Chapter Next Returnship- Aerostructures Manufacturing Eng/Stratford,CT

Company: Lockheed Martin
Location: Danbury
Posted on: June 29, 2020

Job Description:

Description:Chapter Next - Let Lockheed Martin be the next step in your Journey Back to the workforce Have you taken some extended time away from your career in support of family or personal obligations? At Lockheed Martin Rotary and Mission Systems (RMS), we understand that sometimes we must pause our professional life to support our family and loved ones. After stepping away from the workplace to care for children, aging parents or other family obligations, the road to return to work can be challenging, and at times intimidating. This is where Chapter Next can be part of your solution. Chapter Next is a 12-16 week paid returnship hosted by RMS. Candidates who have taken a professional career hiatus for at least 2+ years will be eligible to apply to this program. During this returnship participants will become part of a community of similarly experienced professionals with challenging work scopes that contribute to the great innovation produced by Lockheed Martin. Selected candidates will be exposed to comprehensive training, professional development opportunities, networking opportunities, and individual based mentoringOur goal is to provide the fundamental tools needed to be successful in your career field, and to potentially prepare you for an opportunity to join Lockheed Martin full-time. Fields of focus will be diverse across the program and include functional and technical opportunities.This returnship position is for a Manufacturing Engineer working in the Aerostructures Engineering group in Stratford, CT.The selected individual will contribute to the organization in the following ways:Responsibilities include tasks from the design phase to the manufacturing/test phase. During the design phase the candidate's responsibilities will include generating work instructions and ordering tooling to execute fabrication or procurement of air frame details, assemblies and installations. ME will work with the design engineers during basic and detail design phases to assure design is producible and can be fabricated to meet cost and schedule targets. During the manufacturing/test phase the candidate will provide technical support to Operations during aircraft assembly and respond to Sikorsky air frame supplier inquiries. ME also participates in continuous improvement initiatives to reduce cost of poor quality using ACE tools. The ME candidate will perform all of the above in accordance with Sikorsky Engineering Standard Work and may be called upon to generate additional standard work if required.Basic Qualifications:Engineering Degree preferred Basic Microsoft Office (Word, PowerPoint, Excel) skills.CATIA experience is a plusAbility to work in team environmentDesired Skills:2 years experience in related aerospace manufacturing or Engineering FieldKnowledge of Sikorsky or Lockheed Aerospace systemsBASIC QUALIFICATIONS:job.QualificationsLockheed 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.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:Hourly/Non-Exempt

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