Additive Manufacturing Technician

Lockheed Martin•Grand Prairie, TX

10h•Onsite

About The Position

You will be the Additive Manufacturing Technician for the Advanced Manufacturing Technologies team. Our team is responsible for operating and optimizing high‑performance additive‑manufacturing processes. As the Additive Manufacturing Technician you will be responsible for running, maintaining, and improving critical furnace and machine operations that enable large‑scale metal‑additive production.

Requirements

Ability to obtain a Secret level clearance
Experience in heat treatment, either vacuum furnaces or HIP furnaces, additive experience a plus.
Strong problem-solving and independent thinking skills
Ability to learn quickly on HMIs and manufacturing process documentation.
Comfortable with flexibility in work scope and requirements and good attitude.
MUST BE A U.S. CITIZEN

Nice To Haves

Certifications in furnaces through Solar or AIP
Experience with heat treatment programs and outcomes
Experience with Aluminum and/or Inconel additive manufacturing or heat treatment
CNC programming and EDM experience
Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering or similar engineering degree, or equivalent experience

Responsibilities

Run and maintain the solar vacuum furnace, including stress‑relief and aging profiles.
Run and maintain the AIP HIP furnace for multiple material sets.
Build and resurface large‑scale additive build plates, including EDM, surface grinding, and full inspection.
Operate and service two large‑scale additive machines across two material families.
Provide job, consumable, and cost updates to customers and leadership while partnering with downstream and upstream manufacturing functions.