Corrective Action Manufacturing Engineer; Level 2

Company Overview

We are Lockheed Martin. Skunk Works® is on the leading edge of manufacturing innovation. We continually look for ways to improve processes and performance while extracting cost by focusing on the areas of subsystems installation and integration.

• Work corrective actions for discrepancies in a manufacturing environment across multiple portions of the build.
• Conduct critical reviews of processes to identify gaps and close the process gaps with the intent of reducing variation and discrepancies in the build.
• Collaborate with quality engineering and production operations to triage repeat failure modes in a production environment.
• Utilize lean six sigma toolsets to identify root causes and develop corrective action plans.
• Lead corrective action investigations and engage with members of cross-functional teams.
• Collaborate with team members to explore out‑of‑the‑box thinking and contribute to product improvement initiatives.

We offer flexible work schedules to comprehensive benefits investing in your future and security. Do you want to be part of a company culture that empowers employees to think big, lead with a growth mindset, and make the impossible a reality? We provide the resources and give you the flexibility to enable inspiration and focus
-if you have the passion and courage to dream big, work hard, and have fun doing what you love then we want to build a better tomorrow with you.

You are a multi‑faceted teammate able to communicate and function effectively on an engineering team to create a collaborative environment that allows for the establishment of mission goals. Self‑motivated and inspired, you thrive in an environment where you are empowered to work your craft, never settling for the bare minimum.

This position is located in Palmdale, CA.

• Bachelor’s degree
• Experience working in a manufacturing environment working cross functionally with other disciplines including quality assurance, production operations, design engineering, industrial engineer, project engineer, manufacturing engineering, and/or process engineering
• Experience supporting air vehicle assembly and part assembly including some combination of the following: composites fabrication, metallics fabrication, structural assembly, systems installation, test operations
• Experience in integrated corrective action, cause map development, RCCA
• Active secret security clearance with an investigation in the last 5 years or enrollment in CE
• Ability to obtain special program access within 3 months of start

• STEM degree preferred with 2+ years of experience
• Black belt certification
• PMP (Project Management Professional) Certification
• Experience with audit teams or performing process audits
• Experience with facilitating kaizen events and tiger team efforts.
• Demonstrated ability to drive issues to closure and develop preventative action plan to limit failures in the future.
• Demonstrated understanding of engineering blueprints, model based engineering, process specifications and manufacturing planning.
• Self‑starter with ability to operate with limited direction.
• Experience working in 3D modelling software (CATIA, Creo, Solid Works, Nx), Product Lifecycle Manager (PLM) programs (e.g. 3DX, Teamcenter, PDM, etc.), and MES (Manufacturing Execution Systems) programs (iBASEt, SAP, etc.).

This position requires a government security clearance, you must be a US Citizen for consideration.

Secret with Investigation or CV date within 5 years

Expression of Interest:
By applying to this job, you are expressing interest in this position and could be considered for other career opportunities where similar skills and requirements have been identified as a match. Should this match be identified you may be contacted for this and future openings.

Onsite Full‑time:
The work associated with this position will be performed onsite at a designated Lockheed Martin facility.

Lockheed Martin supports a variety of alternate work schedules that provide additional…