**Description:** **We are** _Lockheed Martin_ At Lockheed Martin Aeronautics, we are committed to innovation and excellence in aerospace manufacturing\. We are seeking a highly skilled Tool Engineer \- Staff to join our team in Fort Worth, TX\. In this role, you will provide expert support for portable and perishable tools across multiple sites, including Fort Worth, TX; Marietta, GA; Palmdale, CA; Greenville, SC; and Johnstown, PA\. You will also serve as the primary point of contact and authority for secondary hole preparation and fastener installation processes\. **WHAT YOU WILL BE DOING** As a Tool Engineer \- Staff, you will: • **Support Tooling Operations** : Provide daily portable and perishable tool support to all programs at multiple sites\. • **Lead Expertise in Hole Preparation** : Serve as the primary authority on secondary hole preparation and fastener installation processes, defining critical assembly applications for improvement\. • **Collaborate Across Functions** : Interface with Manufacturing Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Quality, Materials & Processes, MRB, Tool Services, Planning, and Shop Floor Personnel\. • **Provide Technical Assistance** : Offer guidance and support to production and engineering personnel to optimize processes and resolve challenges\. • **Foster Collaboration** : Work effectively both independently and in a team\-oriented environment, ensuring alignment across diverse teams\. • **Communicate Effectively** : Demonstrate excellent written and verbal communication skills to interface with technical teams and management at all levels\. • **Problem\-Solve Proactively** : Apply strong analytical and problem\-solving skills to improve processes and tooling performance\. • **Travel as Needed** : Support other Lockheed Martin facilities, including domestic and international production partners, through intermittent travel\. **What’s In It For You** • **Impactful Work** : Play a critical role in optimizing tooling processes for cutting\-edge aerospace programs\. • **Growth Opportunities** : Advance your career by working on complex, high\-visibility projects that span multiple sites and global partners\. • **Team Environment** : Join a collaborative team committed to excellence and continuous improvement\. • **Work\-Life Balance** : Enjoy a 9/80 schedule with every other Friday off\. • **Comprehensive Benefits** : Receive competitive pay, health benefits, retirement plans, and education assistance\. Learn more about Lockheed Martin’s comprehensive benefits package here\. **WHO YOU ARE** • You are a highly experienced tool engineer with a passion for precision, collaboration, and continuous improvement\. • You excel in leading complex technical projects and fostering alignment across cross\-functional teams\. **This position is in Fort Worth, TX** Discover Fort Worth\. **Basic Qualifications:** • Experience and knowledge of portable equipment and cutting tools common to aircraft production\. • Aircraft structural assembly and technical requirements experience\. • Experience in resolving engineering, production, tooling and assembly issues related to aircraft structural assemblies\. • Experience with Catia V5, and Microsoft Office Suite\. • Manufacturing and Standard Tool processes Experience\. • Planning and tool design processes Experience\. **Desired Skills:** • Knowledge of LM Aero manufacturing and Standard Tool processes\. • Knowledge of LM Aero planning and tool design processes\. • Min\. 5 years Aircraft structural assembly and technical requirements experience\. • Min\. 5 years’ experience in resolving engineering, production, tooling and assembly issues related to aircraft structural assemblies\. • Experience and knowledge of secondary hole preparation processes, cutting tools and their application, cutting tool geometry and inspection, and hand tools commonly used in aircraft hole preparation operations\. • Experience and knowledge with aircraft assembly and fastener installation processes\. Ability to work individually and within a teaming environment\. • Exhibit strong communication skills among peers and through different levels of management\. • Demonstrate excellent problem\-solving skills, good written and verbal communication for interfacing with technical support team and build teams\. • Experience in the application of lean/six sigma manufacturing techniques\. • Experience reading and interpreting engineering and design requirements\. • Experience with creating or modifying process standards and VAMS\. • Experience working with cutting tool manufacturers to develop creative solutions for secondary hole preparation processes\. • Working knowledge and experience with leading or providing oversight to various projects\. • Experience with PDM, QADS, EDMS and VAS software suites\. • Demonstrated creative approach to technical problem solving\. **Clearance Level:** None **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:** 4x10 hour day, 3 days off per week **Lockheed Martin is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer\. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status, or disability status\.** **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:** AERONAUTICS COMPANY **Relocation Available:** No **Career Area:** Manufacturing **Type:** Full\-Time **Shift:** First