Manufacturing Engineer Sr - Proposal E3
Lockheed Martin · Arlington, TX
- Level
- Senior
- Team
- Manufacturing
- Base pay
- $85k–$158k
- Degree
- Required
- Industry
- Aerospace & defense
- Posted
- 30+ days ago
The role in 30 seconds
A senior manufacturing role at Lockheed Martin (aerospace & defense) in Arlington, TX. For a position in Arlington, TX to support the Program Production Engineering team.
- They ask for
- degree required
- Tools it names
- Lean, Tooling, SAP
- Base pay
- $85k–$158k
- 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 $85k–$158k.
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 16% above similar roles
- Experience asked
- Not stated
Typical $79k–$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.
Stands out: this posting asks for SAP, which few similar roles mention. If you have it, lead with 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.
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Pick 2–3 people on the Manufacturing team at Lockheed Martin
We found 10 people at this company and state: 9 in this kind of role, 1 leaders, plus 2 likely hiring managers. Engineers who joined in the last year or two reply the most. See them ↓
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Send a short, curious note
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Turn a reply into a short call
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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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.
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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 Arlington
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Full description from Lockheed MartinAs posted on their careers site.ShowHide
Qualifications
Ability to obtain a security clearance
Process improvement experience
Knowledge of Lean manufacturing principles
SAP application experience
Proficient in MS Office tools (Word, Excel, PowerPoint etc.)
Demonstrated presentation skills
Ability to build positive relationships with the customer
Effective interpersonal skills, including team building and collaboration
Demonstrated effective communication skills including verbal, listening, technical writing and presentations
Manufacturing background Bachelors or higher degree in an engineering discipline
Proposal experience including material estimates
PTC Windchill
Make-Smart Software
Process Flow creation
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
Lockheed Martin is seeking a Manufacturing Engineer Sr. for a position in Arlington, TX to support the Program Production Engineering team. The focus of this role is to support proposal activities for the Integrated Air and Missile Defense Manufacturing Engineering team. This includes assisting with the coordination of all Production Operations proposal activities during the entire life cycle of the proposal. Activities include, but are not limited to, creating the Manufacturing Engineering Statement of Work, supporting the estimation of required effort (labor, tooling, travel) for manufacturing engineering, documenting basis of estimate, and timely submission of estimates. This requires communicating with the contract manager to relay information to the manufacturing team and manufacturing site support personnel, collaborating with multiple disciplines to collect data, build estimates, and submit documents on timely manner, participates in pricing reviews with management and customer representatives and support the creation of a Tangible Item List (TIL). Communication is critical in this role as coordination between multiple facilities across the country is required as well as the ability to work several concurrent proposals to aggressive schedules all while keeping key stakeholders routinely informed.
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