Materials Engineer

Lockheed Martin•Courtland, AL

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Ahead of Ready" Space is a critical domain, connecting our technologies, our security, and our humanity. While others view space as a destination, we see it as a realm of possibilities, where we can do more — we can innovate, invest, inspire, and integrate our capabilities to transform the future. At Lockheed Martin Space, we aim to harness the full potential of space to cultivate innovation, reduce costs, and push the boundaries of what technology can achieve. We’re creating future-ready solutions, focusing on resiliency and urgency through our 21st Century Security® vision. We’re erasing boundaries and forming partnerships across industries and around the world. We’re advancing the spacecraft and workforce to fuel the next generation. And we’re reimagining how space can connect us, ensuring security and prosperity. Join us in shaping a new era in space and find a career that's built for you. As a Materials and Processes Engineer you will support a broad range of projects. You will be working side by side with manufacturing, quality, suppliers, materials and processing, and design engineers. You will use your education and experience to develop and evaluate new and innovative technologies. In this role you will: Identify materials and processing (M&P) related production throughput improvements, partner with engineering, operations, and M&P SMEs to develop solutions, and develop supporting test plans. Participate in day-to-day operations support by addressing quality nonconformance risks and developing corrective actions. Develop material characterization test plans to support adoption of new materials. Support contamination control initiatives Coordinate with other disciplines such as Design Engineering, Manufacturing, Quality Engineering, and Procurement Typically looking for 1+ years of professional experience This position requires security clearance; you must be a US Citizen for consideration. The work associated with this position will be performed onsite at a designated Lockheed Martin facility located in Courtland, AL. Interested applicants should be eligible to work on-site full-time. Learn more about Lockheed Martin’s comprehensive benefits package.

Requirements

Experience in Materials Engineering, demonstrated through professional work history or relevant academic background
Experience with one or more of the following: adhesives processing, surface preparation, thermal protection systems, composites, assembly and integration, or large-scale manufacturing
Willingness/ability to obtain/maintain a Secret security clearance; US Citizenship Required

Nice To Haves

Knowledge of Materials and Processes for product development, improvement, design, application and production
Experience establishing and implementing technical requirements (specifications, program plans/requirements, etc.)
Knowledge of environmental and operational requirements for materials in space or missile applications
Work experience independently resolving issues related to manufacturing, development, and failure analysis
Active or Current Secret clearance

Responsibilities

Identify materials and processing (M&P) related production throughput improvements, partner with engineering, operations, and M&P SMEs to develop solutions, and develop supporting test plans.
Participate in day-to-day operations support by addressing quality nonconformance risks and developing corrective actions.
Develop material characterization test plans to support adoption of new materials.
Support contamination control initiatives
Coordinate with other disciplines such as Design Engineering, Manufacturing, Quality Engineering, and Procurement