Senior Mechanical Engineer (Systems Stress Analysis)

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Come join our team as our next Orion Systems Stress Analyst!

As a key member of the Orion Systems Stress Analysis team, you will develop and integrate system-level Finite Element Models (FEMs), perform rigorous model integrity checks, and run simulations across all mission events. You’ll manage analysis results in a centralized database, apply complex loads and environments through close cross-team coordination, and provide results to guide design enhancements and support verification/validation of evolving mission requirements. This role is critical to ensuring structural integrity and mission success for Human rated exploration-class spacecraft.

Key Responsibilities include:

Develop, maintain, and integrate system-level Finite Element Models (up to 8M+ DOF) using Femap and Nastran

Coordinate with Integrated Product Teams (IPTs) to build component models for inclusion in system FEMs and conduct model integrity checks

Execute simulations for all mission events (launch, orbit, separation, landing, etc.) and validate results

Manage and maintain numerical analysis results in a structured database environment

Define and apply realistic loads and environments to complex spacecraft models via cross-team coordination with flight sciences disciplines

Support verification and validation (V&V) activities with Systems Engineering

Generate performance metrics, status reports, and documentation for Program Management

Other Responsibilities include:

Perform stress, fatigue, and fracture analyses of flight hardware

Disposition flight hardware discrepancies

Support static structural testing campaigns and result correlation

Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to ensure analysis alignment with mission objectives

Researches, plans, designs and develops mechanical products and systems such as instruments, controls, robots, engines, machines and mechanical, thermal hydraulic or heat transfer systems for production, transmission, measurement, and use of energy. Applies research to the planning, design, development, and testing of mechanical and/or electromechanical systems, instruments, controls, engines, and/or machines.

A Master's degree is strongly preferred for this position

Experience with TMP Slim/Vision and other forms of simulation data management

Experience with Linux-based High Performance Computing (HPC) systems

Experience with SQL database development

Experience with Matlab, Python, VBA or other programming languages

Demonstrated ability to manage multiple assignments and customers, simultaneously and independently

Hardware experience, including design, analysis, assembly, Integration and Test

Knowledge of human rated structural verification requirements of spacecraft structures

Experience with NASA’s Fracture Control system

Experience performing crack growth analysis with NASGRO

Experience in manufacturing environment and dispositioning of discrepant hardware

Experience with static structural testing

Experience performing fatigue analysis

Experience analyzing composite material systems

Experience using EPDM Windchill

Knowledgeable of, and possesses experience with, NASA’s Artemis Program

Excellent verbal/written communication, presentation and interpersonal skills with technical and non-technical audiences

US Citizenship required with the ability to obtain or maintain a Secret security clearance

Proficient in AI prompting as it applies to this position and practice

Pay Information

Full-Time Salary Range: $85300.00 - $158300.00

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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.