Manufacturing Engineer Asc - E1
Lockheed Martin · Grand Prairie, TX
- Level
- Engineer
- Team
- Manufacturing
- Base pay
- $58k–$108k
- Degree
- Required (or equivalent experience)
- Industry
- Aerospace & defense
- Posted
- 30+ days ago
The role in 30 seconds
An engineer-level manufacturing role at Lockheed Martin (aerospace & defense) in Grand Prairie, TX.
- They ask for
- degree required (or equivalent experience)
- Tools it names
- Lean, Six Sigma, SPC, Robotics, Automation
- Base pay
- $58k–$108k
- 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
Manufacturing Engineer roles in Texas: typical posted base $85k–$132k. This one lists $58k–$108k.
Median of the low and high ends of 44 live postings that list pay, out of 206 manufacturing engineer openings in Texas, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.
Texas plant jobs report →Pay by team and state →What moves pay →
How this role compares
Against 205 other live manufacturing postings in Texas.
- Base pay
- About 23% below similar roles
- Experience asked
- Not stated
Typical $85k–$132k, from 43 postings that list pay.
Similar roles usually ask 5+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- Tooling 51%
- Root cause 47%
- ✓ Lean 40%
- ✓ Automation 38%
- New product launch 38%
- ✓ Six Sigma 26%
✓ = 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
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Pick 2–3 people on the Manufacturing team at Lockheed Martin
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Questions worth asking about this team:
- What does a normal week look like on your team?
- Is the work mostly new product launches or sustaining existing lines?
- How much time do you spend on the floor versus at a desk?
- How does off-shift and weekend coverage work?
- How did you land the job? What stood out in your interviews?
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This plant: Lockheed Martin in Grand Prairie
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Manufacturing Engineer Asc - E1 at Lockheed Martin in other locations
Lockheed Martin lists this title in 3 places. Pick the plant you can get to.
- Fort Worth, TX · $58k–$108k
- Courtland, AL · $58k–$108k
Full description from Lockheed MartinAs posted on their careers site.ShowHide
requirements
to best utilize equipment and manufacturing techniques.
Basic
Qualifications
- ✓Bachelor's degree in an engineering/technical discipline (mechanical engineering, manufacturing engineering, electrical engineering, chemical engineering, industrial engineering, or related) or equivalent years of experience in maunfacturing and inspection operations.
- ✓Strong ability in written and verbal technical communication skills. The candidate must be able to communicate effectively across multiple levels of the business and remote collaboration.
- ✓Must be able to obtain a Secret security clearance.
requirements
for manufacturability.
Pay Information
At Lockheed Martin, we know mission success starts with taking care of our people. Our Total Rewards program is designed to attract top talent, support your well-being, and help you grow—both professionally and personally.
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
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
- +Experience with manufacturing processes and assembly sequences (assembly, milling, turning, additive, paint, etc.).
- +Working knowledge of Lean Six Sigma skills and the ability to identify process issues/opportunities and implement cost saving solutions (affordability).
- +Skilled in interpretation of engineering specifications and reviewing drawing