Electro Mechanical Harness Engineer III
Lockheed Martin· Defense· Sep 10, 2026 · 2mo ago
Littleton, CO · Englewood, CO
In office
Full-time
Mid
$114K–$160K est.
3+ years exp
Job description
Standard Job Description
The Fleet Ballistic Missile Avionics team is seeking an experienced Electromechanical Harness Engineer who will work closely with senior engineers to develop preliminary 3D concept models of space flight avionics Cable and Harnessing and ultimately advance them for flight use.
Location: This position does not support teleworking; you will be located near our Lockheed Martin Space facility in: Littleton or Englewood CO and be expected to work a flexible 9x80 schedule in the office full-time.
What does this role look like?
• Support trade studies on cable and harness design approaches and provide technical data for informal and formal design review documentation and presentations.
• Coordinate with thermal, dynamic, stress, reliability, EMC, and survivability analyses to assure compliant designs.
• Support manufacturing and test disciplines in minimizing cycle time and resolving problems.
• Establish specifications for contract assemblers and raw-material vendors.
• Interface with Parts Engineering, Quality Assurance and Purchasing regarding material quality and vendor performance.
• Provide producible designs that meet technical, cost, and schedule requirements, and work within an Integrated Product Team environment.
• Prepare all applicable drawings and documentation needed for the fabrication and assembly of the hardware designed.
Key activities you will accomplish in this role:
• Develop Cable designs, performance and test requirements, and stress and thermal analysis.
• Identify initial physical architecture for the Avionics subsystem.
• Conduct R&D trade studies for pre-SRR design phase.
• Leverage LE2 R&D accomplishments to date into the LE2 subsystem architecture concepts as appropriate.
• Define the requirements and provide the framework for architecture and interface development & maintenance throughout the program lifecycle.
• Generate and release design disclosure artifacts including technical presentations and end of year reports.
• Work on a cross-functional team in the development and integration of world class avionics systems.
• Participate in iterative design reviews, Engineering Material Review Board (EMRB) hardware discrepancy decisions and Failure Review Board (FRB) as required.
• Resolve test anomalies and support system level testing.
• You must be able to work autonomously, delivering the work products and being accountable for milestone achievement at a high level of reporting.
To be effective in this role, you will need:
• Experience with wire harness and cables design of electrical\mechanical interconnects for satellite spacecraft equipment and/or missile systems.
• 3+ years professional experience.
• While no clearance is needed to start in this position, you will need to obtain and maintain a DoD Top Secret clearance, thus US Citizenship is required.
The information below reflects the standard job description for this position:
Applies electrical, electronic and mechanical principles to components and systems, including assembly, analysis, and documentation of results; construction of developmental assemblies, sub-assemblies and components; and quality testing. Supports and participates in the design, test, modification, fabrication and assembly of prototype electromechanical systems.
Basic Qualifications
• Bachelor of Science or higher from an accredited college in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering or related discipline, or equivalent experience/combined education.
• Proven experience in electrical/mechanical engineering including wire harness/cable design.
• Willing and able to obtain and maintain a DoD Top-Secret clearance, thus US Citizenship is required.
Desired Skills
• Knowledge of the cable manufacturing processes (connectors, crimping, soldering, forming, testing).
• Experience with RF cable design.
• Working knowledge EPDM tools or equivalent.
• Exposure to DFx Principles (Design for Affordability, Design for Manufacturability, etc.).
• Experience with CREO CAD modeling and Zuken.
• Missile/Aerospace related experience.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Software (Word, Excel, MS Project, PowerPoint).
• Familiarity with FBM specifications/procedures.
• Familiarity and experience partnering with SP/SPF Customer Partners.
• Experience with QNotes (SAP/ERP), PMP Database, FAST Items, DaSI, and FBM Web (Livelink).
• Previous CPE and MRB experience.
• Ability to communicate issues and additional resource needs to leadership.
• Experience with subcontracted hardware suppliers.
• Experience performing tolerance stack-ups.
• Exposure to Requalification Activities including MORAs and Supplier Relocations.
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate effectively within a team environment and with adjacent disciplines.
• Excellent communication, presentation and interpersonal skills with technical and non-technical audiences including design reviews (SRR, PDR, CDR, etc.).
• Hands-on hardware experience.
• Proficient in AI prompting as it applies to this position and practice
Pay Information
Full-Time Salary Range: $95900.00 - $178100.00
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The salary range for this position is as listed on the requisition. Please note that the salary information listed is a general guideline only. Lockheed Martin considers factors such as (but not limited to) scope and 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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