Chapter Next Returnship - Electrical Design/ Manufacturing Engineer
Lockheed Martin · Stratford, CT
- Level
- Engineer
- Team
- Reliability
- Degree
- Required
- Experience asked
- 1+ years
- Industry
- Aerospace & defense
- Posted
- 30+ days ago
The role in 30 seconds
An engineer-level reliability role at Lockheed Martin (aerospace & defense) in Stratford, CT. In this position you will participate in the Basic Data and Detail Design phases of product development with 3D CAD models and drawings to support production aircraft.
- They ask for
- 1+ years · degree required
- Tools it names
- SolidWorks, CATIA / NX
- Day to day
- some off-shift / weekend coverage
Read from the posting. The full description is below.
From the plant jobs report · week of November 2, 2026
Reliability Engineer roles in Connecticut: typical posted base $121k–$181k.
Median of the low and high ends of 3 live postings that list pay, out of 8 reliability 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 7 other live reliability postings in Connecticut.
- Experience asked
- Less than usual (1+ vs 5+)
Similar roles usually ask 5+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- Root cause 38%
- ISO 13485 38%
- Validation (IQ/OQ/PQ) 38%
- FDA / GMP 25%
- Automation 25%
- Team leadership 25%
✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.
At a glance
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How to get in at this plant
Five moves over a week or two. The first one takes ten minutes.
- 1
Pick 2–3 people on the Reliability team at Lockheed Martin
Engineers who joined in the last year or two reply the most. Use the team search on this page to find them.
- 2
Send a short, curious note
One real question about their work. No favors yet. Each person gets a different note, written for this role.
- 3
Turn a reply into a short call
Questions worth asking about this team:
- What does a normal week look like on your team?
- How does off-shift and weekend coverage work?
- How did you land the job? What stood out in your interviews?
- 4
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If the call went well, ask whether they’d pass your résumé to the hiring manager. Send your résumé link, apply that day, and let them know.
- 5
Bring proof to the interview
One page of before-and-after numbers from projects you led: scrap, OEE, cycle time, cost. Plant managers hire on results.
This plant: Lockheed Martin in Stratford
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Full description from Lockheed MartinAs posted on their careers site.ShowHide
Qualifications
- ✓Bachelor's Degree in Electrical, Mechanical Engineering or related discipline
- ✓Basic Microsoft Office (Word, PowerPoint, Excel) skills
- ✓3D CAD experience. Specifically CATIA or Solidworks
- ✓Must be a US Citizen
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
Chapter Next – Let Lockheed Martin be the next step in your Journey Back to the workforce.
Have you taken some extended time away from your career in support of family or personal obligations? At Lockheed Martin Rotary and Mission Systems (RMS), we understand that sometimes we must pause our professional life to support our family and loved ones. After stepping away from the workplace to care for children, aging parents or other family obligations, the road to return to work can be challenging, and at times intimidating. This is where Chapter Next can be part of your solution.
Chapter Next is a 12-16 week paid returnship hosted by RMS. Candidates who have taken a professional career hiatus for at least 1+ years will be eligible to apply to this program.
During this Returnship participants will become part of a community of similarly experienced professionals with challenging work scopes that contribute to the great innovation produced by Lockheed Martin. Selected candidates will be exposed to comprehensive training, professional development opportunities, networking opportunities, and individual based mentoring.
Our goal is to provide the fundamental tools needed to be successful in your career field, and to potentially prepare you for an opportunity to join Lockheed Martin full-time. Fields of focus will be diverse across the program and include functional and technical opportunities.
This returnship position is for an Electro-Mechanical Engineer working in the Electrical Engineering Organization in Stratford CT.
The selected individual will contribute to the organization by creating/enhancing Sikorsky Product Designs of Electrical Equipment and Harnesses.
In this position you will participate in the Basic Data and Detail Design phases of product development with 3D CAD models and drawings to support production aircraft. Assignments will be in a cross-functional team environment encompassing a full range of product/project engineering activities.
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Basic
Desired Skills
- +Knowledge of Sikorsky or Lockheed Aerospace systems
- +Experience in aerospace engineering or manufacturing
- +Experience with implementing manufacturing processes, procedures and production layouts.
- +Excellent communication and problem solving skills
Pay Information
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