Applications Engineer Senior - E3

At Lockheed Martin Aeronautics, we're taking innovation to new heights! From designing the most advanced air vehicles to developing next-generation production systems, our engineers live on the cutting-edge of technology. Never have the opportunities for a technical career been so limitless.

At Lockheed Martin Aeronautics, we're taking innovation to new heights! From designing the most advanced air vehicles to developing next-generation production systems, our engineers live on the cutting-edge of technology. Never have the opportunities for a technical career been so limitless.

The Advanced Manufacturing Technology team comprises high‑performing subject matter experts in several manufacturing‑focused fields:
Robotics Automation, Metrology, Advanced Materials, and Human‑Machine Collaboration. By fostering creativity, teamwork, and diverse perspectives, we leverage the latest technologies to unlock boundless potential and stay “Ahead of Ready,” making life easier and more productive for our production customers.

If you’re passionate about solving complex technical challenges, inventing new ways to improve manufacturing processes, and working with cutting‑edge technology, our Senior Applications Engineering position may be a perfect fit for you.

We explore everything from lasers and robots to advanced assembly techniques and augmented reality in support of Aero’s complex production systems.

Whether you thrive on prototyping innovations on the shop floor or managing the integration of novel technologies, Advanced Manufacturing Technology will help you hone critical skill sets that advance Lockheed Martin’s state of the art.

In this role, you will make a direct impact on our customers and stakeholders by developing and integrating cutting‑edge manufacturing technologies, delivering novel capabilities and substantial cost savings across production systems. As a technical problem solver, you will influence every stage of the product life cycle - from design, development, testing, and implementation to the ongoing maintenance of advanced processes and business‑analytics tools.

This role’s focus will be on driving innovation and efficiency into our commodity fabrication capabilities, covering electrical harness fabrication, tube fabrication, and machining. You will be uniquely positioned to identify improvement opportunities, foster collaborative relationships with stakeholders, strengthen the overall team and site performance, and generate financial benefits for Lockheed Martin as a creative engineer on our team.

• Serve as a subject matter expert on fabrication capabilities and automation.
• Execute project‑management functions for both government‑funded and internally‑funded Advanced Manufacturing Technology (AMT) projects, including budget and schedule oversight, status reporting, and cost‑benefit analysis.
• Provide technical status updates and troubleshoot issues for Production Operations build areas supporting AMT projects.
• Engage in direct collaboration with shop‑floor personnel to prototype, test, and validate new technology concepts.

Gathers information concerning the capabilities of company products; investigates the technical capabilities of company products and competing equipment; stays abreast of developments in hardware and software; analyzes customer problems; assists in designing systems to satisfy customer needs. Prepares equipment analysis to instruct sales force and customers in equipment capabilities. May prepare and present sales proposals.

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college in a related technical discipline or equivalent experience
• Work experience in…