Composites Manufacturing Engineer

6 days ago

Palmdale, California, United States Lockheed Martin Full time

Job Summary:

We are seeking an experienced Composites Manufacturing Engineer to join our team at Lockheed Martin. As a key member of our Production Engineering Program Assist Team, you will serve as the Composite Subject Matter Expert (SME), providing critical guidance and support across multiple Advanced Development Programs.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Composite Materials Expertise: Lead as the go-to expert on composite materials, including resins, carriers, adhesives, and pre-impregnated materials. Provide comprehensive knowledge on honeycomb core materials and relevant specifications.
  • Manufacturing Process Oversight: Oversee and refine processes such as ply cutting, kitting, tool preparation, bonding techniques, and curing methods. Ensure excellence in assembly bonding, bagging, autoclave and oven curing, and post-processing operations.
  • Tooling Development: Design and implement bonding fixtures and tooling for complex components, including vacuum ports, thermal couples, and assembly fixtures. Expertise in machine, drill, and assembly fixtures is crucial.
  • Complex Component Fabrication: Manage the fabrication of advanced components and assemblies, such as co-cured laminates, inlet ducts, and bonded assemblies with complex geometries and LO/RF requirements.
  • Low Observables (LO): Provide insights on Radar Cross Section (RCS) impacts, LO coatings, conductive fillers, and the effects of resin intrusion on LO/RF bonded assemblies.
  • Guidance and Training: Create and maintain a playbook of best practices and strategies for composite fabrication. Lead training sessions and knowledge transfer to enhance team capabilities.
  • Program Support: Participate in key program reviews (MRRs, INARs, PRRs) and contribute to the development of Technology Roadmaps in collaboration with Ops Tech.

Requirements:

  • Extensive Experience: Extensive hands-on experience with composite material types and properties, fabrication of complex components and assemblies, various manufacturing processes, tooling, and inspection techniques.
  • Leadership Experience: Experience as a lead for a composite fabrication manufacturing engineering team or equivalent.
  • Collaboration and Communication: Experience working effectively with different engineering and production teams to guide and implement build/process requirements.
  • Security Clearance: Final Secret Clearance investigation within the last 5 years required to apply.
  • Education: Bachelor's Degree required.

Desired Skills:

  • Manufacturing Process Expertise: Experience executing manufacturing processes in a Model-Based System Engineering (MBSE) environment.
  • PLM Experience: Experience with the Siemens Xcelerator and/or the Dassault 3DX PLM ecosystems.
  • Communication and Presentation: Good written and verbal communication with experience in writing/presenting to executive leadership.
  • Manufacturing Readiness Assessment: Experience with Manufacturing Readiness Assessment (MRL/MRA) evaluating build/process maturity and AS6500.
  • Complex Problem-Solving: Demonstrated ability to drive closure and resolve complex, large-scale technical issues/challenges.
  • Aircraft Program Experience: Experience with multiple aircraft programs' composite fabrication.

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

Clearance Level: Secret with Investigation or CV date within 5 years

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