Dynamics and Technical Lead - Mechanical Engineering

Lockheed Martin; Sunnyvale (CA); On-site; USD 102,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Lockheed Martin is looking for a Dynamics and Technical Lead - Mechanical Engineering to join their team in Sunnyvale, CA. In this mid-senior level role, you will conduct structural dynamic analyses for missile systems and provide technical guidance for related programs. If you have the passion for aerospace engineering and the ability to mentor junior engineers, you could be a key player in our innovative projects.

Qualifications

• Mid-Senior level position requiring a background in mechanical engineering.
• Experience in structural dynamics and missile systems preferred.
• Ability to mentor junior engineers is important.

Responsibilities

• Perform structural dynamic analyses for missile and spacecraft flight hardware.
• Provide technical guidance during analysis and testing.
• Prepare and execute test plans for various dynamic tests.

Skills

communication

technical guidance

structural analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Tools

engineering software

structural analysis tools

Job description

Dynamics and Technical Lead - Mechanical Engineering

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The coolest jobs on this planet… or any other… are with Lockheed Martin Space.

At the dawn of a new space age, Lockheed Martin is a pioneer, partner, innovator and builder. Our amazing men and women are on a mission to make a difference in the world and every single day we use our unique skills, talents and experiences to design and build solutions to some of the world’s hardest engineering problems. Do you want to be part of a culture that inspires employees to envision the impossible, perform with excellence and build incredible products? We provide the resources, inspiration and focus—if you have the passion and courage to dream big, then we want to build a better tomorrow with you. Be a part of state-of-the-art analysis for & missile systems at Lockheed Martin . Work on significant analyses involving structures, materials and strategic missile defense and flight systems.

Become a valued member of the Loads & Dynamics central function organization! In this role, you will:

• Perform structural dynamic analyses for missile and spacecraft flight hardware
• Provide technical guidance to programs in their planning and execution of structural analysis and test on missile programs
  
  

Produce and maintain models generated from both in-house and commercially available software codes, that simulate mechanical loading conditions, mechanism deployment motions, and the response behavior of missile segment and spacecraft separation events.

• Perform loads development (primary structure and component level), shock and vibration environments determination and component and system level testing and data evaluation.
• Prepare test plans; static, separation dynamics, vibration, modal and shock test execution, and post-test reports. You will be an important part of our product development team, where effective communication is critical.
• Have the ability to work with a multi-disciplined team performing structural design trades, preliminary and detailed design/analysis activity and performance and maintenance assessments of operational systems.
• Support dynamic test definitions, requirements development, test monitoring, data reduction, and comparison to analysis efforts.
• Provide user documentation and recommendations to data packages to support peer and customer reviews, present analysis data to engineering teams, customer technical representatives, and Program Office personnel at technical interchange meetings and design reviews
• Mentor junior engineers and cross train other engineering fields.
• Provide review, interpretation, flow down, and implementation of program requirements, and plan tasks and review budget and schedule to reduce cost and cycle time.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Engineering and Information Technology

• Industries

  Defense and Space Manufacturing

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