Job Description

Job Description

Role Overview
Lockheed Martin Space is seeking a Project Engineer to support the Reentry Operations Center. This role focuses on manufacturing integration, production readiness, and technical execution in a fast-paced production environment. You will work closely with engineering, manufacturing, tooling, test, and quality teams to support stable, repeatable production operations and help resolve technical manufacturing challenges.

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Key Responsibilities
• Support the transition of products and processes into stable production execution
• Coordinate with engineering and operations teams to improve manufacturing readiness and production performance
• Identify and help resolve technical manufacturing issues, process risks, and production blockers
• Support process development and manufacturing integration activities
• Partner with design, tooling, test, manufacturing, and quality teams to improve producibility and operational stability
• Assist with process improvement and capability growth efforts in a scaling production environment
• Track and support execution activities impacting production flow and operational performance

Work Environment
• Fast-paced manufacturing and production environment
• Highly collaborative, cross-functional team structure
• Frequent interaction with engineering, manufacturing, quality, tooling, and operations teams
• Focus on technical execution, manufacturing readiness, and production support

Why You’ll Love This Role
• Contribute to complex aerospace and national security programs
• Work directly on manufacturing and production challenges with visible operational impact
• Collaborate with experienced engineering and manufacturing professionals
• Gain exposure to advanced production environments and technical manufacturing processes
• Opportunity to support high-priority programs in a growing operational environment

About Lockheed Martin Space
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.

Basic Qualifications

To be considered, candidates must meet all requirements listed:
• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Manufacturing, Operations, Supply Chain, Business, or a related technical field, or equivalent relevant experience
• 3+ years of experience in manufacturing, production, operations, or program execution environments
• Experience coordinating work across cross-functional teams such as engineering, manufacturing, supply chain, quality, or operations
• Experience supporting production readiness, operational execution, schedule tracking, or issue resolution activities
• Strong communication, organization, and problem-solving skills
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment with changing priorities
• U.S. Citizenship with the ability to obtain and maintain a Secret security clearance

Desired skills

Nice-to-have skills that strengthen candidacy but are not required:
• Experience with Manufacturing Readiness Levels (MRLs) or operational readiness activities
• Familiarity with production ramp efforts, factory recovery, or rate increases
• Understanding of work-in-process (WIP) management, production schedules, capacity constraints, or takt-driven operations
• Experience driving issue resolution across engineering, manufacturing, supply chain, and quality teams
• Experience building or maintaining operational tracking tools, dashboards, or action plans
• Familiarity with aerospace, defense, or other high-complexity manufacturing environments
• Experience presenting operational updates or recovery plans to leadership
• Exposure to Lean Manufacturing, continuous improvement, or operational excellence initiatives
• Active Secret security clearance

EEO

Lockheed Martin is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified candidates will be considered without regard to legally protected characteristics.
The application window will close in 90 days; applicants are encouraged to apply within 5 - 30 days of the requisition posting date in order to receive optimal consideration.

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At Lockheed Martin, we use our passion for purposeful innovation to help 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, develop, 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. We place an emphasis on empowering our employees by fostering an inclusive environment built upon integrity and corporate responsibility.

If this sounds like a culture you connect with, you’re invited to apply for this role. Or, if you are unsure whether your experience aligns with the requirements of this position, we encourage you to search on Lockheed Martin Jobs, and apply for roles that align with your qualifications.

Other Important Information

By applying to this job, you are expressing interest in this position and could be considered for other career opportunities where similar skills and requirements have been identified as a match. Should this match be identified you may be contacted for this and future openings.

Ability to work remotely

Onsite Full-time: The work associated with this position will be performed onsite at a designated Lockheed Martin facility.

Work Schedule Information

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.

Security Clearance Information

This position requires a government security clearance, you must be a US Citizen for consideration.

National Pay Statement

Pay Rate: The annual base salary range for this position in California, Massachusetts, and New York (excluding most major metropolitan areas), Colorado, Hawaii, Illinois, Maryland, Minnesota, New Jersey, Vermont, Washington or Washington DC is $85,500 - $150,765. For states not referenced above, the salary range for this position will reflect the candidate’s final work location. Please note that the salary information is a general guideline only. Lockheed Martin considers factors such as (but not limited to) scope and responsibilities of the position, candidate's work experience, education/ training, key skills as well as market and business considerations when extending an offer.
Benefits offered: Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Short-Term Disability, Long-Term Disability, 401(k) match, Flexible Spending Accounts, EAP, Education Assistance, Parental Leave, Paid time off, and Holidays.
(Washington state applicants only) Non-represented full-time employees: accrue at least 10 hours per month of Paid Time Off (PTO) to be used for incidental absences and other reasons; receive at least 90 hours for holidays. Represented full time employees accrue 6.67 hours of Vacation per month; accrue up to 52 hours of sick leave annually; receive at least 96 hours for holidays. PTO, Vacation, sick leave, and holiday hours are prorated based on start date during the calendar year.
This position is incentive plan eligible.

Premium Pay Statement

Pay Rate: The annual base salary range for this position in most major metropolitan areas in California, Massachusetts, and New York is $98,300 - $170,315. For states not referenced above, the salary range for this position will reflect the candidate’s final work location. Please note that the salary information is a general guideline only. Lockheed Martin considers factors such as (but not limited to) scope and responsibilities of the position, candidate's work experience, education/ training, key skills as well as market and business considerations when extending an offer.
Benefits offered: Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Short-Term Disability, Long-Term Disability, 401(k) match, Flexible Spending Accounts, EAP, Education Assistance, Parental Leave, Paid time off, and Holidays.
This position is incentive plan eligible.