Manufacturing Engineer
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Job Description
About Lockheed Martin:
Lockheed Martin applies its passion for purposeful innovation to keep people safe and solve the world’s most complex challenges. The company offers a variety of benefits including medical, dental, 401k, paid time off, work/life balance opportunities, career development, mentorship, and rewards & recognition. Employees also participate in community volunteer work, contributing over 850,000 hours annually.
Job Description: Manufacturing Engineer – Optical Components Center (OCC)
Lockheed Martin’s Missiles and Fire Control (MFC) Business Area in Orlando, FL, seeks a Manufacturing Engineer to join its Optical Components Center (OCC). This role focuses on the photolithography process and thin film coating of optics, contributing to the development of best-in-class products and solutions. The position reports to the functional area manager within the OCC.
Responsibilities:
• Support manufacturing processes for optics.
• Perform spectral measurements.
• Provide technical guidance to operators.
• Apply lean manufacturing techniques.
• Investigate failures and lead non-recurring efforts.
• Participate in research and development.
• Drive the adoption of new technologies (capital investments, automation, robotics) to improve efficiency and quality.
This is a fast-paced environment involving small-scale challenges with significant customer impact. The work includes designing, developing, and supporting the production lifecycle of electromagnetic grids and thin film coatings for various optical systems, and evaluating/measuring their performance. The ideal candidate enjoys understanding the influence of production processes on end products and is eager to learn new skills. Training opportunities are available.
The position is a second shift role (Tuesday-Friday, 4/10B schedule). US citizenship and the ability to obtain and maintain a DoD Secret clearance are mandatory.
Basic Qualifications:
• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Materials Science, Chemical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Physics, or a related discipline from an accredited college.
• Skills, experience, and/or coursework in one or more of the following: thin film, coatings, photolithography, vacuum systems, materials characterization.
• Microsoft Office software experience.
• US Citizenship and ability to obtain/maintain a DoD Secret clearance.
Desired Skills:
• Breadth of skills and experience across multiple manufacturing engineering disciplines (e.g., writing/reviewing work instructions, data analytics, automation, product lifecycle management).
• For thin film coating specialization: design, manufacturing (physical vapor deposition, ion beam sputtering, chemical vapor deposition), and metrology of optical thin film coatings.
• For photolithography specialization: semiconductor fabrication processes (wafer preparation, coating, exposure, development, etching) and photolithography equipment (steppers, scanners, track systems).
• Experience with vacuum systems, physical vapor deposition, sputtering systems, and advanced plasma sources.
• Experience with analytical and metrology techniques (spectrophotometry, ellipsometry, interferometry, SEM, X-ray diffraction).
• Knowledge of process control techniques (SPC, control charts, yield enhancement).
• Demonstrated small team leadership skills.
• Ability to collaborate effectively with various teams (manufacturing engineers, quality engineers, operators, supervision, electro-optical engineers).
• Strong time management, independent work capabilities, and effective cross-functional communication.
