Manufacturing Engineer Sr Stf - E5

Lockheed Martin · Archbald, PA

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Level: Senior
Team: Manufacturing
Industry: Aerospace & defense
Posted: 24 days ago

The role in 30 seconds

A senior manufacturing role at Lockheed Martin (aerospace & defense) in Archbald, PA.

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From the plant jobs report · week of November 2, 2026

Manufacturing Engineer roles in Pennsylvania: typical posted base $79k–$120k.

Median of the low and high ends of 22 live postings that list pay, out of 52 manufacturing engineer openings in Pennsylvania, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.

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How this role compares

Against 51 other live manufacturing postings in Pennsylvania.

Base pay: Not listed in this posting
Experience asked: Not stated

Skills these teams ask for most

Lean 58%
Tooling 50%
Root cause 40%
Automation 37%
Six Sigma 31%
New product launch 25%

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