Airframe Structural Analysis Senior Manager
Lockheed Martin
Job ID: 689546BR Date posted: Apr. 22, 2025
Description:WHAT WE’RE DOING
At Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin Company, we are at the forefront of aerospace innovation, driving the development and deployment of cutting-edge technology in the field of aviation. We solve the great problems of our times and innovative technologies that define eras. While no one knows what's going to change the world next, our people are already working on it.
THE WORK
The Airframe Structural Analysis Senior Manager will report to the Director of Aircraft Systems Design and Manufacturing Engineering and will oversee a team of engineers located in several LM locations, primarily Stratford, Connecticut.
The Airframe Structural Analysis Senior Manager is responsible for ensuring the structural integrity of the airframe structure, landing gear, mission systems, propulsion, avionics and electrical installations. They will work closely and regularly brief executive level Platform Chief Engineers, Program Directors and Functional Organizations to provide proper staffing and skillsets as well as provide expertise and oversight of technical work being performed in the organization. They are also expected to be the focal to resolve critical/complex technical problems within the airframe structural analysis area. The senior manager is also the primary focal to brief senior leadership and customers regarding the technical or programmatic issues at hand for the programs their team supports. They will serve as the internal interface between Structural Analysis and company disciplines including Program Management, PP&C, Finance, Contracts, Legal, Product Safety, Sikorsky ODA, Flight Sciences, Systems Engineering, Test, Customer Service Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Operations and Quality. They may provide explanations of technical decisions and analysis processes to Legal in support of litigation.
The Airframe Structural Analysis Senior Manager exerts influence in developing long range business and technical objectives of the overall organization in engineering software toolsets, new material developments, and anything else to advance the state of the art. The senior manager will provide technical and leadership support to development programs, such as Black Hawk Modernization, to minimize development leads times for all tasks through innovative process improvements and/or technology insertions. They will also direct analysis requirements and qualification methodologies to be in alignment with customer air vehicle specifications.
The position requires robust communication with executives and senior managers to find optimum staffing solutions for an evolving mix of projects and forecast longer-range staffing requirements. They are also responsible for coordinating subordinate employee recruitment, selection and training, performance assessment, & work assignments.
WHO WE ARE
Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin Company, is a global leader in the design, manufacture, and service of advanced helicopters for commercial, industrial, and military use. With a rich history of innovation and excellence, we are committed to pushing the boundaries of aerospace technology and delivering unparalleled solutions to our customers.
Learn More About Sikorsky Here
WHY JOIN US
Your Health, Your Wealth, Your Life
With our employees as our top priority, we provide 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.
Learn more about Lockheed Martin's Comprehensive benefits package
Basic Qualifications:
• BS/BE or MS in Mechanical Engineering
• 20+ years in rotorcraft/aircraft airframe structural analysis. A deep understanding of rotorcraft design and analysis principles is required, across the entire product life cycle from conceptual design through full scale qualification testing/certification and throughout its service life.
• Extensive practical experience and theoretical understanding of static analysis, fatigue analysis, and fracture mechanics of metallic and composite airframe structure and landing gear
• Working knowledge of airworthiness requirements and verification methods
• Earned Value Principles and applying them to meet contractual obligations and report out status to program management.
• Program estimating/scheduling/critical path management.
• Proven history of technical leadership
• Extensive interface with customer airworthiness and technical counterparts as well as customer leadership
• Outstanding communication, team building, and mentoring skills
• Demonstrated commitment to a safety first culture
• Demonstrated commitment to our Cultural Imperatives
• Ability to obtain a secret clearance
• Travel ~5%
• This position requires a government security clearance; you must be a US Citizen for consideration.
Desired Skills:
• Familiarity with Safety Management Systems, Product Safety Procedures, Quantitative Risk Assessments, Risk Management
• Guiding technical direction of productivity improvement initiatives
• Familiarity with Sikorsky Aircraft model helicopter airframe structure
• Airframe structural repair processes
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.
Schedule for this Position: 4x10 hour day, 3 days off per week
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.
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.
Experience Level: Experienced Professional
Business Unit: RMS
Relocation Available: Possible
Career Area: Aeronautical Engineering
Type: Full-Time
Shift: First
Description:WHAT WE’RE DOING
At Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin Company, we are at the forefront of aerospace innovation, driving the development and deployment of cutting-edge technology in the field of aviation. We solve the great problems of our times and innovative technologies that define eras. While no one knows what's going to change the world next, our people are already working on it.
THE WORK
The Airframe Structural Analysis Senior Manager will report to the Director of Aircraft Systems Design and Manufacturing Engineering and will oversee a team of engineers located in several LM locations, primarily Stratford, Connecticut.
The Airframe Structural Analysis Senior Manager is responsible for ensuring the structural integrity of the airframe structure, landing gear, mission systems, propulsion, avionics and electrical installations. They will work closely and regularly brief executive level Platform Chief Engineers, Program Directors and Functional Organizations to provide proper staffing and skillsets as well as provide expertise and oversight of technical work being performed in the organization. They are also expected to be the focal to resolve critical/complex technical problems within the airframe structural analysis area. The senior manager is also the primary focal to brief senior leadership and customers regarding the technical or programmatic issues at hand for the programs their team supports. They will serve as the internal interface between Structural Analysis and company disciplines including Program Management, PP&C, Finance, Contracts, Legal, Product Safety, Sikorsky ODA, Flight Sciences, Systems Engineering, Test, Customer Service Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Operations and Quality. They may provide explanations of technical decisions and analysis processes to Legal in support of litigation.
The Airframe Structural Analysis Senior Manager exerts influence in developing long range business and technical objectives of the overall organization in engineering software toolsets, new material developments, and anything else to advance the state of the art. The senior manager will provide technical and leadership support to development programs, such as Black Hawk Modernization, to minimize development leads times for all tasks through innovative process improvements and/or technology insertions. They will also direct analysis requirements and qualification methodologies to be in alignment with customer air vehicle specifications.
The position requires robust communication with executives and senior managers to find optimum staffing solutions for an evolving mix of projects and forecast longer-range staffing requirements. They are also responsible for coordinating subordinate employee recruitment, selection and training, performance assessment, & work assignments.
WHO WE ARE
Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin Company, is a global leader in the design, manufacture, and service of advanced helicopters for commercial, industrial, and military use. With a rich history of innovation and excellence, we are committed to pushing the boundaries of aerospace technology and delivering unparalleled solutions to our customers.
Learn More About Sikorsky Here
WHY JOIN US
Your Health, Your Wealth, Your Life
With our employees as our top priority, we provide 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.
Learn more about Lockheed Martin's Comprehensive benefits package
Basic Qualifications:
• BS/BE or MS in Mechanical Engineering
• 20+ years in rotorcraft/aircraft airframe structural analysis. A deep understanding of rotorcraft design and analysis principles is required, across the entire product life cycle from conceptual design through full scale qualification testing/certification and throughout its service life.
• Extensive practical experience and theoretical understanding of static analysis, fatigue analysis, and fracture mechanics of metallic and composite airframe structure and landing gear
• Working knowledge of airworthiness requirements and verification methods
• Earned Value Principles and applying them to meet contractual obligations and report out status to program management.
• Program estimating/scheduling/critical path management.
• Proven history of technical leadership
• Extensive interface with customer airworthiness and technical counterparts as well as customer leadership
• Outstanding communication, team building, and mentoring skills
• Demonstrated commitment to a safety first culture
• Demonstrated commitment to our Cultural Imperatives
• Ability to obtain a secret clearance
• Travel ~5%
• This position requires a government security clearance; you must be a US Citizen for consideration.
Desired Skills:
• Familiarity with Safety Management Systems, Product Safety Procedures, Quantitative Risk Assessments, Risk Management
• Guiding technical direction of productivity improvement initiatives
• Familiarity with Sikorsky Aircraft model helicopter airframe structure
• Airframe structural repair processes
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.
Schedule for this Position: 4x10 hour day, 3 days off per week
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.
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.
Experience Level: Experienced Professional
Business Unit: RMS
Relocation Available: Possible
Career Area: Aeronautical Engineering
Type: Full-Time
Shift: First
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