Senior Mechanical Engineer; Systems Stress Analysis

Position: Senior Mechanical Engineer (Systems Stress Analysis)
Requisition  Eligible?:
Yes

ERP amount: $50 LMRecognition

Relocation:
Possible Type:
Exempt

Shift: 1

Clearance Prior to Start:
None Final Clearance:
None Pay Transparency: $85,300.00 - $Experience Level: Experienced Professional FT/PT/Casual:
Full Time Department :
Space Business Unit:
Space Standard

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.

Come join our team as our next Orion Systems Stress Analyst!

As a key member of the Orion Systems Stress Analysis team, you will develop and integrate system-level Finite Element Models (FEMs), perform rigorous model integrity checks, and run simulations across all mission events. You’ll manage analysis results in a centralized database, apply complex loads and environments through close cross-team coordination, and provide results to guide design enhancements and support verification/validation of evolving mission requirements.

This role is critical to ensuring structural integrity and mission success for Human rated exploration-class spacecraft.

Key Responsibilities include:

Develop, maintain, and integrate system-level Finite Element Models (up to 8M+ DOF) using Femap and Nastran Coordinate with Integrated Product Teams (IPTs) to build component models for inclusion in system FEMs and conduct model integrity checks Execute simulations for all mission events (launch, orbit, separation, landing, etc.) and validate results

Manage and maintain numerical analysis results in a structured database environment

Define and apply realistic loads and environments to complex spacecraft models via cross-team coordination with flight sciences disciplines

Support verification and validation (V&V) activities with Systems Engineering Generate performance metrics, status reports, and documentation for Program Management Other

Responsibilities include:

Perform stress, fatigue, and fracture analyses of flight hardware

Disposition flight hardware discrepancies Support static structural testing campaigns and result correlation

Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to ensure analysis alignment with mission objectives

Researches, plans, designs and develops mechanical products and systems such as instruments, controls, robots, engines, machines and mechanical, thermal hydraulic or heat transfer systems for production, transmission, measurement, and use of energy. Applies research to the planning, design, development, and testing of mechanical and/or electromechanical systems, instruments, controls, engines, and/or machines.

Basic Qualifications Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in a related field, or equivalent combination of education and experience

Experience with FEMAP finite element model pre/post processor

Advanced knowledge of and experience with NASTRAN finite element solver

Proven experience leading and mentoring junior engineers with spacecraft structural analysis methods

Knowledge of structural…