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

Lockheed Martin Aeronautics is seeking a Summer 2025 Masters or PhD Aeronautical Engineer intern for Weapons Integration. In this role, you will support Laser Weapon System / Platform Integration. This will entail of research, define, analyze, develop, design, provide technical supplier management, test, and qualify mechanical and fluid systems. Performs requirements definition in coordination with system engineering. Develops, reviews, and maintains engineering drawings and models. Supports integration and flight test, production, and sustainment activities. Ensures program objectives are accomplished through troubleshooting and system subject matter expertise to assist in maintenance and delivery of effective technical data. Mentor others and nurture the technical competency within the discipline. The successful candidate will have experience and/or knowledge of Mechanical Engineering process and analysis.

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

Basic Qualifications:

• Pursuing Master's or PhD degree in Aeronautical/Aerospace or Mechanical Engineering

• Classwork in Mechanics

• Classwork in Dynamics

• Classwork in Physics

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

Desired Skills:

• Looking for candidates that could support the integration of laser weapons onto our platforms

• Familiarity/interest in the areas below would be helpful

o Lasers

o Optics

o Power/Thermal management

o Systems Engineering – requirements flowdown/management/verification

o Hardware/Software integration

Security Clearance Statement: This position requires a government security clearance, you must be a US Citizen for consideration.

Clearance Level: Secret

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.

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.

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.

Experience Level: Co-op/Summer Intern

Business Unit: AERONAUTICS COMPANY

Relocation Available: Housing Stipend

Career Area: Aeronautical Engineering

Type: Part-Time

Shift: First