Skunkworks - Staff Systems Manufacturing Engineer- Vehicle Systems

Job ID: 723941BR Date posted: Apr. 09, 2026

Description:Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company, home of the world-renowned Skunk Works®, turns visionary aircraft into reality and is known for building the finest military aircraft in the world. This recognition is continually earned through our commitment to relentless research and development of high-performance aircraft, continuously seeking innovative, low-cost design and manufacturing strategies, and delivering operational readiness for our customers' missions to ensure continued relevancy for the life cycle of our products.

In this role, you will immediately impact the business with your ingenuity, creativity, and ideas that will be the catalyst for future business. If you are craving an opportunity where you are invited to be passionate, push the envelope, and think outside of the box, this opportunity with our Skunk Works may be just for you. We ensure those we serve always stay ahead of ready.

As a Manufacturing Engineer in Skunk Works®, you will play a critical role as liaison between our design engineering teams and the elite women and men responsible for building tomorrow's future in an advanced manufacturing and technology facility.

You will be an aerospace vehicle systems (fuel, hydraulic, electrical, etc.) expert that will work amongst a team of specialized and professional engineers to lead producibility reviews, develop manufacturing plans, and guide work instructions generation to directly support the shop floor.

Our team is in development, and there will be an expectation to develop, shape, and document processes for manufacturing engineering standard work. As a vehicle systems expert, you will also mentor earlier career engineers on the discipline. We work cross functionally and engage other organizations as needed to support our common program goals.

This position is in Marietta, GA.

This role may require infrequent travel, extended hours, and possible weekend/off-hour support. We work full time on site. Our team supports programs that may require additional special access in addition to a DoD Secret clearance. This is required prior to start.

Key duties for this position include:

• Serve as subject matter expert across vehicle systems (fuel, hydraulic, electrical, etc.)
• Work in parallel with design engineering; quality engineering; supply chain organizations; environmental safety and health; and production operations
• Create 3D manufacturing simulations to drive efficiency throughout the build of our product; perform clash detections; and sequence assembly tasks for the lifecycle of the program
• Review critical designs and provide design for manufacturability feedback of all 3D engineering models to reduce cost and positively impact performance at suppliers across the country
• Create Manufacturing Engineering Statement of Work contractual requirements
• Interface with shop floor personnel to help resolve build issues and implement process improvements to increase efficiency

What's In It For You:

From onsite to remote, we offer flexible work schedules to comprehensive benefits investing in your future and security, 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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This position is in Marietta, GA Discover Marietta.

Basic Qualifications:

Basic Qualifications :

• Experience supporting vehicle systems in a production environment
• Experience with production operations and/or design engineering
• 3DX software CAD experience
• Experience working with aircraft systems to include checkouts
• Active DoD Clearance with an investigation within the last five (5) years AND the ability to obtain and maintain special program access per business requirements

Desired Skills:

• Bachelor's degree (STEM preferred) with 8+ years experience
• Experience working with fuel, hydraulic, and electrical systems
• Experience with program start-ups with Manufacturing / Assembly / Production processes
• Airframe & Powerplant (A&P) Certificate
• Project management experience
• Atlassian Confluence and JIRA experience
• Strong technical and problem-solving skills in vehicle systems manufacturing and test
• Experience with Root Cause and Corrective Action and FMEA
• Demonstrated ability to plan, coordinate, and set up production work cells and facility layout changes
• Demonstrated ability to work in a collaborative environment or independently to solve problems in a timely manner
• Demonstrated understanding of engineering blueprints, process specifications, manufacturing planning, and developing work instructions
• Ability to eff