26 engineering jobs found in Edwards Air Force Base, CA

Description: We are Lockheed Martin Candidate will support the F35 Lightning II program at Edwards AFB as a Flight Control Discipline Engineer. Candidate will work directly with the Flight Test team, pilots, and the Flight Control Systems (FCS) development IPT to plan, execute, and analyze flight test events that validate the aircraft’s digital fly by wire control laws, actuator performance, and integrated avionics functions. Job entails monitoring control law status displays, verifying actuator command fidelity, and troubleshooting anomalies in real time. Support root cause analysis for off nominal events and generate corrective action recommendations. Provide technical support to test pilots, flight test crews, and maintenance personnel as needed and assist in defining interfaces between flight control computers, sensors, actuators, and the flight deck and may contribute to the development of flight control laws using MATLAB/Simulink. **Must be a US Citizen. This position is...

Description: We are Lockheed Martin Experienced Flying Qualities Engineer to work on a high-performance F-35 flight test team. Contribute directly to timely release of increased capability to a sizable and growing JSF fleet through effective and safe test execution of multiple dedicated flight sciences aircraft. Collaborate and communicate well with test operations personnel, USAF technical leaders, IPT engineers in Fort Worth, and LM Leadership. Represent F-35 ITF (Integrated Test Force) FQ in multi-site and cross-organization technical interchanges and reviews. Part of a collaborative team that develops FQ test planning documentation and generates test cards. Participate in maneuver development and mission rehearsal simulations. Provide real-time control room monitoring for FQ during test execution. Perform post-flight analyses as needed to support anomaly resolution efforts. Coordinate closely with Flight Sciences Lead Engineer and Flight Science Engineering Manager on...

Description: You will be the Chief Engineer - X-59 for the Skunk Works which is responsible for delivering breakthrough quiet‑supersonic capability. What You Will Be Doing As the Chief Engineer - X-59 you will be responsible for steering the technical direction of the X‑59 program, safeguarding engineering excellence and ensuring the aircraft meets stringent performance, safety and contractual standards. Your responsibilities will include: Provide decisive technical leadership and oversight for all engineering disciplines supporting the X‑59 program. Partner with functional engineering teams, Program Managers and Technical Execution Leads to develop and sustain the X‑59 aircraft. Maintain rigorous configuration management and continued airworthiness of the X‑59 platform. Lead engineering review boards to verify that performance, technical and contractual requirements are met. Conduct peer reviews of other Skunk Works programs on an as‑required...

Description: We are Lockheed Martin Candidate will work within a small team of Structural Discipline Engineers in the pursuit of F-35 Envelope Expansion and Flight Sciences Weapons Integration. Candidate will integrate and test various weapon systems onto aircraft platforms, including the development of system design, testing, and certification plans. Candidate will provide technical expertise in the development and testing of loads analysis, conducting pre-flight load predictions across all flight phases. Candidates will develop and maintain technical documentation, including defining test plans and monitoring data during flight tests to evaluate structural performance. Candidate will be responsible for tracking instrumentation sensor placement, repairs, and troubleshooting, such as strain gauges and accelerometers and ensure test campaigns meet safety protocols and airworthiness regulations. **Must be a US Citizen. This position is located at a facility that requires special...

Description: You will be the Structural Dynamics Engineer for the Advanced Development Program (ADP) which is responsible for cutting‑edge aerospace research and development. What You Will Be Doing As the Structural Dynamics Engineer you will be responsible for conducting flutter analyses and supporting dynamic testing for advanced aircraft concepts. You will work within a highly technical team that drives innovation in structural dynamics. Your responsibilities will include: Conduct structural dynamics analyses and assess aircraft modifications, including nonlinear explicit dynamics. Provide assistance to other structural dynamics disciplines such as dynamic response and dynamic loads/buffet. Support flutter ground vibration test and flight test activities. Document flutter analysis results, ground and flight test plans, and outcomes. Coordinate with internal Integrated Product Teams (IPTs) and interact with external IPTs and suppliers....

Description: We are Lockheed Martin Join Lockheed Martin Aeronautics' cutting-edge team at the Advanced Development Programs (Skunk Works®) in Palmdale, California, as a full-time Subsystem Design Engineer. Dive into the heart of aerospace innovation, where you'll craft and refine aircraft subsystem designs, tackle technical challenges head-on, and ensure flawless installations. Your role will involve everything from developing and validating new designs to troubleshooting malfunctions, all while collaborating with a diverse array of teams and stakeholders. If you're ready to soar with the best in the industry and leave your mark on the future of aviation, this is the opportunity you've been waiting for. Responsibilities for this position may include: - Develop, test, and validate new and modified subsystem designs - Troubleshoot system malfunctions to determine root cause and corrective action - Create and maintain 3-D CATIA models, assemblies and installations, system...

Description: We are Lockheed Martin Join Lockheed Martin Aeronautics' cutting-edge team at the Advanced Development Programs (Skunk Works®) in Palmdale, California, as a full-time Subsystem Design Engineer. Dive into the heart of aerospace innovation, where you'll craft and refine aircraft subsystem designs, tackle technical challenges head-on, and ensure flawless installations. Your role will involve everything from developing and validating new designs to troubleshooting malfunctions, all while collaborating with a diverse array of teams and stakeholders. If you're ready to soar with the best in the industry and leave your mark on the future of aviation, this is the opportunity you've been waiting for. Responsibilities for this position may include: - Develop, test, and validate new and modified subsystem designs - Troubleshoot system malfunctions to determine root cause and corrective action - Create and maintain 3-D CATIA models, assemblies and installations, system...

Description: We are Lockheed Martin As a Flight Test Engineer you will be responsible for leading the flight test engineering team in planning and implementing flight test program(s); coordinating test program activities with manufacturing, test site resources, engineering system specialists, and other organizations; ensuring proper configuration of the test article is specified and coordinated, as well as the proper test fixtures, sites, specialized equipment, and personnel availability to support the planned tests; and creating the test cards, conducting the pre- and post-test briefings, and directing and conducting the actual test mission from the control room (TD and TC). Maintain detailed specific knowledge of all aspects of the missions they are responsible for: Test Procedures, Aircraft Operating Limitations & Flight Clearance Limitations Compliance, Test Execution Package requirements and safety planning, including General Minimizing Procedures, Test Hazard Analyses,...

Description: You will be the Mechanical Design Engineer Staff - Skunkworks for the Skunkworks team which is responsible for delivering cutting‑edge mechanical solutions for advanced aerospace systems. What You Will Be Doing As the Mechanical Design Engineer Staff - Skunkworks you will be responsible for turning complex concepts into flight‑qualified hardware that enables next‑generation missions. Your responsibilities will include: Designing electromagnetic and RF components, including antennas and radomes, to meet stringent performance criteria. Developing support structures and composite/metallic components for high‑stress, flight‑qualified hardware. Creating full‑scale RCS/RF test fixtures and ensuring they are calibrated for accurate data collection. Integrating mechanical designs with classified projects and providing technical support throughout the development lifecycle. Collaborating with cross‑functional teams to validate designs...

Description: The successful applicant will perform mechanical design of electromagnetic/RF components, antennas, radomes, support structures, flight qualified hardware, composite/metallic component/structures, full scale RCS/RF test fixtures, and will provide support to other classified activities. Basic Qualifications: - Bachelor's Degree in Aerospace/Mechanical Engineering or related STEM degree - Working knowledge of CATIA V5, 3DExperience, or similar CAD experience. - Experience with detail part / assembly design. - Working knowledge of geometric dimensioning and tolerancing (GD&T) - The candidate is not expected to be an expert, but should have knowledge in the fields of technical design and fabrication of metallic/composites materials. - Experience with design/integration of air vehicle platform(s) or aerospace components. Desired Skills: - Experience with mechanical design of Electromagnetic/RF components, electrical packaging, power system layout, and circuit board...

Description: You will be the Research Scientist for the ADP SLO team which is responsible for driving engineering support across design and production programs. What You Will Be Doing As the Research Scientist you will be responsible for providing engineering support to production, collecting and analyzing RCS data, and developing sustainment processes. Your responsibilities will include: Collect RCS data using specialized test equipment and interpret results to influence component serviceability. Develop processes and procedures for LO sustainment, including defect and repair effect assessments. Perform Stability‑Over‑Time analysis and contribute to intellectual‑property evaluations and patent applications. Coordinate inter‑departmental activities and research efforts related to materials and coatings applications. Support program decision‑making through data‑driven insights and recommendations. What’s In It For You We are committed to...

Description: We are Lockheed Martin Join Lockheed Martin Aeronautics' cutting-edge team at the Advanced Development Programs (Skunk Works®) in Palmdale, California, as a full-time Subsystem Design Engineer. Dive into the heart of aerospace innovation, where you'll craft and refine aircraft subsystem designs, tackle technical challenges head-on, and ensure flawless installations. Your role will involve everything from developing and validating new designs to troubleshooting malfunctions, all while collaborating with a diverse array of teams and stakeholders. If you're ready to soar with the best in the industry and leave your mark on the future of aviation, this is the opportunity you've been waiting for. Responsibilities for this position may include: - Develop, test, and validate new and modified subsystem designs - Troubleshoot system malfunctions to determine root cause and corrective action - Create and maintain 3-D CATIA models, assemblies and installations, system...

Description: We are Lockheed Martin Join Lockheed Martin Aeronautics' cutting-edge team at the Advanced Development Programs (Skunk Works®) in Palmdale, California, as a full-time Subsystem Design Engineer. Dive into the heart of aerospace innovation, where you'll craft and refine aircraft subsystem designs, tackle technical challenges head-on, and ensure flawless installations. Your role will involve everything from developing and validating new designs to troubleshooting malfunctions, all while collaborating with a diverse array of teams and stakeholders. If you're ready to soar with the best in the industry and leave your mark on the future of aviation, this is the opportunity you've been waiting for. Responsibilities for this position may include: - Develop, test, and validate new and modified subsystem designs - Troubleshoot system malfunctions to determine root cause and corrective action - Create and maintain 3-D CATIA models, assemblies and installations, system...

Description: We are Lockheed Martin Lockheed Martin Aeronautics in seeking a full-time Subsystem Design Engineer for the Advanced Development Programs (Skunk Works®) in Palmdale, California. A successful candidate will apply technical expertise in developing solutions to aircraft subsystems design and installation problems. Responsibilities for this position may include: - Develop, test, and validate new and modified subsystem designs - Troubleshoot system malfunctions to determine root cause and corrective action - Create and maintain 3-D CATIA models, assemblies and installations, system requirements, interface/supplier control drawings, performance specifications, system checkout procedures and statements of work - Create system requirements, trade studies, sub-component and flight test plans - Coordinate with suppliers, internal and external integrated product teams, management and the customer - Support manufacturing, ground/flight test and customer operating locations...

Description: We are Lockheed Martin Candidate will be instrumental in developing a Quality Management System to meet AS9100D Standard compliance. This includes collaborating with engineering and manufacturing counterparts to ensure quality requirements and standards are achieved. The candidate will design and implement inspection and testing processes including enabling new technologies based on business case analysis to achieve quality requirements in the most effective manner. Candidate will perform data analysis and identify corrective action and improvement opportunities. The selected candidate will ensure corrective measures meet acceptable reliability standards and that documentation is compliant with stated requirements. Areas of specialization may include design, production control, process analysis, product evaluation and reliability, or research and development as they apply to product or process quality. Certified in lean and six-sigma quality engineering...

Description: This exciting position is with our historic Skunk Works program. Skunk Works is an integral part of Lockheed's Aeronautics business area responsible for advanced systems development including conceptual design and rapid prototyping of clean sheet solutions and improvements and derivatives to existing systems. The ideal Skunk is an agile, multi-faceted teammate who loves to solve our customer's most difficult challenges. Our projects have supported the U-2, SR-71 Blackbird, F-22 Raptor, F-117 Nighthawk, and F-35 Lightning II. This engineering position is within the Low Observable (LO) Materials engineering team in Palmdale, CA. What You Will Be Doing This engineer's role will mainly focus on supporting F22 production and sustainment programs. The engineer will interface weekly with engineering teams and production personnel. The successful engineer will portray knowledge in a lab environment. They will perform research, testing and/or product development encompassing...

Description: As an industrial engineer you will work on a team of industrial engineers supporting a production team in the execution of program deliverables. Our team is responsible for work measurement, cost analysis, capacity requirements planning (reporting and analysis), capital project management and budget planning, discrete event simulation, and future business proposal analysis amongst other things. As an Industrial Engineer, you will support cross-functional improvement efforts for a production area, working closely with various teams to identify areas for improvement and implement changes. You will also perform data analysis, observations, and time studies to support cost driver analysis and process improvement. Your responsibilities will include: -Supporting cross-functional improvement efforts for a production area -Identifying areas of focus for production improvement across a wide scope - Work directly with and in support of the production operations team...

Description: You will be the Stress Analysis Engineer for the Advanced Development Programs (ADP) which is responsible for delivering groundbreaking aerospace solutions. What You Will Be Doing As the Stress Analysis Engineer you will be responsible for applying advanced analytical techniques to ensure the structural integrity of aircraft components and systems. Your responsibilities will include: Support Production and Sustainment Material Review Board (MRB) repairs to ensure discrepant parts or assemblies meet required strength standards. Perform stress analysis on composite and metallic materials, including sizing of detail parts and assessing the strength of primary and secondary aircraft structures and systems. Certify new and existing designs by performing strength analysis, releasing drawings, and preparing analysis reports. Evaluate and compare structural efficiency and weight for different structural arrangements and concepts through analysis...

Description: Sr. Skunk Works Antenna Engineer We are Lockheed Martin. For more than 80 years, Skunk Works has created revolutionary aircraft and technologies that push the boundaries of what is possible. What has been key to Skunk Works’ success? A group of “Skunks” – some of the most innovative, strategic and visionary thinkers around. Our team is looking for a highly qualified RF Engineer. The RF Engineer will conduct research and development efforts associated with Low Observable (LO) antennas, RF systems, radomes, and LO hardware integration. The candidate will provide technical support to internal research and development (IRAD) and contracted research and development (CRAD) projects; help drive technology development directions; and shape RF technology development roadmaps. Technical responsibilities include: system-level radome and antenna performance roll-up, radome and antenna performance verification, and full/large scale fixture design and test. The successful...

Description: You will be the Supplier Quality Engineer - Integrator for the Advanced Development Programs (ADP) team, which is responsible for ensuring the success of all suppliers on contract for assigned programs. This position includes being the lead for receiving inspection team. What You Will Be Doing As the Supplier Quality Engineer - Integrator, you will be responsible for applying advanced quality engineering principles to all aspects of the supplier's work with Lockheed throughout the product lifecycle. Your responsibilities will include: Ensuring the success of all suppliers on contract for assigned programs by promoting the SPM organization's involvement and collaborating with other departments. Performing technical evaluations, including contract reviews, supplier capability and capacity assessments, and manufacturing risk assessments. Leading cross-functional project teams to complete complex process improvement activities and engaging in product failure...