Opto-Mechanical Engineer II
- US citizenship
- Top Secret clearance
How this pay compares
This posting states $91.2k–$169k a year. Open mechanical engineer jobs in Colorado post a median of $137k a year, the middle half $113k–$165k, across 105 jobs that state their pay, so this one is within the middle half of what they post.
About the job
## Standard 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.
The information below reflects the standard job description for this position: Researches, plans, designs, develops, and tests optical elements including lenses, filters, beamsplitters, reflective, and diffractive elements in mechanical structures, assemblies, mechanisms, and fixtures that allow optical systems to meet performance and operational requirements.Designs precision components and mechanisms to enclose, retain, and maintain alignment of optical elements within system tolerance specifications.
Selects materials based on optical alignment tolerances, manufacturing tolerances, induced environments, and ergonomic requirements. Leads or produces design documentation packages for suppliers which consists of optical and mechanical drawings with specification, tolerance, and special process steps.
Generate requirements, specifications, performance budgets, build and test procedures, verification plans, and operating manuals. ## Basic Qualifications - Experience with standard design tools applied to Opto-Mechanical design from among CREO, NASTRAN/NX, MATLAB, Solidworks, CATIA, ZEMAX or similar. - Experience with engineering drawing creation and release in a Product Data Management/Product Lifecycle Management system such as Windchill, SolidWorks PDM or similar - 1+ years of experience as a design engineer with a background in optical, optics, lasers, imagers or other relevant area. - Ability to obtain and maintain a Top Secret Security clearance; US Citizenship required. ## Desired Skills - Bachelors or advance degree in Mechanical Engineering, Physics, Optical Sciences, or related field. - Experience in the aerospace and/or defense industry. - Prior industry experience with Electro-Optical systems. - Familiarity with Structural and/or Thermal analysis tools such as NASTRAN, Thermal Desktop or similar. - Familiarity with STOP analysis. - Familiarity with design for assembly and manufacturing techniques. - Active Top Secret Clearance - Proficient in AI prompting as it applies to this position and practice ## Interview Questions Acclimation to new team: Describe the last time you joined a new organization.
How did you get acclimated? What were the most valuable pieces of information you learned or activities you undertook? Decision Making and Critical Thinking: How would you make a decision if you had conflicting opinions and information from various sources? Technical - General: Tell us about one of the technical problems you had to solve recently Teamwork: Describe the types of teams you've been involved with.
What were your roles? Self-awareness: What do you see as your top skill, and how did you learn it? ## Pay Information Full-Time Salary Range: $91200.00 - $169400.00 At Lockheed Martin, we know mission success starts with taking care of our people. Our Total Rewards program is designed to attract top talent, support your well-being, and help you grow - both professionally and personally.
The salary range for this position is as listed on the requisition. Please note that the salary information listed is a general guideline only. Lockheed Martin considers factors such as (but not limited to) scope and responsibilities of the position, candidate's work experience, education/ training, key skills as well as market(work location) and business considerations when extending an offer.
Benefits offered:Medical, Dental, Vision, Flexible work arrangements and schedules (e.g., 4x10), 401(k) match, Paid time off, Holidays, Parental Leave, EAP, Flexible Spending Accounts, Education Assistance, Life Insurance, Short-Term Disability, and Long-Term Disability. - Annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation programs may be offered depending on the position.
Payments under these annual programs are not guaranteed and can vary from year to year and are tied to a range of performance metrics. - For (Washington state applicants only) Non-represented full-time employees: accrue at least 10 hours per month of Paid Time Off (PTO) to be used for incidental absences and other reasons; receive at least 90 hours for holidays.
Represented full time employees accrue 6.67 hours of Vacation per month; accrue up to 52 hours of sick leave annually; receive at least 96 hours for holidays. PTO, Vacation, sick leave, and holiday hours are prorated based on start date during the calendar year.
From Lockheed Martin's job posting, checked 7 Nov 2026. The employer's own page is the final word on requirements and availability.
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