Mechanical Engineer - Entry Level

Description

By bringing together people that use their passion for purposeful innovation, at Lockheed Martin we 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 development 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. At Lockheed Martin, we place an emphasis on empowering our employees by fostering innovation, integrity, and exemplifying the epitome of corporate responsibility.

Your Mission is Ours.

Lockheed Martin Space is seeking an early career Mechanical Engineer to start in the summer of 2026. In this role, you will perform design, drafting and stress analysis tasks of mechanical ground support equipment for spacecraft production and testing. The successful candidate will have experience and/or knowledge of 3D modeling and knowledge of Stress analysis/Finite Element Analysis. Must be a US Citizen.

This position is located at a facility that requires special access.

• Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical, Structural Engineering or related field.
• Demonstrated understanding of mechanical engineering fundamentals including structures, mechanisms, materials, and analysis.
• Proficient with engineering CAD tools (Any 3‑D Platform such as CREO or Solid Works) OR stress analysis experience/Finite Element Analysis.
• Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings and create new drawings.

• Candidate must have the ability to work in an environment with evolving requirements and dynamic schedules.
• Candidate must have good oral, written, and presentation communication skills.
• Knowledge of industry standards and federal regulations including ANSI, OSHA, and AWS standards applicable to mechanical and structural systems.
• Knowledge of Geometric Dimensioning & Tolerancing (GD&T) and ASME Y14.5.
• Hands‑on experience through project work, internship experience or building/working on personal projects.

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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.

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.

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.