Mid Career Mechanical Engineer

Lockheed Martin • Kng Of Prussa, PA

5d • Onsite

About The Position

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 spacecraft and the 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 the Senior Stress Engineer you will be responsible for performing preliminary and detailed level stress analysis of flight structures, electronic components, and ground support equipment. You will work in a multi-disciplined team environment to help with structural design trades and preliminary and detailed design/analysis activity.

Requirements

• Experience with Abaqus CAE, NX Simcenter 3D, or equivalent finite element modeling tool.
• Knowledge of spacecraft or aircraft structural dynamic methods and testing.
• Static, vibration, acoustic, modal, or shock analysis/test experience.
• Ability and desire to work in a classified environment.
• A bachelor's degree in mechanical, aerospace program or equivalent from an accredited college/university and/or equivalent education or experience.
• Must be a US Citizen, and hold an Active Top Secret Clearance.

Nice To Haves

• A Master's degree is strongly preferred for this position.
• Non-linear, fracture, failure, and buckling analysis experience.
• Experience in the design, manufacture, analysis and testing of composite materials.
• Ability and desire to work independently in a small team to assume ownership of tasks and drive to closure quickly and efficiently.
• Creativity/innovation to tackle issues related to anomalous performance of any aspect of a mechanical system.
• Ability to apply new and advanced analytical techniques necessary to perform structural analysis and address emergent issues.
• Ability to work in a collaborative and highly integrated team environment.
• Excellent communication skills to summarize complex analyses for different level of program stakeholders and thoroughly document analyses.

Responsibilities

• Performing stress analysis to verify structural integrity and failure modes of flight structures
• Providing technical mentorship to junior analysts and actively support knowledge transfer.
• Modeling and analyzing test components for dynamic behavior and characteristics.
• Preparing technical charts and represent the organization in design reviews and outside contracts.
• Supporting structural load test definition, requirements development, monitoring, data reduction, and comparison to analysis effort.
• Collaborating with designers in developing the most practical design, and selection of materials for primary and secondary structures with adequate structural margins of safety, good load paths, low weight, and high producibility.
• Coordinating with program to forecast level of effort for long term analysis needs.

Benefits

• 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.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees