**Description:** The coolest jobs on this planet… or any other… are with Lockheed Martin Space\. At the dawn of a new space age, Lockheed Martin is a pioneer, partner, innovator and builder\. Our amazing people are on a mission to make a difference in the world and every day we use our outstanding skills and experiences to create, craft and build solutions to some of the worlds’ hardest engineering problems\. Our culture supports employees to dream big, perform with excellence and create incredible products\. We provide the resources, encouragement and focus and if you have the passion, we want to build a better tomorrow with you\! Lockheed Martin Space is seeking a **Manufacturing Engineer** to join our Production Operations team in **Valley Forge, PA** \! In this role you will support the Production Integrated Product Team \(IPT\) as a process engineer assigned to a support process capability development and optimization for a specific product line as it goes through spiral development maturating into high rate production\. You will integrate factory process data of each spiral as it is produced to plan, develop and implement optimizations and efficiencies, investigate efficiency losses/issue corrective actions to establish a stable, repetitive, and high\-rate production line\. **Summary of key duties for this position:** • You will create manufacturing processes, procedures, and production layouts for composite material production, chemical processing, electromechanical assemblies, equipment installation, processing, and material handling\. • You will represent manufacturing in peer reviews of engineering drawings to enhance the design for manufacturability\. • You will write production plans, inspect and assess defective hardware, and optimize production flow to meet program deliverables\. • You will communicate with shop floor personnel to implement process improvements and gain efficiencies\. • You will create tool designs, analyze shop performance, and support Quality Assurance in root cause analysis and corrective actions for process\-related defects\. • You will support development and production of weapon systems, ground support equipment, and satellite electronics boxes\. • Travel may be required\. • Weekend or off\-hour support may be required to support production schedules\. **Basic Qualifications:** • Design review experience\. • Production floor support experience\. • Active Secret clearance required prior to start\. **Desired Skills:** • Experience throughout engineering lifecycle \(system definition, design, build, test and operational deployment\) • Experience in determining efficiencies, optimizations utilizing factory product and/or process data • Experience working in cross\-functional teams to resolve complex technical issues • Familiarity with Navy Strategic System Partners \(SSP\) Customer • experience in statistical process control\. • Demonstrated understanding of lean manufacturing techniques and principles as well as work measurements and labor standards\. • Demonstrated experience with production operations\. • Experience in SAP\. • Active Secret security clearance is desired\. • Bachelors degree in an engineering or related technical field from an accredited college, or equivalent experience/combined education, with 2 years of professional experience; or no experience required with a related Masters degree\. • Minimum of 1 year design review experience\. • Minimum of 1 year production floor support experience\. **Security Clearance Statement:** This position requires a government security clearance, you must be a US Citizen for consideration\. **Clearance Level:** Secret **Other Important Information You Should Know** **Expression of Interest:** By applying to this job, you are expressing interest in this position and could be considered for other career opportunities where similar skills and requirements have been identified as a match\. Should this match be identified you may be contacted for this and future openings\. **Ability to Work Remotely:** Onsite Full\-time: The work associated with this position will be performed onsite at a designated Lockheed Martin facility\. **Work Schedules:** Lockheed Martin supports a variety of alternate work schedules that provide additional flexibility to our employees\. Schedules range from standard 40 hours over a five day work week while others may be condensed\. These condensed schedules provide employees with additional time away from the office and are in addition to our Paid Time off benefits\. **Schedule for this Position:** 9x80 every other Friday off **Lockheed Martin is an equal opportunity employer\. Qualified candidates will be considered without regard to legally protected characteristics\.** **The application window will close in 90 days; applicants are encouraged to apply within 5 \- 30 days of the requisition posting date in order to receive optimal consideration\.** At Lockheed Martin, we use our passion for purposeful innovation to help keep people safe and solve the world's most complex challenges\. Our people are some of the greatest minds in the industry and truly make Lockheed Martin a great place to work\. With our employees as our priority, we provide diverse career opportunities designed to propel, develop, and boost agility\. Our flexible schedules, competitive pay, and comprehensive benefits enable our employees to live a healthy, fulfilling life at and outside of work\. We place an emphasis on empowering our employees by fostering an inclusive environment built upon integrity and corporate responsibility\. If this sounds like a culture you connect with, you’re invited to apply for this role\. Or, if you are unsure whether your experience aligns with the requirements of this position, we encourage you to search on Lockheed Martin Jobs , and apply for roles that align with your qualifications\. **Experience Level:** Experienced Professional **Business Unit:** SPACE **Relocation Available:** Possible **Career Area:** Manufacturing **Type:** Full\-Time **Shift:** First