Manufacturing Engineer at Lockheed Martin Arlington, TX

Manufacturing Engineer – Lockheed Martin

Location:

Arlington, TX.

Position type:
Full‑time. Business Unit: MISSILES AND FIRE CONTROL. Shift: First. Experience Level: Experienced Professional.

As the Manufacturing Engineer for the Integrated Air & Missile Defense (IAMD) PAC‑3 Program Manufacturing Engineering team, you will drive manufacturing excellence for the PAC‑3 missile program. You will partner with design, production, quality, supply chain, and program stakeholders to ensure products are built on schedule, within cost, and to the highest quality and safety standards.

• Collaborate with Manufacturing Engineers, Production Operations, Program Management, and Financial Management to align engineering solutions with business goals.
• Manage and coordinate Notice of Change (NOC) and Production Line Validation (PLV) activities for both internal and external production sites.
• Apply data‑driven analysis to identify improvement opportunities and implement continuous‑improvement initiatives.
• Build strong relationships with customers and internal partners, ensuring clear communication of technical decisions and changes.
• Navigate complex situations across all organizational levels to achieve productive outcomes and maintain schedule integrity.

• Ability to obtain a Security Clearance.
• Bachelor's degree in an engineering discipline.
• Manufacturing background in mechanical, electrical, or assembly.
• Basic knowledge of Lean manufacturing principles, including interpretation of Statistical Process Control (SPC) charts and understanding of Process Capability (Cp/Cpk) and variability.
• Demonstrated ability to analyze and resolve technical process issues.
• Proficiency in MS Office tools.

• Active Secret clearance.
• Experience with SAP and/or an MRP production control system.
• PAC‑3 program experience.
• Experience with production tooling.
• Experience working with external vendors and manufacturing sites.
• Experience presenting to executive audiences.
• Experience using data analytics to optimize processes.
• Experience establishing/improving manufacturing build sequences.
• Experience with complex missile sub‑assemblies and Bill of Materials.

MUST BE A U.S. CITIZEN. The selected candidate must possess an Interim Secret clearance to start. The position requires a government security clearance.

Work schedule:

4 × 10‑hour day, 3 days off per week. Part‑time remote telework is available; selected employee will work part of the week remotely and part at a Lockheed Martin facility. Lockheed Martin supports a variety of alternate work schedules, including condensed schedules, to provide additional flexibility.

Lockheed Martin is an equal‑opportunity employer. Qualified candidates will be considered without regard to legally protected characteristics.

This position is in Dallas, TX. Further details about the Dallas, Texas location are available upon request.