Job ID: 713464BR Date posted: Dec. 18, 2025
Description:Role Overview
Lockheed Martin Space is seeking a Manufacturing Engineer to support Production Operations for the Long Range Hypersonic Weapon (LRHW) Program in Huntsville, Alabama.

In this role, you’ll be a key link between engineering, production, and quality—supporting electro-mechanical assembly, integration, and test operations. You’ll help ensure products are built safely, efficiently, and in alignment with program cost, schedule, and quality commitments.

This position offers hands-on involvement in a high-visibility national defense program and the opportunity to directly influence manufacturing processes on the factory floor.

Key Duties / Responsibilities
• Provide daily shop floor support for manufacturing operations, including maintaining manufacturing plans and work instructions
• Lead and support technical teams to meet engineering requirements, production schedules, and cost objectives
• Coordinate and implement engineering changes into active production builds
• Design and improve manufacturing processes, layouts, and workflows for assemblies, tooling, and equipment installation
• Develop and maintain procedures for tool fabrication, equipment use, and production operations
• Support layout planning of machinery and workstations to improve safety, efficiency, and production flow
• Inspect, assess, and help resolve nonconforming or defective hardware
• Collaborate with engineering teams to improve designs for manufacturability and production efficiency
• Participate in peer reviews of engineering drawings and manufacturing documentation
• Support root cause analysis and corrective action efforts in partnership with Quality Assurance
• Identify and implement process improvements to enhance efficiency, quality, and repeatability

Work Environment
• On-site manufacturing and production environment
• Close collaboration with engineering, quality, and shop floor teams
• Occasional travel to support other manufacturing operations may be required
• Work may include time spent in factory, lab, and office settings

Company Mission & Program Overview
Lockheed Martin Space plays a critical role in advancing national security and space exploration. The Long Range Hypersonic Weapon (LRHW) program supports the U.S. Army’s mission to deliver advanced, long-range strike capabilities.
The program emphasizes partnership, integrity, reliability, and mission success, bringing together multidisciplinary teams to solve complex manufacturing and engineering challenges.

Why Lockheed Martin
At Lockheed Martin, you’ll work on programs that matter—supporting national defense while building a long-term career with purpose. We offer:
• Meaningful work on cutting-edge aerospace and defense programs
• A culture that values integrity, collaboration, and accountability
• Competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits
• Opportunities for professional growth, learning, and internal mobility

Why You’ll Love This Role
• Direct impact on a high-priority, mission-critical defense program
• Hands-on involvement in real production environments—not just desk engineering
• Opportunities to improve manufacturing processes and see results on the factory floor
• Strong collaboration across engineering, production, and quality teams
• A role that balances technical depth, leadership, and problem-solving
Basic Qualifications:
Candidates must meet all requirements:
• Bachelor’s degree in Manufacturing Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a closely related field OR an equivalent combination of education and hands-on experience
• Experience writing, reviewing, or maintaining manufacturing work instructions or similar production documentation
• Experience working in a manufacturing, production, or quality environment
• Ability to read and interpret mechanical and/or electrical drawings, schematics, and specifications
• U.S. citizenship with the ability to obtain a Secret security clearance
• Ability to work on-site in Huntsville and Courtland, AL, as program needs require
Desired Skills:
Nice-to-have skills that strengthen candidacy
• Manufacturing experience supporting mechanical or electro-mechanical assembly, integration, and test (AI&T)
• Working knowledge of Geometric Dimensioning & Tolerancing (GD&T)
• Experience supporting Government or DoD customers
• Familiarity with aerospace or defense manufacturing environments
• Experience with production planning tools, Bills of Material, routings, or shop floor systems (SAP or similar)
• Familiarity with Lockheed Martin Space processes and tools (or equivalent industry systems)
• Active Secret security clearance
• Ability to work independently while collaborating effectively with cross-functional teams
Security Clearance Statement: This position requires a government security clearance, you must be a US Citizen for consideration.
Clearance Level: Secret
Other Important Information You Should Know
Expression of Interest: By applying to this job, you are expressing interest in this position and could be considered for other career opportunities where similar skills and requirements have been identified as a match. Should this match be identified you may be contacted for this and future openings.
Ability to Work Remotely: Onsite Full-time: The work associated with this position will be performed onsite at a designated Lockheed Martin facility.
Work Schedules: Lockheed Martin supports a variety of alternate work schedules that provide additional flexibility to our employees. Schedules range from standard 40 hours over a five day work week while others may be condensed. These condensed schedules provide employees with additional time away from the office and are in addition to our Paid Time off benefits.
Schedule for this Position: 9x80 every other Friday off
Lockheed Martin is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified candidates will be considered without regard to legally protected characteristics.
The application window will close in 90 days; applicants are encouraged to apply within 5 - 30 days of the requisition posting date in order to receive optimal consideration.
At Lockheed Martin, we use our passion for purposeful innovation to help keep people safe and solve the world's most complex challenges. Our people are some of the greatest minds in the industry and truly make Lockheed Martin a great place to work.

With our employees as our priority, we provide diverse career opportunities designed to propel, develop, and boost agility. Our flexible schedules, competitive pay, and comprehensive benefits enable our employees to live a healthy, fulfilling life at and outside of work. We place an emphasis on empowering our employees by fostering an inclusive environment built upon integrity and corporate responsibility.

If this sounds like a culture you connect with, you’re invited to apply for this role. Or, if you are unsure whether your experience aligns with the requirements of this position, we encourage you to search on Lockheed Martin Jobs, and apply for roles that align with your qualifications.
Experience Level: Experienced Professional
Business Unit: SPACE
Relocation Available: Possible
Career Area: Manufacturing
Type: Full-Time
Shift: First