Operations Industrial Engineering Intern - Summer 2026
Lockheed MartinAbout the role
Security Clearance
None
Shift
First
Direct/Indirect
Direct
Business Area
Space
Department
84AIA00:OME INDL Engrg
Relocation/Housing Stipend Available
Possible
Job Code/Title
N9063:College Student Tech Sr
Job Class
Manufacturing
Job Category
Co-op/Summer Intern
Req Type
Call-In
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 healthy, fulfilling life at and outside of work. At Lockheed Martin, we place an emphasis on empowering our employees by fostering innovation, and integrity, and exemplifying the epitome of corporate responsibility. Your Mission is Ours.
Lockheed Martin Space in Littleton, CO is seeking an Operations Industrial Engineering Intern - Summer 2026. As an Operations Industrial Engineering Intern, you will be working with experienced engineers to identify process improvement opportunities and design/develop creative solutions to implement those ideas. The successful candidate will have experience and/or knowledge of defining projects, business impacts, ROI, communication, and closure of initiatives and drive metrics for measuring business improvements using Lean Six Sigma methodologies, and business processes management principles.
Basic Qualifications
- Currently enrolled in an accredited Bachelors or Masters degree program. Industrial Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, and Operations programs or other related majors are preferred.
- Have completed coursework or projects pertaining to one, or all of the following subjects: Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, Manufacturing Processes, Theory of Constraints, and/or Manufacturing Technology
Desired skills
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Proficient with Microsoft Office, AutoCAD, Visio, manufacturing process simulation software
- Manufacturing process mapping
- Experience with Tableau, data analytics, continuous improvement, production environment, or Lean Six Sigma
- Passion for manufacturing operations and aerospace
State
Colorado
Zip
80125
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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Join us at Lockheed Martin, where your mission is ours. Our customers tackle the hardest missions. Those that demand extraordinary amounts of courage, resilience and precision. They’re dangerous. Critical. Sometimes they even provide an opportunity to change the world and save lives. Those are the missions we care about.
As a leading technology innovation company, Lockheed Martin’s vast team works with partners around the world to bring proven performance to our customers’ toughest challenges. Lockheed Martin has employees based in many states throughout the U.S., and Internationally, with business locations in many nations and territories.
City, State
Littleton-CO
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
Part-Time as assigned by leader
Select the Telework classification for this position
Employee will work on-site full-time
National Pay Statement
Pay Rate: The annual
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