Manufacturing Engineer Sr - E3
Lockheed Martin · Grand Prairie, TX
- Level
- Senior
- Team
- Manufacturing
- Base pay
- $85k–$158k
- Degree
- Required
- Certification
- Black Belt preferred
- Industry
- Aerospace & defense
- Posted
- Yesterday
The role in 30 seconds
A senior manufacturing role at Lockheed Martin (aerospace & defense) in Grand Prairie, TX. A broad base of professional knowledge regarding manufacturing machining, electrical and/or assembly work.
- They ask for
- degree required · Black Belt preferred
- Tools it names
- Lean, Six Sigma, Black Belt, SPC, Robotics, Automation
- Base pay
- $85k–$158k
- Day to day
- some off-shift / weekend coverage
- Openings
- 14 with this title at this site
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 Black Belt, which few similar roles mention. If you have it, lead with it.
At a glance
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Pick 2–3 people on the Manufacturing team at Lockheed Martin
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- 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?
- The posting mentions a Black Belt. Does the company sponsor certification?
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This plant: Lockheed Martin in Grand Prairie
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Manufacturing Engineer Sr - E3 at Lockheed Martin in other locations
Lockheed Martin lists this title in 12 places. Pick the plant you can get to.
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- Marietta, GA · $85k–$158k
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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 engineering discipline
- ✓Ability to obtain a Secret security clearance; an Interim Secret clearance is required prior to start
- ✓A broad base of professional knowledge regarding manufacturing machining, electrical and/or assembly work
- ✓Professional experience with product manufacturability (DFM), producibility, and design for cost (DFC)
- ✓Demonstrated skills in team building and leading through influence in a professional setting
- ✓Ability to effectively communicate at all levels of the organization, including to non-technical personnel
- ✓Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- ✓Experience working in a production or development build environment
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
This role will be in support of the NGSRI development program. This is a fast paced role on a new program team where the product design will be evolving real time and it will be expected that the team is able to have a direct impact. Team members will be expected to integrate themselves as part of the development build team providing real time feedback on assemblies as they prepare for early development and flight tests. Travel will be required as part of this role, visiting several of the Missiles and Fire Controls sites as well as going to suppliers for reviews.
Generally you will be expected to perform in a collaborative environment to develop and implement manufacturing processes, procedures and production layouts for assemblies, equipment installation, processing, fabrication, and material handling. Drive adoption of new technologies and processes (automation, robotics, computer aided manufacturing software, etc.) to achieve greater efficiency, cost reduction and quality improvement. Create and analyze 3D based model data environment to optimize manufacturing process and digital work instructions. Leverage understanding of materials and automatic processes to define operations procedures and build sequences to drive operational excellence. Evaluate performance of equipment and tools to verify their efficiency and investigates and initiates corrective action of problems and deficiencies to ensure operational excellence. Leverage factory data to develop statistical process control approaches and integrates reporting and data analytics solutions for continuous improvement. Provide input to product design regarding design concepts and specification
Desired Skills
- +Experience with the design and manufacturing of complex electromechanical systems
- +Experience with mechanical assembly, manufacturing tooling design, factory design, and factory flow
- +Related professional level career experience in production operations
- +Lean Six Sigma Green or Black Belt Certification
- +Experience in program development with emphasis on cross-functional collaboration and leadership
- +Experience in capacity & capital planning
- +Understanding and wide application of assembly and test methods
- +First Unit Flow planning & execution
- +Statement of work and proposal development experience
- +Experience with Make-Buy generation and strategy
- +Experience in the design of manufacturing processes, procedures, and production layouts for assemblies, equipment installation, machining and material handling
- +Manufacturing Readiness Level (MRL) knowledge/experience
Pay Information
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