Job Description
Job Title:  Manufacturing Engineer
Posting Start Date:  11/12/26

Standard Job Description

The Engineering Propulsion Lab (EPL) is seeking a Manufacturing Engineer, on the Waterton Campus in Littleton, Colorado. This position will be supporting our Engineering, Fabrication, and Precision Cleaning teams. EPL supports a large variety of testing operations across the ATLO organization. The chosen candidate would join our collaborative team to support all these activities.

Scope of responsibilities will include:
• Providing shop floor support, maintaining manufacturing plans and tooling requirements. Engineering change implementation and the coordination of changes in the manufacturing or testing operations process.
• Accomplish results by working with Technicians, Quality Assurance, Manufacturing and Test Engineering and MRP to meet program requirements.

• Provided guidance to engineering regarding design concepts and specification requirements to best utilize equipment and manufacturing techniques and processes.
• Creating procedures and operations for the fabrication or updating of hardware or test fixturing.
• Translate engineering drawings and parts lists into easy-to-follow work instructions (MWI’s, MBOM' and VE-CAMS) for the team.
• Interfacing with the team to implement process improvements to gain efficiencies and cost savings. Represent manufacturing in peer reviews of engineering drawings to develop designs for manufacturability.

 

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.

Basic Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in Aerospace, Mechanical or Manufacturing Engineering or equivalent experience/combined education.
  • 3 years’ experience working in a quickly evolving manufacturing environment. Including machining, fabrication, welding and assembly with quality control processing adhering to GD&T standards.
  • Experience writing procedures to include MWI’s and PO’s that include Q-notes, M notes and PMP standards. 
  • Candidate must be a US Citizen

Desired Skills

  • Overall knowledge of manufacturing processes, material coatings, heat treating, 3D printing, welding processes and material properties.
  • Familiarity with Lockheed Martin Space Systems or industry equivalent tools ERP/SAP, EPDM, PMP Database, CREO, Mastercam, MWI’s and MBOM’s.
  • Must have good written and verbal communication skills and be well organized and have ability to prioritize tasks.

Pay Information

Full-Time Salary Range: $79300.00 - $147300.00

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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.