Flight Sciences Hypersonic Thermal Engineer

Job Code / Title

E1413:
Mechanical Engineer Sr

We are hosting a Lockheed Martin Space In-Person hiring event in April 2026. This event will be by invitation only and will take place near or in Littleton, CO. The actual date and location will be disclosed at a later date. Please apply to be considered. We are hiring levels 2-5. If you are interested in joining Lockheed Martin as a Systems Integration engineer, please apply to this requisition.

This hiring event is for experienced professionals with an active security clearance and is for external applicants only. 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.

• Professional work experience in some/all of the following:
  Thermophysics & Heat transfer, Fluid Mechanics, Aerodynamics, computer programming
• Familiarity with thermal analysis and software tools such as Thermal Desktop, SINDA, TSS
• Knowledge of requirements development and management
• Strong mathematical and analytical skills
• Experience in mechanical engineering principals

• Account for all possible thermal heating methods (conduction, convection, solar and Earth radiation, albedo, free molecular heating, etc.) experienced throughout mission
• Coordinate TPS, component design, and material selection from a thermal POV
• Collaborate, collect, and integrate transient/steady state data from other teams to map onto thermal models as needed for enhanced fidelity
• Perform preliminary hand calculations and 1D models (backside temperatures, bulk temperatures, ablation, erosion, etc.) before maturing analyses
• Collaborate with test team to identify data needs for thermal analysis, including conditioning methods, sensor placements, and environmental factors
• Proficient in NX and NX Simcenter for performing thermal analyses
• Excellent verbal/written communication, presentation and interpersonal skills with technical and non-technical audiences

Onsite Full-time:
The work associated with this position will be performed onsite at a designated Lockheed Martin facility.

Employee will work on-site full-time

First

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.

9x80 every other Friday off

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

Top Secret

SPACE

73A0 A00

73A0A00:
Mechanical

Mechanical Engineering

Experienced Professional

Littleton, CO

80125

No

Possible

Full-Time

Direct

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.

Pay Rate:
The annual base salary range for this position in California, Massachusetts, and New York (excluding most major metropolitan areas), Colorado, Hawaii, Illinois, Maryland, Minnesota, New Jersey, Vermont, Washington or Washington DC is $85,500 - $150,765. For states not referenced above, the salary range for this position will reflect the candidate’s final work location. Please note that the salary information is a general guideline only.

Lockheed Martin considers factors such as (but not limited to) scope and responsibilities of the position, candidate's work experience, education/ training, key skills as well as market and business considerations when extending an offer.

Benefits offered:
Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Short-Term Disability, Long-Term Disability, 401(k) match, Flexible Spending Accounts, EAP, Education Assistance, Parental Leave, Paid time off, and Holidays. (Washington state applicants only) Non-represented full-time employees: accrue at least 10 hours per month of Paid Time Off (PTO) to be used for incidental absences and other reasons; receive at least 90 hours for holidays. Represented full time employees accrue 6.67 hours of Vacation per month;

accrue up to 52 hours of sick leave annually; receive at least 96 hours for holidays. PTO, Vacation, sick leave, and holiday hours are prorated based on start date during the calendar year. This position is incentive plan eligible.

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