Mechanical Engineer Asc

About the Role

At Lockheed Martin Space, we are dedicated to harnessing the full potential of space for innovation, cost reduction, and technological advancement. We are building future-ready solutions with a focus on resiliency and urgency, erasing boundaries, and forging partnerships to advance spacecraft and the workforce for the next generation.

Key Responsibilities

• Performing preliminary and detailed level stress analysis of missile flight structures and mechanisms, electronic components, and ground support equipment using standardized processes and tools.
• Working in a multi-disciplined team environment to support structural design trades and preliminary and detailed design/analysis activity.
• Modeling and analyzing test components for dynamic behavior and characteristics.
• Preparing technical charts and representing the organization in design reviews and outside contracts.
• Supporting structural load test definition, requirements development, monitoring, data reduction, and comparison to analysis.
• Collaborating with designers on practical design, material selection for primary and secondary structures, ensuring adequate structural margins of safety, good load paths, low weight, and high producibility.
• Coordinating with programs to forecast the level of effort for long-term analysis needs.
• Researching, planning, designing, and developing mechanical products and systems (e.g., instruments, controls, robots, engines, machines, mechanical, thermal hydraulic, or heat transfer systems).
• Applying research to the planning, design, development, and testing of mechanical and/or electromechanical systems, instruments, controls, engines, and/or machines.

This position is contingent upon contract award expected in Sep 2026.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• Basic understanding of structures and structural dynamics either through education or work experience.
• Proficiency in application of finite element analysis principles as well as rigid and flexible body models.
• Experience with Abaqus, NX/Nastran, Matlab, ADAMS, Wave6, and Mathcad.
• Proficient in AI prompting as it applies to this position and practice.

Qualifications

• A bachelor’s degree in mechanical, aerospace program, or equivalent from an accredited college/university and/or equivalent education or experience.
• Willingness/ability to obtain/maintain a Top Secret clearance.
• US Citizenship Required.

Desired Skills

• Knowledge of spacecraft or aircraft structural dynamic methods and testing.
• Static, vibration, acoustic, modal, or shock analysis/test experience.
• Experience evaluating designs using rigid body or flexible body analysis methods and tools.
• Ability to utilize software for signal processing and post test data analysis.
• Experience with mechanisms, antenna, electronic component, ground support, hoisting, and test support equipment, and composite materials analysis.
• Ability and desire 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 work in a collaborative and highly integrated team environment.
• Active or Current Top Secret Clearance.