Aerostructures Manufacturing Engineer
Lockheed Martin · Stratford, CT
- Level
- Engineer
- Team
- Manufacturing
- Base pay
- $79k–$147k
- Degree
- Required
- Industry
- Aerospace & defense
- Posted
- 30+ days ago
The role in 30 seconds
An engineer-level manufacturing role at Lockheed Martin (aerospace & defense) in Stratford, CT. ME will work with the design engineers during basic and detail design phases to assure design is producible and can be fabricated to meet cost and schedule targets.
- They ask for
- degree required
- Tools it names
- SPC, Robotics, Automation, Tooling, CATIA / NX
- 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.
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How this role compares
Against 23 other live manufacturing postings in Connecticut.
- Base pay
- In line with similar roles
- Experience asked
- Not stated
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.
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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
responsibilities
include tasks from the design phase to the manufacturing/test phase.
During the design phase the candidate’s
responsibilities
will include coordination with Design, performing producibility review, generating work instructions and ordering tooling to execute fabrication or procurement of airframe details, assemblies and installations to support Programs. ME will work with the design engineers during basic and detail design phases to assure design is producible and can be fabricated to meet cost and schedule targets. In addition, the ME will be required to provide status on all ME activities associated with the assigned Program.
During the manufacturing/test phase the candidate will provide technical support to Operations during aircraft assembly and respond to Sikorsky airframe supplier inquiries. The ME candidate will perform all of the above in accordance with Sikorsky Engineering Standard Work, with minimal guidance and may be called upon to generate additional standard work if required.
requirements
to best utilize equipment and manufacturing techniques.
Basic
Qualifications
- ✓Bachelor's degree from an accredited college
- ✓2 or more years engineering experience
- ✓Experience with mechanical engineering
- ✓Experience with CATIA or Solumina
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
The work
This position is for a Manufacturing Engineer working in the Aerostructures Engineering Platform Team. Manufacturing Engineering (ME)
Standard Job Description
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
- +2 or more years experience working as a Manufacturing Engineer
- +Experience with CAD
Pay Information
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