechanical Engineering
Type: Call-In
Shift: First
