Dewar Process Integration Sr. Engineer / Level 3 / Santa Barbara, CA

Job Description

You will be a Senior Dewar Manufacturing Process Engineer for our team at Santa Barbara Focal Plane Lockheed Martin. Our team is dedicated to delivering world-class technology in the Aerospace and Defense Industry, and we're looking for a talented engineer to join our team.

What You Will Be Doing
Are you a creative engineer that enjoys manufacturing design, automation development, new product development and sustainment?

If so, come join the Dewar Engineering team at Santa Barbara Focal Plane Lockheed Martin. We take the vision of the IR sensor design team and develop the manufacturing build to meet the challenging system requirements our customers demand. You will bring your knowledge of materials, mechanical design, and machining to contribute and grow within a dynamic exciting team environment making world class technology in the Aerospace and Defense Industry.

The Senior Dewar Manufacturing Engineer is responsible for sustaining and develop manufacturing processes and equipment within the Integrated Dewar Cooler Assembly (IDCA) manufacturing line. Process areas include, but are not limited to; precision alignment, inspection, wire bonding, welding, soldering, vacuum baking, adhesive formulation, and dispense among others.

As a senior process engineer in this group, you will work with the System Design and Engineering team to design the assembly sequence (manufacturing router), tooling, and inspection requirements for new products introduced to the factory. You will perform sustainment activities on the existing production line to resolve defects and rework strategies. You will characterize process capabilities to meet product requirements and lead root cause corrective action activities to resolve production defects. You will also evaluate product life cycle, product hardware level requirements, and participate in production readiness reviews. You will bring your skill in data analytics to evaluate and propose improvement strategies to drive first pass yield improvements and perform pareto analysis for process and/or product related defects.

Why Join Us
You're a creative and innovative engineer who is passionate about manufacturing design, automation development, and new product development. As a Senior Dewar Manufacturing Engineer, you'll have the opportunity to work on challenging projects, collaborate with a talented team, and contribute to delivering world-class technology. If you're looking for a role that offers opportunities for growth, a dynamic work environment, and a commitment to excellence, this is the perfect opportunity for you.

We are committed to supporting your work-life balance and overall well-being, offering flexible scheduling options. Learn more about Lockheed Martin's comprehensive benefits package here.

Further Information About This Opportunity:
This position is located in Santa Barbara. Discover more about our Santa Barbara, California location.

The selected candidate must be able to obtain a secret clearance.

Basic Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in an engineering discipline
5+ years of experience with a Bachelor's degree or 3+ years of experience with a Master's degree in manufacturing or the aerospace and defense industry
Experience with mechanical design, statics, and machining requirements
Must be proficient in MS Office (Word, PowerPoint, Excel), familiar with DOE analysis, and have excellent engineering documentation skills and communication skills
Ability to obtain a secret clearance, which requires U.S. citizenship

Desired skills

Demonstrated experience with hermetic packaging
Experience using and formulating adhesive materials
Experience with creating models and drawing packages using CREO
Experience with programing such as G-Code
Strong critical thinking skills and solution driven
Experience in vacuum technology
Experience with automation / design for automation best practice
Demonstrated ability to manage and lead teams on projects of moderate complexity. Ability to interface effectively from the technician level to senior management

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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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.

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 $93,200 - $164,450. 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 $107,300 - $185,840. 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.