Standard Job Description
Experienced engineer advancing innovative aircraft concepts within the Conceptual Design team, mentoring junior team members, and ensuring rigorous standards across programs. Works independently and contributes to strategy alignment across sites.
Key Responsibilities
- Develop, implement, and execute technical standards and associated processes for conceptual design
- Partner with deployed Conceptual Designers to deliver high-quality support on programs
- Lead and mentor early career engineers
- Collaborate across sites to align design strategies with program objectives
- Ensure compliance with all aircraft design competencies and regulatory requirements
- Plan and lead aircraft design projects
- Implement conceptual design trade studies and identify optimal solutions using LM Aero Rapid Conceptual Design process
- Work with sizing and analysis tools for multidisciplinary optimization
- Possibly develop analytical tools, modifications, coding and testing
What’s In It For You
We are committed to supporting your work‑life balance and overall well‑being, offering flexible scheduling options. Learn more about Lockheed Martin’s comprehensive benefits package here. 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.
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Further Information About This Opportunity
You will need to be a US Citizen, and currently possess and be able to maintain a US DoD SECRET clearance, to support this government contract, as well as successfully pass a drug and background check, in order to meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information.
This position is in Fort Worth, TX Discover Fort Worth.
Basic Qualifications
- Engineering degree from an accredited university.
- Experience leading multidisciplinary design teams, such as serving as a configuration or air vehicle lead.
- Full proficiency in one or more CAD systems such as Catia V5, 3DX, SolidWorks, NX, or similar (Catia V5 or 3DX preferred).
- Significant experience with aircraft configuration design, sizing, and synthesis
- Experience representing the company to stakeholder audiences.
- Experience leading technical reviews.
Desired Skills
- Experience lofting aircraft outer mold lines (OMLs) and/or flowpaths (IMLs) in support of high fidelity discipline analysis
- Experience developing internal aircraft packaging models and inboard layouts.
- Experience executing conceptual trades such as engine selection, planform selection, control effector layout, landing gear layout, etc.
