Manufacturing Engineer
Lockheed Martin · Stratford, CT
- Level
- Engineer
- Team
- Manufacturing
- Base pay
- $79k–$147k
- Experience asked
- 2+ years
- Industry
- Aerospace & defense
- Posted
- 25 days ago
The role in 30 seconds
An engineer-level manufacturing role at Lockheed Martin (aerospace & defense) in Stratford, CT. BS in Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Mechanical Engineering Technology, or related field.
- They ask for
- 2+ years
- Tools it names
- SPC, GD&T, Robotics, Automation, Machining, Tooling
- Base pay
- $79k–$147k
- Day to day
- some off-shift / weekend coverage
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From the plant jobs report · week of November 2, 2026
Manufacturing Engineer roles in Connecticut: typical posted base $88k–$133k. This one lists $79k–$147k.
Median of the low and high ends of 9 live postings that list pay, out of 24 manufacturing engineer openings in Connecticut, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.
Connecticut plant jobs report →Pay by team and state →What moves pay →
How this role compares
Against 23 other live manufacturing postings in Connecticut.
- Base pay
- In line with similar roles
- Experience asked
- Less than usual (2+ vs 5+)
Typical $90k–$133k, from 8 postings that list pay.
Similar roles usually ask 5+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- Lean 54%
- ✓ Tooling 54%
- Root cause 50%
- Six Sigma 46%
- Validation (IQ/OQ/PQ) 25%
- ✓ CATIA / NX 25%
✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.
Stands out: this posting asks for MES, which few similar roles mention. If you have it, lead with it.
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This plant: Lockheed Martin in Stratford
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Full description from Lockheed MartinAs posted on their careers site.ShowHide
requirements
as required. Liaison support for production parts on the shop floor will be required, including the authoring of work instructions, the evaluation of durable and perishable tooling, the investigation of part defects, and evaluation of process related issues. Use of statistical process control (SPC) and quality data will be used to make data driven decisions to impact the business, and frequent contact with Operations, Quality, and other Engineering teams will be required.
Occasional work on off-shifts or weekends may be required to support production schedules.
requirements
to best utilize equipment and manufacturing techniques.
Basic
Qualifications
- ✓BS in Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Mechanical Engineering Technology, or related field
- ✓2 years of experience or equivalent combination of education and work experience minimum
- ✓Previous experience with metal machining (aluminum and/or magnesium preferred)
- ✓2-D and 3-D modelling experience (CATIA or 3DExperience preferred)
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.
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Standard Job Description
What we’re doing
Lockheed Martin is seeking a Manufacturing Engineer to support the Housing Cell at RMS Sikorsky’s Stratford, CT facility. The Housing Cell ME group falls within the larger Transmissions ME team, which includes gear and housing manufacturing and transmissions assembly work for a variety of military, commercial, and new development programs.
The work
The Manufacturing Engineer will develop manufacturing processes to bring a part from raw material to finished asset, incorporating quality and test
Why join us
Your Health, Your Wealth, Your Life
With our employees as our top priority, we provide diverse career opportunities designed to propel development and boost agility. Our flexible schedules, competitive pay, and comprehensive benefits enable our employees to live a healthy, fulfilling life at and outside of work. At Lockheed Martin, we place an emphasis on empowering our employees by fostering innovation, integrity, and exemplifying the epitome of corporate responsibility. Your Mission is Ours.
Proficient in AI prompting as it applies to this position and practice.
Performs in a collaborative environment to develop and implement manufacturing processes, procedures and production layouts for assemblies, equipment installation, processing, fabrication, and material handling. Drives adoption of new technologies and processes (automation, robotics, computer aided manufacturing software, etc.) to achieve greater efficiency, cost reduction and quality improvement. Creates and analyzes 3D based model data environment to optimize manufacturing process and digital work instructions. Leverages understanding of materials and automatic processes to define operations procedures and build sequences to drive operational excellence. Evaluates performance (including IoT devices, etc.) of equipment and tools to verify their efficiency and investigates and initiates corrective action of problems and deficiencies to ensure operational excellence. Leverages factory data to develop statistical process control approaches and integrates reporting and data analytics solutions for continuous improvement. Provides input to product design regarding design concepts and specification
Desired Skills
- +Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T) experience
- +Previous experience with Solumina CAPP/MES
- +Good communication and project management skills, including Microsoft Project
- +CAM experience
Pay Information
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