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Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Oct 28, 2026. First seen by Alion on Oct 15, 2026. Lockheed Martin scores A on the Alion truth index.

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Lockheed Martin is the largest defence contractor in the world, formed in 1995 by merging Lockheed Corporation with Martin Marietta and headquartered in Bethesda, Maryland. Its single most important programme is the F-35 Lightning II, the most expensive weapons system ever built, alongside the F-16, the C-130 transport and classified work at the Skunk Works advanced development unit. The company also dominates missile defence with THAAD and PAC-3 interceptors, supplies HIMARS and Javelin systems, owns the helicopter maker Sikorsky, and builds the Orion crew capsule and military satellites through its space division.

Standard Job Description

Designs, develops, and tests a variety of power plants, aircraft, missiles, and parts, taking into consideration the most efficient use of the natural laws affecting flight. Establishes structural specifications, performs stress analysis, and conducts performance tests.

Lockheed Martin Aeronautics is seeking a full-time experienced professional Aeronautical Engineer for Mass Properties. In this role, you will provide mass properties technical leadership to a program team, coordinating and managing all mass properties tasking for the team. You will derive program mass properties requirements and allocate them to all applicable design levels to assure program requirements are met. You and your team will develop, track, and report all mass properties for the program, ensuring adherence to performance criteria. You will develop and implement plans to execute mass properties control and management within cost and schedule requirements in accordance with corporate and company policies. Iterate through aircraft mass properties (weight, center-of-gravity, and inertia) analyses and verification as designs mature from early preliminary design through primary sizing, released engineering, and manufactured hardware. Detail analyses are tracked in a mass properties data management system for roll-up into air vehicle status and trend analyses. The successful candidate will have knowledge of multidiscipline engineering principles and how they affect mass properties estimates. Must be a US Citizen; this position will require a government security clearance.

Basic Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Aerospace/Aeronautical, Mechanical, or equivalent engineering discipline, equivalent experience and combined education considered
  • Minimum of 10 years of mass properties experience

Desired Skills

  • Highly motivated individual with the ability to learn continuously and the ability to identify multiple avenues to successfully reach team goals.
  • Candidate must work well individually and with team members across multiple organizations.
  • Strong written and oral communication skills.
  • Microsoft Office Skills including Outlook, PowerPoint, Excel, and Word, CATIA or equivalent, VBA.
  • Knowledge of how to calculate mass properties impacts from engineering drawings, changes, and trade studies.
  • Knowledge of and experience using industry standard practices for the mass properties discipline
  • Operational weight and balance measurement experience and familiarity with DD-365 Forms
  • Experience leading a mass properties effort and team, including but not limited to:
    • Data management; Experience managing mass properties in a relational database
    • Managing and developing mass properties metrics and risks
    • Developing and executing Mass Properties Management and Control Plans
    • Task and schedule management for team
    • Developing and delivering technical presentations
    • Training/Mentoring team-members
    • Managing supplier weight margins and growth
    • Tool and Process improvement

Pay Information

Full-Time Salary Range: $118000.00 - $219100.00

At Lockheed Martin, we know mission success starts with taking care of our people. Our Total Rewards program is designed to attract top talent, support your well-being, and help you grow-both professionally and personally.

The salary range for this position is as listed on the requisition. Please note that the salary information listed 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(work location) and business considerations when extending an offer.

Benefits offered: Medical, Dental, Vision, Flexible work arrangements and schedules (e.g., 4x10), 401(k) match, Paid time off, Holidays, Parental Leave, EAP, Flexible Spending Accounts, Education Assistance, Life Insurance, Short-Term Disability, and Long-Term Disability.

  • Annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation programs may be offered depending on the position. Payments under these annual programs are not guaranteed and can vary from year to year and are tied to a range of performance metrics.
  • For (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.
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