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Materials Engineer - Early Career

Lockheed Martin
United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 1 Dec 2025
💰 $114,655/yr($57,500/yr$114,655/yr)

About the role

Security Clearance

None

Shift

First

Direct/Indirect

Direct

Business Area

Space

Department

73E7A00:Specialty Labs

Relocation/Housing Stipend Available

Possible

Job Code/Title

E1861:Materials Engineer Asc

Job Class

Materials Engineering

Job Category

4 yr and up College

Program

Specialty Labs

Req Type

Full-Time

Job Description

By bringing together people that use their passion for purposeful innovation, at Lockheed Martin we 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 development 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. At Lockheed Martin, we place an emphasis on empowering our employees by fostering innovation, integrity, and exemplifying the epitome of corporate responsibility.

Your Mission is Ours.

Lockheed Martin Space is seeking a full-time Early Career Materials Engineer in its Sunnyvale Campus in California. In this role, you will work in an engineering materials laboratory developing test plans and performing testing and evaluation of data for investigating or determining acceptability of parts, materials and processes. The successful candidate will have experience and/or knowledge of material properties, test methods, and laboratory test equipment. Must be a US Citizen.

Basic Qualifications

• Materials Science and Engineering, Electrical Engineering or related degree.
• Experience or coursework in a laboratory environment
• Coursework/knowledge of electrical testing, or materials testing and metallurgy
• Experience in the review of laboratory test results
• Demonstrated ability to evaluate data and complete related documentation and overall lab reports

Desired skills

• Familiarity with ASTM, AMS, or MIL specifications related to metals and electrical testing of materials
• Familiarity with standards related to testing of Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Parts
• Excellent writing, communication and interpersonal skills

State

California

Zip

94089

EEO

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.

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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.

City, State

Sunnyvale-CA

Ability to Telecommute

No telecommuting

Other Important Information

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 Schedule Information

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.

Work Schedule

9x80 every other Frid

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