JOB ID: 729562BR
Date posted: May. 27, 2026
Description:
Company Mission & Program Overview
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.
Key Duties & Responsibilities
If you are seeking a career that has tremendous impact beyond any one individual, then come be a part of our Production Operations (Prod Ops) team and programs supported. We are producing the next generation missiles, harnesses and chassis for Targets, Hypersonic and Mars vehicles.
This position is for a
Manufacturing Engineering Associate Manager
in
Courtland, AL
supporting electro/mech structure assembly, integration and test (AI&T) operations on
weekend first shift. This position could require some travel and support to other manufacturing operations.
Responsibilities include, but are not limited to, leading the technical team daily to meet engineering requirements, schedule and cost commitments, and providing production status to leadership.
Other primary responsibilities will include:
- Providing Manufacturing Engineer supervision, employee recruitment, selection and training, performance assessment, and assignment of engineering tasks.
- Technical leading the team for shop floor support, maintaining manufacturing plans, tooling requirements, engineering change implementation and coordinating changes in the build process within an electrical/mechanical manufacturing facility.
- Designing manufacturing processes, procedures and production layouts for assemblies, equipment installation, processing, machining and material handling.
- Designing of machine layout within plant facilities to ensure most efficient production capabilities.
- Creating procedures and operations for the fabrication of tools and equipment and other functions that affect product performance.
- Adapting machine or equipment design to factory and production conditions. May incorporate inspection and test requirements into the production plan.
- Inspecting performance of machinery, equipment, and tools to verify their efficiency, and investigating and initiating corrective action of problems and deficiencies to ensure product quality.
- Developing manufacturing processes that are applicable to statistical process control and may develop those techniques.
- Providing guidance to engineering regarding design concepts and specification requirements to best utilize equipment and manufacturing techniques.
- Ensuring processes and procedures are in compliance with regulations.
- Role will require communication with inter-organizational and outside customer contacts on routine matters and will provide solutions to a variety of technical problems.
Basic Qualifications:
- Manufacturing experience in assembly, integration, and/or test operations.
- Experience leading a technical team effort in a manufacturing factory environment.
- Ability to work the weekend shift (Thursday - Sunday)
- Must be a U.S. Citizen with the ability to obtain a U.S. DoD Secret Security Clearance. Interim Secret clearance required prior to start.
Desired Skills:
- Bachelors or Masters degree in Mechanical Engineering or related field.
- Formal or informal leadership experience.
- Experience presenting to senior government and/or Lockheed Martin leaders.
- Familiarity with Lockheed Martin Space Systems or industry equivalent processes (Earn Value Management Systems, Cost Accounting, Manufacturing Work Instructions, Routings, Production Orders, Bill of Materials, Qnotes, FFMEAs, FOE/FOD, etc.).
- Familiarity with Lockheed Martin Space Systems or industry equivalent tools (ERP/SAP, EPDM, VECAMS, PMP Database, etc.)
- Lean Manufacturing experience and/or Lean Six Sigma Green Belt or Black Belt certifications.
- Experience with Electro Static Discharge (ESD) and Ordnance Missile Assembly, Integration and Test (AI&T) operations.
- Proven Leadership and Management of Aerospace and Manufacturing products.
- Proven communication skills between Program, Engineering and Manufacturing.
- Proven production in flow troubleshooting skills.
- Basic tooling, fixture and equipment design experience.
- Basic knowledge of Additive Manufacturing CAD/CAM and 3D Printing.
- Ability to work independently with little to no direction.
Security Clearance Statement: This position requires a government security clearance, you must be a US Citizen for consideration.
Clearance Level: Secret
Other Important Information You Should Know
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.
Ability to Work Remotely: Onsite Full-time: The work associated with this position will be performed onsite at a designated Lockheed Martin facility.
Work Schedules: Lockheed Martin supports a variety of alternate work schedules that provide additional flexibility to our employees. Schedules range from standard 40 hours over a five day work week while others may be condensed. These condensed schedules provide employees with additional time away from the office and are in addition to our Paid Time off benefits.
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.
Join us at Lockheed Martin, where your mission is ours. Our customers tackle the hardest missions. Those that demand extraordinary amounts of courage, resilience and precision. They’re dangerous. Critical. Sometimes they even provide an opportunity to change the world and save lives. Those are the missions we care about.
As a leading technology innovation company, Lockheed Martin’s vast team works with partners around the world to bring proven performance to our customers’ toughest challenges. Lockheed Martin has employees based in many states throughout the U.S., and Internationally, with business locations in many nations and territories.
Experience Level: Experienced Professional
Business Unit: SPACE
Relocation Available: Possible
Career Area: Manufacturing
Type: Full-Time
Shift: First At Lockheed Martin, we apply our passion for purposeful innovation to keep people safe and solve the world's most complex challenges.
Pioneering Defense Technology: From aerospace to outer space to cyber space, you can innovate mission solutions alongside the best minds in the business.
United By Culture: Excellence, integrity, and collaboration define us. We accelerate change and embrace one another’s perspectives to win for our customers.
Real Impact, Real Growth: Grow your career and skills for life. Our wide array of opportunities and technology-driven learning programs enable your development and agility.
Your Health, Your Wealth, Your Life: Competitive pay, comprehensive benefits and flexible schedules designed so you thrive — at work and beyond.
Empowered to Be Your Best: Use your strengths to make a difference in the lives of one another, our customers, our communities, and our planet.
Here, the possibilities are endless because we offer:
Flexible Schedules, dependent on role
Levels: Student, Entry, Mid, Senior, Management
Locations: Nationwide & OCONUS Positions
