Job ID: 722327BR Date posted: Mar. 31, 2026
Description: "Ahead of Ready"

Space is a critical domain, connecting our technologies, our security, and our humanity. While others view space as a destination, we see it as a realm of possibilities, where we can do more — we can innovate, invest, inspire, and integrate our capabilities to transform the future.

At Lockheed Martin Space, we aim to harness the full potential of space to cultivate innovation, reduce costs, and push the boundaries of what technology can achieve. We’re creating future-ready solutions, focusing on resiliency and urgency through our 21st Century Security® vision. We’re erasing boundaries and forming partnerships across industries and around the world. We’re advancing spacecraft and the workforce to fuel the next generation. And we’re reimagining how space can connect us, ensuring security and prosperity.

Join us in shaping a new era in space and find a career that's built for you.

The Fleet Ballistic Missile (FBM) team has a long history of supporting the Navy's mission to provide affordable and credible strategic defense.
With over 60 years of experience, the team has developed a unique expertise in delivering advanced technologies to keep the country and its allies secure.
By joining the team, individuals can expect to become part of a dynamic and innovative culture that fosters creativity, excellence, and collaboration.

Learn more about Trident II D5 fleet Ballistic Missile.

As a Materials and Processes Engineer you will be engaged with work on a broad range of projects in both a laboratory and manufacturing environment that will challenge you to learn and grow in your career. Working side by side with designers, test and manufacturing engineers, you’ll use your education, experience and growing expertise to develop and evaluate new and innovative technology to survive in the most hostile of environments.

In this role you will:
• Perform Materials and Processes (M&P) technical engineering assignments related to hardware assembly processes and testing.
• Provide technical evaluation and support of manufacturing issues/concerns.
• Participate in the M&P selection, qualification, testing, and failure analysis, prepare technical and progress reports on work you're doing, prepare specifications, evaluate suppliers and analyze test reports.
• Coordinate with other disciplines such as Design Engineering, Manufacturing, Quality Engineering, and Procurement.

We're looking for:
• A self-starter who develops solutions to technical issues
• A motivated individual who's able to work closely within a geographically diverse team to resolve technical issues
• Someone with the ability to handle shifting priorities, multiple projects and timeline pressure to meet deadlines
• Someone comfortable with communicating in a variety of forums
• The ability to work with management and program representatives at several levels

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Learn more about Lockheed Martin’s comprehensive benefits package.
Basic Qualifications:
• Experience with a variety of materials and processes engineering disciplines
• Experience in establishing and implementing technical requirements for materials in structural hardware
• Experience reviewing engineering drawings and Bill of materials (BOMs)
Experience with creating and reviewing specification documents
• Eligibility and willingness to obtain/maintain a Government Top Secret security clearance - US Citizenship required
Desired Skills:
• Experience with a variety of materials and processes engineering disciplines including organic materials (i.e. polymers, composites, etc.) adhesives and films, bonding, cleaning, failure
analysis, and manufacturing operations.
• Experience in establishing and implementing technical requirements for materials in structural hardware
• Experience reviewing engineering drawings and Bill of materials (BOMs) to ensure compliance to program requirements and providing guidance to design, stress, and manufacturing engineers.
• Experience communicating with internal and
external customers on a regular basis
• Non-conformance and failure analysis
disposition experience
• Previous coordination or oversight with
hardware suppliers and subcontractors
• Ability to multi-task, handle shifting priorities
and timeline pressure to meet project deadlines
• Active or Current Top Secret clearance
Security Clearance Statement: This position requires a government security clearance, you must be a US Citizen for consideration.
Clearance Level: Top Secret
Other Important Information You Should Know
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
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.
Join us at Lockheed Martin, where your mission is ours. Our customers tackle the hardest missions. Those that demand extraordinary amounts of courage, resilience and precision. They’re dangerous. Critical. Sometimes they even provide an opportunity to change the world and save lives. Those are the missions we care about.

As a leading technology innovation company, Lockheed Martin’s vast team works with partners around the world to bring proven performance to our customers’ toughest challenges. Lockheed Martin has employees based in many states throughout the U.S., and Internationally, with business locations in many nations and territories.
Experience Level: Experienced Professional
Business Unit: SPACE
Relocation Available: Possible
Career Area: Materials Engineering
Type: Full-Time
Shift: First