Manufacturing Engineer Sr Stf - E5

Lockheed Martin; Fort Worth (TX); On-site; USD 129,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

3 day weekends

Flexible work schedules

Comprehensive benefits

Job summary

Lockheed Martin in Fort Worth, TX, is seeking a Manufacturing Engineer Sr Staff to lead R&R reduction on the F-35 PE SCA team. The role reports to Senior Leadership and partners with Quality Engineering and Production Operations to drive product improvements across multiple build areas.

You will supervise project charters, apply Lean Six Sigma, and manage actions from initiation through closure while tracking key metrics to raise quality and reduce variation.

Qualifications

• Experience in a manufacturing environment and cross-functional work with QA, production, design, industrial, project, manufacturing, and process engineering.
• Strong interpersonal and collaboration skills in a team.
• Experience presenting to Senior/Executive Leadership.
• Ability to apply structured root-cause analysis and corrective actions.
• Knowledge of lean manufacturing techniques and principles.

Responsibilities

• Lead project charters and coordinate cross-functional teams to reduce R&R.
• Investigate manufacturing processes across build areas and program level.
• Apply Lean Six Sigma tools to uncover root causes and close gaps.
• Develop corrective action plans and track progress to closure.
• Project manage from initiation to verification and closure.
• Collaborate with Quality Engineering and Production Operations to drive improvements.

Skills

Cross-functional teamwork

Executive presenting

Root-cause analysis

Lean manufacturing

Communication skills

Leadership experience

Education

STEM Bachelor's degree

Tools

MS Office

Excel

PowerPoint

PDM (Product Data Manager)

LM Aero systems

Job description

What You Will Be Doing

This is a Manufacturing Engineer Sr Staff position on the Production Engineering (PE) F-35 Strategic Corrective Action (SCA) team in Fort Worth, Texas. In this role dynamic role you will serve in a Technical Lead capacity, primarily supporting the Rework and Repair (R&R) Council, as well as other potential special assignments and Technical Lead duties as required. This high visibility role will allow you to work cross-functionally to develop and execute on the strategy to support the R&R reduction efforts across F-35 Production Operations. This role is essential to shaping the future of F-35 R&R strategy and must be comfortable periodically reporting to Senior Leadership including Director and VP level leaders.

You will lead various project charters and support the cross functional teams as needed in their efforts to reduce R&R across the program. This will include investigations of manufacturing processes across multiple build areas as well as at a program level, applying LeanSixSigma tools to uncover root causes, close process gaps, developing corrective action plans, and weekly coordination with Production Operations counterparts. You will work closely with Quality Engineering and Production Operations, coordinate cross functional teams, promote creative problem solving, and drive product improvement initiatives. Throughout each corrective action effort you will project manage the work from initiation through verification and closure, while tracking key metrics to reduce variation and elevate overall product quality.

What’s In It For You:

3 day weekends every weekend!

From onsite to remote, we offer flexible work schedules to comprehensive benefits investing in your future and security, Learn more about Lockheed Martin's comprehensive benefits package here.

Do you want to be part of a company culture that empowers employees to think big, lead with a growth mindset, and make the impossible a reality? We provide the resources and give you the flexibility to enable inspiration and focus -if you have the passion and courage to dream big, work hard, and have fun doing what you love then we want to build a better tomorrow with you.

Fort Worth, TX

This position is in Fort Worth, TX

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

• Experience working in a manufacturing environment working cross functionally with other disciplines including quality assurance, production operations, design engineering, industrial engineer, project engineer, manufacturing engineering, and/or process engineering
• Demonstrated interpersonal and collaboration skills required in a team environment.
• Demonstrated experience presenting to Senior/Executive Leadership
• Ability to apply structured root cause analysis techniques and corrective action plans
• Knowledge of lean manufacturing techniques and principles

Desired Skills

• STEM Bachelor's degree
• Prior experience in a Technical Lead, Team Leader or Leadership capacity
• Self starter that can work independently under only consultative direction
• Demonstrated proficiency with MS office, Excel, PowerPoint, SFM, Product Data Manager (PDM) and other LM Aero systems.
• Prior experience on F-35 or other military aircraft
• Strong oral and written communication skills.

Pay Information

Full-Time Salary Range: $129000.00 - $239600.00

At Lockheed Martin, we know mission success starts with taking care of our people. Our Total Rewards program is designed to attract top talent, support your well-being, and help you grow—both professionally and personally.

The salary range for this position is as listed on the requisition. Please note that the salary information listed 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(work location) and business considerations when extending an offer.

Benefits offered:

Medical, Dental, Vision, Flexible work arrangements and schedules (e.g., 4x10), 401(k) match, Paid time off, Holidays, Parental Leave, EAP, Flexible Spending Accounts, Education Assistance, Life Insurance, Short-Term Disability, and Long-Term Disability.

• Annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation programs may be offered depending on the position. Payments under these annual programs are not guaranteed and can vary from year to year and are tied to a range of performance metrics.
• For (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.