Mechanical Design Engineer, Staff
Lockheed Martin
Orlando, FL · Posted October 29, 2026
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Standard Job Description
Lockheed Martin is a global security and aerospace company that employs approximately 114,000 people worldwide and is principally engaged in the research, design, development, manufacture, integration, and sustainment of advanced technology systems, products, and services. Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control (MFC) is one of four Lockheed Martin business areas.
We are seeking to hire a Staff Mechanical Design Engineer for our Orlando, FL site. You will be the a Mechanical Design Engineer supporting the F-35 EOTS sensor Team. Our team supports the design, production and sustainment of the EOTS sensor and window, ensuring that mechanical solutions meet performance, cost, and schedule goals across a high-rate manufacturing environment.
What You Will Be Doing:
As the Mechanical Design Engineer you will support the production floor, supply base and work new developmens across the sensor and window teams. You will resolve part discrepancies, drive MRBE actions, and collaborate with a diverse set of engineers, suppliers and operations personnel.
Your responsibilities will include:
Developing 3D CREO models, interpreting drawings and GD&T, and performing tolerance analyses to support part design and production.
Acting as the first line of defense for part discrepancies and design related production issues, tracking and responding to MRBE quality notifications and supplier deviation waivers.
Providing day to day production support by coordinating with Engineering, Quality, Operations, Production Planning and Global Supply Chain teams.
Communicating technical status, risks and corrective actions clearly and proactively to a broad stakeholder audience.
Updating and maintaining configuration control and part data in Apriso (or comparable LM tools) and ensuring data accuracy across the supply chain.
Developing and releasing mechanical design changes, release packages and documentation that meet missile design standards.
Supporting root cause investigations and corrective action plans for production line issues.
Facilitating supplier interactions, conducting technical reviews and ensuring that supplier provided parts meet mechanical specifications.
Traveling occasionally to supplier sites or other program locations to validate parts and resolve issues on site.
Basic Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in mechanical or aerospace engineering with a minimum of 7 years of relevant experience.
Proficient in PTC CREO and Windchill.
Experience with Geometric Dimensioning & Tolerancing.
Experience with Microsoft Office.
Candidate must possess or have the ability to obtain a DoD Secret level security clearance.
Desired Skills
Experience with Model-Based Definition (MBD) Design
Willingness to occasionally travel.
Leadership experience, leading tasking and decision making over small or large teams.
Experience with hardware build, integration and testing
Prior Opto-Mechanical experience.
Active Secret Clearance.
Pay Information
Full-Time Salary Range: $104900.00 - $194700.00
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The salary range for this position is as listed on the requisition. Please note that the salary information listed is a general guideline only. Lockheed Martin considers factors such as (but not limited to) scope and responsibilities of the position, candidate's work experience, education/ training, key skills as well as market(work location) and business considerations when extending an offer.
Benefits offered: Medical, Dental, Vision, Flexible work arrangements and schedules (e.g., 4x10), 401(k) match, Paid time off, Holidays, Parental Leave, EAP, Flexible Spending Accounts, Education Assistance, Life Insurance, Short-Term Disability, and Long-Term Disability.
Annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation programs may be offered depending on the position. Payments under these annual programs are not guaranteed and can vary from year to year and are tied to a range of performance metrics.
For (Washington state applicants only) Non-represented full-time employees: accrue at least 10 hours per month of Paid Time Off (PTO) to be used for incidental absences and other reasons; receive at least 90 hours for holidays. Represented full time employees accrue 6.67 hours of Vacation per month; accrue up to 52 hours of sick leave annually; receive at least 96 hours for holidays. PTO, Vacation, sick leave, and holiday hours are prorated based on start date during the calendar year.