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Job Description
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.
OVERVIEW:
At Lockheed Martin, your work has real impact. Every day our teams design and deliver satellites and spacecraft that:
• Provide early warning for severe weather and global threats
• Connect troops and critical missions across the globe
• Enable GPS navigation for billions of people
• Support exploration and scientific discovery beyond our planet
But going to space is just the beginning. What matters most is what happens once we get there.
We're developing the next generation of intelligent satellites-spacecraft that operate like "smartphones in orbit," with software that can be updated in flight to adapt to changing mission needs. These innovations are redefining what's possible in space.
If you're driven to solve hard problems, push technical boundaries, and contribute to missions that truly matter, we want you on our team.
Lockheed Martin Space - Your Mission is Ours.
What does this role look like?
• Lead structural dynamics analyses that shape the performance and survivability of missile and spacecraft flight hardware, from early concept through flight.
• Develop, refine, and own high-fidelity dynamic models using both in-house and industry-standard tools to simulate mechanical loads, deployment mechanisms, and complex separation events.
• Drive loads development at both the component and system level, translating real-world environments into actionable design criteria and validated engineering solutions.
• Plan and execute dynamic and static test campaigns-including separation events-then synthesize results into clear, data-driven insights that influence design decisions.
• Partner across a multidisciplinary engineering team to perform design trades, guide architecture decisions, and ensure structural integrity throughout the product lifecycle.
• Define and support dynamic test requirements, oversee test execution, and lead data reduction and correlation efforts to ensure alignment between analysis and test.
• Communicate complex technical findings with clarity and confidence, delivering high-quality documentation and presenting to internal teams, customers, and program leadership at key design reviews and technical forums.
This role offers the opportunity to work at the forefront of spacecraft structural dynamics, collaborating across multidisciplinary teams to ensure mission success.
Important Details
• This position is full-time onsite at our Huntsville, AL, Sunnyvale, CA or Littleton, CO campuses
• The ability to obtain and maintain a Secret security clearance, thus US Citizenship is required.
Basic Qualifications
• Bachelor's degree in Aerospace, Structural, or Mechanical Engineering or similar technical field
• 4+ years of professional work experience performing rigid body kinematics and/or dynamics simulation
• 2+ years of experience performing multi-body dynamics using MSC ADAMS or equivalent
• Experience building and correlating multi-body dynamics models with test data for model validation
• Proficiency in programming and scripting using Matlab, Python, or equivalent
• Ability to obtain and maintain a Secret security clearance, thus US citizenship is required.
Desired skills
• Master's degree or PhD in Aerospace, Structural, or Mechanical Engineering with 10 years of rigid body kinematics and/or dynamics simulation experience
• Experience mentoring and training junior engineers in multi-body dynamics simulation techniques and best practices
• Proficiency performing kinematic/dynamic analysis of mechanisms, test support equipment, and stage separation
• Proficiency building and correlating multi-body dynamics models with test data for model validation
• Experience using NX/Nastran, Abaqus, ADAMS, LS-Dyna, Matlab, Mathcad and CREO for analysis of spacecraft, aircraft, or missiles
• Experience in the planning and execution of static, vibration, acoustic, modal, and shock testing for aerospace flight hardware
• Excellent communication skills-both written and verbal, self-motivated, and able and willing to support multiple projects
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EEO
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.
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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.
Other Important Information
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.
Work Schedule Information
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.
National Pay Statement
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 $85,500 - $150,765. 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.
This position is incentive plan eligible.
Premium Pay Statement
Pay Rate: The annual base salary range for this position in most major metropolitan areas in California, Massachusetts, and New York is $98,300 - $170,315. 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.
This position is incentive plan eligible.