Mechanical Engineer Associate - Early Career

Lockheed Martin•Palo Alto, CA

21h•Onsite

About The Position

By bringing together people that use their passion for purposeful innovation, at Lockheed Martin we keep people safe and solve the world's most complex challenges. Our people are some of the greatest minds in the industry and truly make Lockheed Martin a great place to work. With our employees as our priority, we provide diverse career opportunities designed to propel development and boost agility. Our flexible schedules, competitive pay, and comprehensive benefits enable our employees to live a healthy, fulfilling life at and outside of work. At Lockheed Martin, we place an emphasis on empowering our employees by fostering innovation, integrity, and exemplifying the epitome of corporate responsibility. Your Mission is Ours. Lockheed Martin Space in Palo Alto, CA is seeking a research engineer focusing on mechanical design and test for the Space Sciences and Instrumentation Team. In this role, you will contribute to the design, development, analysis, and testing of spacecraft instrumentation equipment for both internal research and development projects as well as program support. The successful candidate will have experience and/or knowledge of mechanical engineering concepts, and a demonstrated ability to conceptualize, develop, and implement solutions. Must be a US Citizen.

Requirements

Masters degree from an accredited university or college majoring in mechanical, aeronautical/aerospace, or equivalent degree.
Experience using software utilized in the design/analysis of hardware (CAD - Computer Aided Design and FEM - Finite Element Analysis)
Proficient in Matlab
Instrumentation development and/or research experience
Experience in prototyping and/or manufacturing
Proficient with Microsoft Office
Must be a US Citizen

Nice To Haves

Experience working with analyzing science data
Application of mechanical and/or structural design in real-world/in-class applications.
Basic knowledge of hardware applications in space environments.
Prior NASA project experience
Research experience in space science/hardware missions
Ability to work in a collaborative and team-based environment
Proficient with Microsoft Office
Fluids and/or thermal design experience, Thermal Desktop Software
Mechanisms and/or Mechatronics experience
Creo CAD software experience preferred.
Proficient in Python

Responsibilities

Contribute to the design, development, analysis, and testing of spacecraft instrumentation equipment for both internal research and development projects as well as program support.
Conceptualize, develop, and implement solutions.