Mechanical Engineering Asc Mgr - L4

About the role

The Orion Program is seeking an Associate Mechanical Engineering Manager to lead a team of Mechanical Engineers and Analysts responsible for the design, analysis, verification, and test of Orion flight hardware. The role focuses on delivering high‑quality technical products and achieving cost and schedule performance in support of upcoming Artemis missions. The manager will also be responsible for staff development, collaborating with Lockheed senior management, and coordinating with customer representatives.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of Mechanical Engineers and Analysts responsible for design, analysis, verification, and test of Orion flight hardware.
• Deliver high‑quality technical products while meeting cost and schedule targets for Artemis missions.
• Develop staff, collaborate with Lockheed senior management, and coordinate with customer representatives.
• Manage research, planning, design, and development of mechanical products and systems such as instruments, controls, robots, engines, machines, and mechanical, thermal‑hydraulic or heat‑transfer systems.
• Coordinate subordinate employee recruitment, selection, training, performance assessment, work assignments, salary, and recognition/disciplinary actions.
• Direct application of research to the planning, design, development, and testing of mechanical and/or electromechanical systems, instruments, controls, engines, and machines.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical, aerospace, or civil engineering or equivalent work experience.
• Experience with NASA requirements for human‑rated spacecraft.
• Proven performance in a mechanical engineering field such as Structures Design, Mechanisms Design, Stress Analysis, or equivalent.
• Strong communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills.

Desired Skills

• Prior experience as a technical lead, CPE, or manager.
• Demonstrated full‑section leadership competencies, including communicating with positive impact, developing enduring relationships, making effective decisions, and delivering value.
• Prior experience driving engineering products to closure on NASA’s Orion program or another NASA human‑rated program.
• Proficiency with CAD, mechanisms, or analysis tools such as CREO, Adams, or Nastran.
• Ability and desire to assume ownership of tasks and quickly and efficiently drive them to closure.
• Willingness to mentor and develop junior engineers.

Pay

Full‑Time Salary Range: $118,000.00 – $219,100.00. The salary range is a general guideline; final offers consider scope and responsibilities, candidate experience, education/training, key skills, market location, and business considerations.

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, Vision
• Flexible work arrangements and schedules (e.g., 4×10)
• 401(k) match
• Paid time off
• Holidays
• Parental Leave
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Education Assistance
• Life Insurance
• Short‑Term Disability
• Long‑Term Disability
• Annual short‑term and/or long‑term incentive compensation programs (not guaranteed, vary year‑to‑year, tied to performance metrics)
• Washington state specific provisions:
  • Non‑represented full‑time employees: accrue at least 10 hours per month of PTO; 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.