Manufacturing Engineer Security Clearance

Position: Manufacturing Engineer with Security Clearance
Location: Courtland

Job Number 712355

Description:

Company Mission & Program Overview
At Lockheed Martin Space, we design and build technologies that protect national security, expand scientific discovery, and explore beyond Earth's orbit.
In Courtland, Alabama, our advanced manufacturing teams support critical programs including missile systems, hypersonic capabilities, and space-vehicle components. You will join a collaborative environment that values innovation, continuous improvement, and mission success.

Role Overview
As a Manufacturing Engineer, you will provide hands-on technical leadership across Thermal Protection System (TPS) application, electromechanical structure assembly, and Assembly, Integration & Test (AI&T) operations. You will help ensure production meets engineering, schedule, safety, and cost goals, while supporting build processes and delivering high-quality hardware. This role requires second-shift work and may include occasional travel to support other manufacturing sites.

Key

Duties & Responsibilities
You will:

• Lead daily technical activities to meet engineering, schedule, cost, and quality commitments.

• Provide shop-floor support for assembly, manufacturing, and AI&T operations.

• Develop, maintain, and improve manufacturing plans, build processes, tooling requirements, and configuration changes.

• Create procedures, work instructions, SOPs, and tooling/fixture concepts that support product performance and manufacturability.

• Adapt equipment, tools, and processes to meet factory conditions and evolving program needs.

• Incorporate inspection, test, and quality requirements into production planning.

• Partner with Engineering to clarify design intent, optimize manufacturability, and provide producibility feedback.

• Solve technical problems of moderate complexity and communicate solutions with cross-functional teams.

• Provide production status and updates to leadership.

• Travel occasionally to support manufacturing operations at other sites. Work Environment

• Shift: Thursday-Sunday, 4:00 PM-2:30 AM CST (Second Shift).

• Setting:
Hands-on advanced manufacturing environment including electromechanical assembly, test, and integration areas.

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Collaboration:

Daily interaction with engineers, technicians, and leadership.

• Travel:
Occasional travel to other Lockheed Martin sites to support manufacturing operations.

• Culture:
Safety-driven, mission-focused, and committed to continuous improvement and operational excellence.

Basic Qualifications:

Candidates must meet all requirements:
• Previous manufacturing experience (internship, course-based, or professional).

• Experience working with or collaborating across multi-functional teams.

• Ability to work second shift:
Thursday-Sunday, 4:00 PM-2:30 AM CST.

• U.S. Citizenship with ability to obtain a Secret Clearance.
Desired

Skills:

"Nice-to-have" skills that strengthen candidacy:
• Active Secret Clearance.

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Chemical, Industrial, Aerospace Engineering, or related discipline.

• Experience diagnosing and resolving production flow issues.

• Basic tooling, fixture, or equipment design experience.

• Familiarity with Additive Manufacturing, CAD/CAM, and 3D printing.

• Experience presenting technical information to senior leaders or government customers.

• Familiarity with manufacturing systems and documentation (EVM, SAP/ERP, EPDM, BOMs, work instructions, routings, production orders, Qnotes, FMEAs).

• Lean Manufacturing or Lean Six Sigma Green/Black Belt certification.

• Experience with ESD-sensitive operations or ordnance/missile AI&T work.

• Demonstrated leadership capabilities in aerospace or manufacturing environments.

• Strong communication skills across Program, Engineering, and Manufacturing teams.

• Ability to work independently with minimal guidance.

• Experience authoring detailed manufacturing work instructions, SOPs, or technical publications.

• Ability to read/interpret mechanical and electrical drawings, schematics, specs, and bills of material.
Security Clearance Statement:
This position requires a government security clearance, you must be a US Citizen for consideration.
Clearance Level: Secret
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