WHAT WE'RE DOING
At Lockheed Martin Rotary and Mission Systems, we're on a mission to drive innovation and uphold the highest standards of business ethics. As a Lockheed Martin employee, you'll have the opportunity to make a meaningful impact while working in an environment that values integrity and excellence.
THE WORK
This position is for an entry level manufacturing engineer to join the Manassas, VA operations team supporting a variety of ARCI programs.
As a manufacturing engineer, this position will perform the following tasks:
- Provide timely techincal support to manufacturing assembler issues during the build process
- Create detailed assembly instructions based on drawings and 3D models
- Participate in engineering drawing and bill of material reviews to ensure optimal build efficiency and design for manufacturability concepts are utilized
- Actively engage with the continuous improvement teams to identify opportunities for process improvement & apply lean manufacturing techniques to reduce cost and increase yields
- Investigate root cause of failures/defects and implements corrective alongside the quality and design engineering teams
- Collaborate with production control, assemblers, quality, design engineering, and project management to drive successful build and delivery of ARCI products to the assgined program(s)
This position must have strong communication skills and work effectively in a dynamic team environment.
Please Note: This position requires a government security clearance, you must be a US Citizen for consideration.
Performs in a collaborative environment to develop and implement manufacturing processes, procedures and production layouts for assemblies, equipment installation, processing, fabrication, and material handling. Drives adoption of new technologies and processes (automation, robotics, computer aided manufacturing software, etc.) to achieve greater efficiency, cost reduction and quality improvement. Creates and analyzes 3D based model data environment to optimize manufacturing process and digital work instructions. Leverages understanding of materials and automatic processes to define operations procedures and build sequences to drive operational excellence. Evaluates performance (including IoT devices, etc.) of equipment and tools to verify their efficiency and investigates and initiates corrective action of problems and deficiencies to ensure operational excellence. Leverages factory data to develop statistical process control approaches and integrates reporting and data analytics solutions for continuous improvement. Provides input to product design regarding design concepts and specification requirements to best utilize equipment and manufacturing techniques.
WHO YOU ARE
You are a motivated entry level professional with strong communication skills and the ability to interpret complex engineering drawings. You thrive in fast-paced environments and possess a self-starter mindset to drive results across multiple initiatives.
A level 1 employee is early career and typically has 0 to 1 years of professional experience.
WHY JOIN US
In this role you will have the opportunity to launch your engineering career within the Manassas operations team, contributing to the success of high-impact ARCI programs.
Our benefits are built to match the caliber of your work. Reliable, high performing, and mission ready. You’ll enjoy world class resources, mentorship, continuous learning, competitive compensation, comprehensive benefits, and a supportive work life balance—all within a culture that values innovation, integrity, and collaboration.