Materials & Processes Engineer, Contamination Control

Job Description

As a Contamination Control Engineer in the Core Contamination Parts Materials and Processes (CPMP) group, you’ll contribute to a broad range of projects in an operations environment, delivering subject matter expertise to technical engineering, payload operations, satellite processing support, and support operations across Lockheed Martin Programs. You will work side‑by‑side with designers, test and manufacturing engineers to develop and evaluate new technology to withstand hostile environments.

• Provide support to Lockheed Martin based Denver programs by analyzing test data and performing related engineering duties.
• Execute Contamination Control technical engineering assignments.
• Participate in the selection, qualification, testing, and failure analysis of materials and processes; prepare technical and progress reports; develop specifications; evaluate suppliers; and analyze test reports.
• Coordinate with Design Engineering, Manufacturing, Quality Engineering, and Procurement teams.

• 1+ year(s) of professional experience in contamination, materials, or process (PMP) related work.
• Experience with clean rooms, precision cleaning, materials testing, or thermal vacuum test.
• Familiarity with industry contamination standards and/or analytical equipment.
• Willingness or ability to obtain/maintain a TS/SCI security clearance; US citizenship required.

• Understanding and application of IEST-STD-CC1246, ISO-14644, ASTM E 1548, and analytical laboratory equipment or techniques for specialized contamination monitoring.
• Experience in non‑conformance and failure analysis disposition.
• Experience establishing and implementing technical requirements (specifications, program plans/requirements, etc.).
• Experience implementing contamination control for space applications or related fields.
• Experience with precision cleaning of hardware or producing verification products for government customers.
• Knowledge of materials and processes for product development, improvement, design, application, and production.
• Comfortable working around critical, high‑value hardware.
• Experience with system‑level integration and test, including environmental requirements related to the assembly of space systems.
• Experience creating and implementing cleanroom hardware, facility, and personnel requirements.
• Ability to create and update instructions and procedures.
• Experience collaborating with customers and teammates.
• Active or current Top Secret clearance.

Onsite, full‑time at a designated Lockheed Martin facility in Denver, Colorado.