Lockheed Martin located in Syracuse, NY, is in search of a motivated senior mechanical engineer to support hardware production and development to meet the needs of our DOD and international customers.

The candidate is expected to apply best industry practices to solve various design, analysis, test, and manufacturing challenges. The activity will include but not be limited to technical production support, new design, research, analysis, hands-on build, test, and troubleshooting of equipment. The position will require the individual to contribute to the overall Engineering and Technology (E&T) organization efforts in capacities including small team leadership, peer reviews, design reviews, DFX meetings and group discussions evaluating technical aspects of various product designs. The Engineer will be expected to lead design efforts for system sub-assemblies or potentially for small self-contained systems. The individual will be expected to interface with customers within the E&T organization as well as across the company. The candidate will need to work independently to complete designs, often with minimal oversight from senior mechanical or systems engineering staff. Prior experience within the defense industry is a plus.

Responsibilities include:

• Design and analyze components and electro-mechanical assemblies using machined parts, sheet metal, plastics, elastomers, composites, weldments, CCA materials, cable harnesses, etc.
• Create and maintain mechanical solid models and sketches using Creo.
• Manage bills of material (BOM) within LM’s Enterprise Product Data Management (EPDM) system.
• Responsible for performing design verification efforts.
• Responsible for troubleshooting hardware and documenting findings through internal and customer processes.
• Updates program management on project progress and roadblocks.
• Contribute to cost/benefit trade-off analysis and feasibility studies.
• Develop and implement new fixtures and equipment.
• Demonstrate manufacturing feasibility and technical justification for selected design approaches.
• Support product lifecycle management ushering a product from concept through production implementation.
• Review hardware parts for obsolescence and identify suitable replacements.
• Mechanical related failure analysis of hardware.

Skills that will be used in this position include the design of electronics packaging, structural designs and environmental survivability of structures and electronic modules intended for harsh environments.

Candidates should have excellent verbal and written communication skills and ability to work in an integrated product development team. Proficiency with the use of personal computers, including word processing and graphical applications is required. The successful candidate will be flexible, motivated, dedicated, detail-focused, team-oriented, and capable of multi-tasking.
Basic Qualifications:
Basic qualifications for this role will include:

• Bachelor's level degree in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering
• PRO-Engineer (CREO) or equivalent
• Application of finite element analysis to a real-world situation
• Strong oral and written communication skills.
• Strong problem solving skills.
• Familiarity with MS Office Suite.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. DoD security clearance.
• Small team leadership

Desired Skills:

• Familiarity with Pro/Engineer CREO, ANSYS Workbench and ASME drawing standards.
• Electronics packaging experience
• Experience with additive manufacturing
• General knowledge of manufacturing methods and metal part fabrication techniques.

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 Know
Expression 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: Part-time Remote Telework: The employee selected for this position will work part of their work schedule remotely and part of their work schedule at a designated Lockheed Martin facility. The specific weekly schedule will be discussed during the hiring process.
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.
Schedule for this Position: 4x10 hour day, 3 days off per week
Lockheed Martin is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status, or disability status.
Join us at Lockheed Martin, where your mission is ours. Our customers tackle the hardest missions. Those that demand extraordinary amounts of courage, resilience and precision. They’re dangerous. Critical. Sometimes they even provide an opportunity to change the world and save lives. Those are the missions we care about.

As a leading technology innovation company, Lockheed Martin’s vast team works with partners around the world to bring proven performance to our customers’ toughest challenges. Lockheed Martin has employees based in many states throughout the U.S., and Internationally, with business locations in many nations and territories.
Experience Level: Experienced Professional
Business Unit: RMS
Relocation Available: Possible
Career Area: Mechanical Engineering
Type: Full-Time
Shift: First