Senior Aeronautical Engineer: Conceptual Design Lead

Lockheed Martin Corporation; Fort Worth (TX); On-site; USD 85,000 - 158,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Dental benefits

Vision benefits

Flexible work arrangements (e.g., 4x10

401(k) match

Paid time off

Holidays

Parental Leave

EAP

Flexible Spending Accounts

Life Insurance

Short-Term Disability

Long-Term Disability

Job summary

Lockheed Martin Corporation in Fort Worth, TX seeks an Experienced engineer to advance aircraft concepts within the Conceptual Design team, mentor junior engineers, and ensure rigorous standards across programs. The role requires leadership, strong CAD skills, and collaboration across sites.

Responsibilities include leading design teams, delivering technical presentations, and performing conceptual trades using LM Aero processes. A US citizen with a DoD SECRET clearance is required.

Qualifications

• Engineering degree from an accredited university.
• Experience leading multidisciplinary design teams.
• Proficiency in CAD systems such as Catia V5, 3DX, SolidWorks, NX.
• Prior experience with aircraft sizing and synthesis, and/or aircraft configuration design.
• Experience delivering technical presentations and reports.

Responsibilities

• Develop, implement, and execute technical standards and processes for conceptual design.
• Partner with deployed Conceptual Designers to deliver high-quality support on programs.
• Lead and mentor early career engineers.
• Collaborate across sites to align design strategies with program objectives.
• Ensure compliance with all aircraft design competencies and regulatory requirements.
• Plan and lead aircraft design projects.
• Implement conceptual design trade studies and identify optimal solutions using LM Aero Rapid Conceptual Design process.
• Work with sizing and analysis tools for multidisciplinary optimization.
• Possibly develop analytical tools, modifications, coding and testing.

Skills

Leadership

Mentoring

CAD proficiency

Aircraft sizing

Aircraft configuration

Multidisciplinary teamwork

Technical presentations

Education

Engineering degree from an accredited university

Tools

Catia V5

3DX

SolidWorks

NX

MATLAB

Python

Job description

Lockheed Martin Corporation in Fort Worth, TX seeks an Experienced engineer to advance aircraft concepts within the Conceptual Design team, mentor junior engineers, and ensure rigorous standards across programs. The role requires leadership, strong CAD skills, and collaboration across sites.

Responsibilities include leading design teams, delivering technical presentations, and performing conceptual trades using LM Aero processes. A US citizen with a DoD SECRET clearance is required.