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Job ID: 725081BR Date posted: Apr. 20, 2026
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.
We are seeking a Machinist to fabricate components in our Metal Fabrication Shop at our Severn, MD Production Operations Facilities.
Role & Responsibilities
• Individual will independently, with minimal supervision, program, set-up, and operate 3 and 4 axis vertical CNC machines.
• Will modify CNC programs to obtain optimum machine utilization and minimize scrap loss ensuring proper tool usage.
• Experience with CNC programming software such as MasterCam, SmartCam and Solidworks.
• Work from blueprints, rough sketches, production diagrams, engineering drawings and verbal instructions to fabricate a variety of complex machined components.
• Makes complex shop calculations to layout difficult patterns and determine tooling feeds and speeds.
• Familiar with a wide variety of materials including aluminum, steel, copper, brass, plastics and exotics.
• Utilize drill presses, manual milling machines and lathes, sanders, and other hand and powered tools.
• Support prototype development activities, working with mechanical design engineers on the manufacturability of prototype machined parts and assemblies relative to form, fit and function and based on the shops capabilities.
• Perform in-process inspections using micrometers, calipers, and other precision-measuring instruments.
• Inspects work for conformance to specifications.
• May set-up and make "first-article" check on difficult production runs. May prepare recommendations for improvements in methods or processes relative to improved productivity and quality.
• Experience with CNC punch presses, CNC brakes, and shears is desired. Fabricated metal finishing, painting or powder coating experience a plus.
Basic Qualifications:
• Experience programming and operating 3 axis CNC milling machines
• Experience with Solidworks CAD software and MasterCam or similar software tools
• Experience identifying raw materials required for fabrication
• Experience fabricating complex electronic enclosures
• Experience providing labor and material estimate for prototype and production builds
• Ability to work in an automated factory using digital work instructions or travelers
• Ability to acquire and maintain a security clearance
Desired Skills:
• Experience working in a Space manufacturing environment
• Experience supporting DFM and MRR reviews
• Experience fabricating sheet metal chassis' and components to include CNC punches and welding
• Experience programming and operating 4 or 5 axis CNC milling machines
• Experience painting, powder coating, engraving and silk screening
• Experience with a quality management system such as AS9100 and ability to support internal audits and recurring surveillance audits
• Ability to develop digital travelers
• Active Secret security clearance
Security Clearance Statement: This position requires a government security clearance, you must be a US Citizen for consideration.
Clearance Level: 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
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 $67,900 - $119,715. 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.
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.
At Lockheed Martin, we use our passion for purposeful innovation to help 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, develop, 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. We place an emphasis on empowering our employees by fostering an inclusive environment built upon integrity and corporate responsibility.
If this sounds like a culture you connect with, you're invited to apply for this role. Or, if you are unsure whether your experience aligns with the requirements of this position, we encourage you to search on Lockheed Martin Jobs, and apply for roles that align with your qualifications.
Experience Level: Hourly/Non-Exempt
Business Unit: SPACE
Relocation Available: Possible
Career Area: Manufacturing
Type: Full-Time
Shift: First