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Controls Mechanical Engineer

Job in Sunnyvale, Santa Clara County, California, 94087, USA
Listing for: Lockheed Martin
Full Time position
Listed on 2026-06-21
Job specializations:
  • Engineering
    Systems Engineer, Automation & Mechatronics Engineer
Salary/Wage Range or Industry Benchmark: 80000 - 100000 USD Yearly USD 80000.00 100000.00 YEAR
Job Description & How to Apply Below
Position: Staff Controls Mechanical Engineer

Controls Engineer – Sunnyvale, CA

Lockheed Martin Space – Mechanical Ground Support Equipment (MGSE) team

Responsibilities
  • Implement upgrades on existing PLC‑based consoles, including wiring and calibration.
  • Collaborate with Manufacturing and other Controls Engineers to integrate new technologies into the production flow.
  • Verify work by performing system checkouts, provide training and assistance, and support ongoing maintenance of equipment and software; safety is of utmost importance prior to release into production.
Basic Qualifications
  • Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or a closely related technical field, or equivalent hands‑on experience.
  • Proficiency with Allen Bradley Control Logix/Compact Logix, Power Flex VFDs, and safety PLC concepts.
  • Experience creating/operator interfaces in Factory Talk View SE/ME and Panel View.
  • Strong knowledge of Ethernet TCP/IP, Modbus TCP, Ether Net/IP, and industrial network troubleshooting.
  • Hands‑on experience programming National Instruments cDAQ/PCI DAQ hardware in LabVIEW (VI development, data logging).
  • Familiarity with a variety of industrial sensors and interfacing electronics (force, displacement, temperature, limit switches).
  • Ability to read and understand controls schematics, backplane layouts, and wiring.
  • Proven understanding of building automated and mechanical systems.
  • Combined skills in mechanics & pneumatics.
  • U.S. citizenship required.
Desired Skills
  • Experience using Zuken E3.cable for generating and modifying cable drawings.
  • Solid modeling, drafting, and GD&T tolerancing experience.
  • Experience with custom motor VFD tuning.
  • CAD experience using CREO.
  • Experience with server/stepper motors, linear actuators, pneumatics.
  • Software/Process multithreading (C#/, XML, Visual Studio, LabVIEW, SQL, PHP, and Linux languages).
  • Web services and SQL database experience.
  • Experience with programming, robotics, and systems development.
  • Experience with IO-Link and OPC UA protocols.

Equal Opportunity Employer Statement: Lockheed Martin is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified candidates will be considered without regard to legally protected characteristics.

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