Mechanical Engineer Asc - Early Career
Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Oct 19, 2026. First seen by Alion on Aug 26, 2026. Lockheed Martin scores A on the Alion truth index.
Standard Job Description
Join the outstanding and specialized field of Mass Properties Engineering and help ensure our spacecraft get payloads to the right orbit around our planet or around other objects in our solar system, help our missile systems intercept a threat and protect our troops, help deliver a payload with pinpoint accuracy, or help us develop smaller, lightweight directed energy weapons so they can be deployed on a variety of platforms.
As a Mass Properties Engineer, you will:
- Provide Mass Properties Engineering support to multiple satellite, missile or special programs
- Calculate mass properties and update and maintain mass properties database
- Perform basic trade studies and make presentations at program design reviews
- Support development of test procedures and perform mass properties measurements, then reduce and interpret measurement data into reports
- Support Mass Properties Control Boards and weight reduction teams
- Document and publish all types of analysis reports and support the mass properties effort on small or large programs
Researches, plans, designs and develops mechanical products and systems such as instruments, controls, robots, engines, machines and mechanical, thermal hydraulic or heat transfer systems for production, transmission, measurement, and use of energy. Applies research to the planning, design, development, and testing of mechanical and/or electromechanical systems, instruments, controls, engines, and/or machines.
Basic Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering (Mechanical, Aerospace), Physics, Mathematics or related field.
- Demonstrated ability calculating the mass properties (mass, 3 axis centers of gravity, moments and products of inertia) of components and performing summation calculations into assemblies
- Ability to use and understand the concepts behind simple software tools to perform these calculations
US Citizenship with the ability to obtain and maintain a Secret security clearance
Desired Skills
- Perform simple mass properties estimation of preliminary design concepts
- Demonstrated knowledge and experience with Microsoft Word, Excel and Power Point, solid modeling applications (IDEAS, Pro-E, or CREO), Mathcad and/or MATLAB, and other software tools
- Ability to write Mass Properties procedures, practices and/or specifications
- Familiarity with manufacturing and assembly techniques & processes, developing test procedures
- Excellent written and verbal communications skills, strong social skills, and ability to build solid relationships with team members
- Active Secret clearance
Pay Information
Full-Time Salary Range: $65500.00 - $121700.00
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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.