Manufacturing Engineer

Manufacturing Engineer – (21020-1)Client: Lockheed MartinLocation: Palmdale, CADuration: 12 Months+ CTH (Performance Based)Salary: OpenSummary:Performs in a collaborative environment to develop and author manufacturing processes, procedures and production layouts for assemblies, equipment installation, processing, fabrication, and material handling.Leverages understanding of materials and processes to define operations procedures and build sequences to drive operational excellence.Evaluates performance of equipment and tools to verify their efficiency and investigates and initiates corrective action of problems and deficiencies to ensure operational excellence.Provides input to product design regarding design concepts and specification requirements to best utilize equipment and manufacturing techniques.Works within a model-based engineering environment (3DX). Position requires periodic travel.Must have extensive experience in aerospace manufacturing operations.Must have the personal attributes conducive to work within an IPT (Integrated Product Team).Must have the ability, technical background and confidence to work independently and make critical program decisions.Preferred experience with complete integrated air vehicle designs.Required Experience:Secret security clearance. Ability to obtain SAP within 6 weeks of submission.Minimum 3-year experience with 3DX usageMinimum 10 year cumulatively working with structural assembly / fabrication tools for aerospace vehicles or similarHighly proficient in GD&T and blueprint readingFamiliar with Lockheed Martin processes and proceduresDevelopment/ protype/ first article, program support (new product introduction)Metallic part machining working knowledgeRecent experience with Catia V5 or 3DX (at least 3 years in the last 5 years).Minimum 10 year cumulatively designing structural tools.Minimum 7 year cumulatively industry aero experience.Experience creating 2D technical design drawings (Blueprints).