Sr Mass Properties Engineer

Lockheed Martin•King of Prussia, PA

1d•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. For over 60 years, the Fleet Ballistic Missile (FBM) team has supported the Navy’s mission to provide affordable and credible strategic defense. We offer unique career opportunities and challenges on a program with a rich history and exciting future. We help keep this nation and our allies secure. The FBM Program is experiencing significant growth, and we need your expertise to deliver amazing new technologies to our customers while maintaining the technical requirements of the strategic deterrence. Join us in shaping a new era in space and find a career that's built for you. Mass Properties Engineering is the art and science of predicting the Mass Properties of a satellite, missile, aircraft, land vehicle or marine system before it is built, assessing and supervising the Mass Properties all through development, and finally performing highly accurate measurements to prove to our customers it will perform as proposed. Our Mass Properties Engineers help ensure our spacecraft get payloads to the right orbit around our planet or around other objects in our solar system, help our missile systems intercept a threat and protect our troops, help deliver a payload with pinpoint accuracy, or help us develop smaller, lightweight directed energy weapons, so they can be deployed on a variety of platforms. As a Mass Properties Engineer , you will be: Providing Mass Properties Engineering support to multiple missile, reentry, or special programs Working in a collaborative environment with junior and other senior Mass Properties engineers Providing technical guidance to program management, peers in other disciplines, and customers to ensure successful program performance Performing Mass Properties analyses and measurements Leading Mass Properties control and management efforts Coaching, mentoring, and training junior engineers in Mass Properties analysis, verification, and control Acting as a technical consultant to customers within the company Developing new and inventive Mass Properties tools and techniques in analysis, verification, and control

Requirements

Technical expertise in sophisticated Mass Properties analysis, including identification and quantification of error sources in accuracy and uncertainty analysis
Ability to perform coordinate system transformations
Proficiency in calculating the Mass Properties (mass, 3 axis centers of gravity, moments and products of inertia) of components and performing summation calculations into assemblies; developing simple software tools to perform these calculations
Experience with performing Mass Properties analysis to resolve weight, center of gravity, mass moments of inertia, and products of inertia from assemblies down to the component level; tracking changes impacting Mass Properties; preparing Mass Properties reports and supporting design reviews
Ability to Interpret detailed mechanism designs taken from manufacturing drawings or standard modeling software tools
Demonstrated experience in weight and center of gravity measurements by platform and multiple load cell methods, data reduction, and simple error analysis
US Citizenship with the ability to obtain and maintain a Top Secret security clearance

Nice To Haves

Bachelor's degree in Engineering (Mechanical, Aerospace), Physics, or Mathematics
Demonstrated understanding of and interactions of Mass Properties with other mechanical analysis groups including Stress, Structural Loads and Dynamics, Thermodynamics, Aerodynamics, NG&C, Ground Support Equipment, Propulsion and Power Systems, as well as subsystem designers to promote Mass Properties efficient design alternatives
Experience performing Mass Properties measurements using rotary-type spin balance machine; ability to interpret results and dynamically balance the test object within requirements
Experience with the responsibility of supporting and being the primary Mass Properties point of contact for a program or project
Ability to multitask; self-starter who strives for a positive customer experience
Experience with configuration assessment and prediction of Mass Properties based on preliminary design models as well as the evolving released design
Demonstrated proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel and Power Point, solid modeling applications (IDEAS, Pro-E, or CREO), Mathcad and/or MATLAB, MassTrack/ShipWeight, and an understanding of other software analysis tools
Experience with leading and mentoring junior engineers
Ability to identify and resolve technical concerns related to Mass Properties
Familiarity with developing test procedures and performing data reduction
Experience with spin balance test fixturing
Ability to document Mass Properties procedures, practices and/or specifications
Experience working on integrated product teams and interacting with other engineering fields, technicians, subcontractors, and customers
Familiarity with manufacturing and assembly techniques and processes
Demonstrated behaviors of a systems thinker with the ability to select and apply appropriate systems thinking skills to solve problems and implement constructive changes
Missile or space segment design and test experience with one or more subsystems or fields outside of Mass Properties engineering
Excellent written and verbal communications skills, strong social skills, and ability to build consensus among peers while building solid relationships with team members
Active Secret/Top Secret clearance

Responsibilities

Providing Mass Properties Engineering support to multiple missile, reentry, or special programs
Working in a collaborative environment with junior and other senior Mass Properties engineers
Providing technical guidance to program management, peers in other disciplines, and customers to ensure successful program performance
Performing Mass Properties analyses and measurements
Leading Mass Properties control and management efforts
Coaching, mentoring, and training junior engineers in Mass Properties analysis, verification, and control
Acting as a technical consultant to customers within the company
Developing new and inventive Mass Properties tools and techniques in analysis, verification, and control