Senior Aerospace Design Engineer - Structures

Lockheed Martin; Bridgeport (CT); On-site; USD 118,000 - 219,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Flexible work arrangements

401(k) match

Paid time off

Job summary

You’ll join the Sikorsky team in Stratford, Connecticut, where engineers, designers, and manufacturing professionals collaborate on some of the world’s most advanced helicopters. Our environment combines hands‑on engineering, digital design, advanced manufacturing, and mission‑focused innovation.

As a Design Engineer, you’ll develop major components and portions of functional systems, advanced prototypes, and production products.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science degree in mechanical engineering or related discipline from an accredited college.
• 9+ years of professional experience in Aerospace or related Mechanical Engineering Design discipline.
• 5+ years of Computer Aided Design experience with Catia V5/V6(3DX) for developing mechanical design models.
• Extensive technical expertise in structural design principles, material science and load analysis.
• Experience using technical standards, principles, theories, concepts, and techniques for solutioning complex problems.

Responsibilities

• Developing preliminary layouts, sketches, models, and design concepts to communicate proposed solutions.
• Designing assemblies, mechanisms, structures, and detailed parts using engineering drawings and 3D modeling tools.
• Evaluating design factors including manufacturability, material and equipment availability, interchangeability, replaceability, strength-to-weight efficiency, cost, and contractual requirements.
• Coordinating with engineering, manufacturing, quality, supply chain, and other organizations affected by design development.
• Reviewing drawings and layouts for accuracy, completeness, clarity, standards, specifications, calculations, and dimensional requirements.
• Identifying design errors, omissions, and deficiencies and recommending revisions or improvements.
• Supporting manufacturing operations and helping resolve design-related production issues.

Skills

9+ years Aerospace design

Catia V5/V6 (3DX)

Structural design principles

Manufacturing knowledge

Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing

Education

Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

Catia V5/3DX

Job description

You’ll join the Sikorsky team in Stratford, Connecticut, where engineers, designers, and manufacturing professionals collaborate on some of the world’s most advanced helicopters. Our environment combines hands‑on engineering, digital design, advanced manufacturing, and mission‑focused innovation.

As a Design Engineer, you’ll develop major components and portions of functional systems, advanced prototypes, and production products.