Manufacturing Engineer

Standard Job Description

WHAT WE’RE DOING
Lockheed Martin is seeking a Manufacturing Engineer to support the Housing Cell at RMS Sikorsky’s Stratford, CT facility. The Housing Cell ME group falls within the larger Transmissions ME team, which includes gear and housing manufacturing and transmissions assembly work for a variety of military, commercial, and new development programs.
THE WORK
The Manufacturing Engineer will develop manufacturing processes to bring a part from raw material to finished asset, incorporating quality and test requirements as required. Liaison support for production parts on the shop floor will be required, including the authoring of work instructions, the evaluation of durable and perishable tooling, the investigation of part defects, and evaluation of process related issues. Use of statistical process control (SPC) and quality data will be used to make data driven decisions to impact the business, and frequent contact with Operations, Quality, and other Engineering teams will be required.

Occasional work on off-shifts or weekends may be required to support production schedules.
WHY JOIN US
Your Health, Your Wealth, Your Life
With our employees as our top 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.

Proficient in AI prompting as it applies to this position and practice.

Performs in a collaborative environment to develop and implement manufacturing processes, procedures and production layouts for assemblies, equipment installation, processing, fabrication, and material handling. Drives adoption of new technologies and processes (automation, robotics, computer aided manufacturing software, etc.) to achieve greater efficiency, cost reduction and quality improvement. Creates and analyzes 3D based model data environment to optimize manufacturing process and digital work instructions. Leverages understanding of materials and automatic processes to define operations procedures and build sequences to drive operational excellence. Evaluates performance (including IoT devices, etc.) of equipment and tools to verify their efficiency and investigates and initiates corrective action of problems and deficiencies to ensure operational excellence. Leverages factory data to develop statistical process control approaches and integrates reporting and data analytics solutions for continuous improvement. Provides input to product design regarding design concepts and specification requirements to best utilize equipment and manufacturing techniques.

Basic Qualifications

- BS in Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Mechanical Engineering Technology, or related field
- 2 years of experience or equivalent combination of education and work experience minimum
- Previous experience with metal machining (aluminum and/or magnesium preferred)
- 2-D and 3-D modelling experience (CATIA or 3DExperience preferred)

Desired Skills

- Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T) experience
- Previous experience with Solumina CAPP/MES
- Good communication and project management skills, including Microsoft Project
- CAM experience