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Materials & Processes Engineer, Contamination Control

Job in Littleton, Arapahoe County, Colorado, 80161, USA
Listing for: Lockheed Martin Corporation
Full Time position
Listed on 2026-06-16
Job specializations:
  • Engineering
    Quality Engineering, Manufacturing Engineer, Materials Engineer, Process Engineer
Job Description & How to Apply Below
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.

As a Contamination Control Engineer in the Core Contamination Parts Materials and Processes (CPMP) group, you'll work on a broad range of projects, in an operations environment, that will challenge you to learn and grow in your career. You will provide subject matter expertise to technical engineering, payload operations, satellite processing support, and support operations to a broad range of Lockheed Martin Programs.

You will be a part of the LM Space Contamination Control Engineering (CCE) team and may support programs at any portion of the spacecraft lifecycle. Working side by side with designers, test and manufacturing engineers, you'll use your education, experience and growing expertise to develop and evaluate new technology to survive in the most hostile of environments

In this role you will:
Provide support to Lockheed Martin based Denver programs by analyzing test data, and other engineering duties.
Perform Contamination Control technical engineering assignments
Participate in the selection, qualification, testing, and failure analysis of materials & processes, prepare technical and progress reports, prepare specifications, evaluate suppliers and analyze test reports.
Coordinate with other teams such as Design Engineering, Manufacturing, Quality Engineering, and Procurement

Typically looking for 1+ years of professional experience

We're looking for:
A self-starter who implements solutions to technical issues
A motivated individual who's able to work closely with a multidisciplinary and diverse team to resolve technical issues
Someone able to handle shifting priorities, multiple projects and timeline pressure to meet deadlines
Someone comfortable with communication

As an Materials Engineer level II working for the Contamination, Parts, Materials and Processes (CPMP) Core team you'll work on a broad range of projects that will challenge you to learn and grow in your career. This is an opportunity to support a dynamic team of Contamination Control Engineering (CCE) and Commercial Civil Space (CCS) Materials and Processes (M&P) engineers with expertise in Contamination Control, Composites, Metals, non-metals, coatings, etc.

and related Processes.

You can learn more about Denver, CO by visiting this link.

Learn more about Lockheed Martin's comprehensive benefits package.

Basic Qualifications

Contamination, materials or process (PMP) related background and/or field of study

Experience with clean rooms, precision cleaning, materials testing, or thermal vacuum test
Familiar with industry contamination standards and/or analytical equipment
Willingness/ability to obtain/maintain a TS/SCI security clearance; ship required

Desired skills

Understanding and application of IEST-STD-CC1246, ISO-14644, ASTM E 1548, analytical laboratory equipment or techniques that apply to specialized contamination monitoring equipment and tools
Non-conformance and failure analysis disposition experience
Experience establishing and implementing technical requirements (specifications, program plans/requirements, etc.)
Experience implementing contamination control for space applications or related field

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 working collaboratively with customers and teammates
Active or Current Top Secret

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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