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Overview

Lockheed Martin Aeronautics is seeking a full-time Airframe Structures Design Engineer for the Advanced Development Programs (ADP) in Marietta, GA. The successful candidate will apply technical expertise in developing solutions to aircraft structural design problems.

Responsibilities

  • Creation and/or modification of primary and secondary structural parts, assemblies, installations, and interface control models/documents.
  • Contributing to developing, testing, and validating aircraft structural designs.
  • Assisting in creating system requirements, trade studies, statements of work, and test plans.
  • Coordination with internal Integrated Product Teams (IPTs), with some interaction with external IPTs and suppliers.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in an engineering technical discipline such as Mechanical, Aeronautical, or Aerospace Engineering.
  • Experience with 3DX, CATIA V5 or Siemens NX.
  • Experience creating and/or modifying drawings and/or 3D Model Based Engineering designs.
  • More than 4 years experience in aerospace vehicle development.
  • Experience with Fibersim or 3DX composites design workbench.
  • Experience with metallic and composite design.
  • Experience with 3D model based design definition.
  • Experience with determinant structural assembly design.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
  • Ability to work in a collaborative and team-based environment.

Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • Dental
  • Vision
  • 401k
  • PTO

Additional Information

  • Must be a US Citizen; this position will require a government security clearance.
  • This position is located at a facility that may require special access.

Benefits

Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
401k
PTO
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How this job compares in Marietta, GA

Pay in context

At roughly $59/hr, this posting sits about 109% above the $28/hr median for welding jobs in Marietta, GA — toward the top of a $24–$35/hr middle band drawn from 13 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 100% of the comparable postings we have wage data for. Pay that far above local median usually comes attached to something: a harder cert requirement, travel, night shift, or overtime that isn't really optional. Worth establishing which before you accept.

The local market in Marietta, GA

We're tracking 20 other active welding openings in Marietta, GA right now, from 16 different employers. 10 of them were added in the last week. Across Georgia as a whole we're tracking 392 other active welding openings from 246 employers. A metro this active generally means you have real leverage — employers here are competing for the same welders. Browse every welding job in Marietta, or widen the search to Georgia.

Lockheed Martin currently has 4 other openings live in Georgia, which is usually a sign of either steady growth or steady turnover — worth asking which in the interview.

The most active employers in Georgia at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Brasfield & Gorrie, LLC (8), Mullins Mechanical (6), and Yancey Bros. Co. (5). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

Within Georgia, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are Forest Park at $39/hr, Atlanta at $30/hr, and Lithia Springs at $29/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

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