Opto-Mechanical Engineer

Lockheed Martin
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Job Details

  • Location: Sunnyvale, CA, 94087
  • Date Posted: 2026-04-30
  • Employment Type: Full Time
  • Category: Photonics Engineers
  • Req Number: 725587BR
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Description

Job Description:

Space is a critical domain, connecting our technologies, our security, and our humanity. While others view space as a destination, we see it as a realm of possibilities, where we can do more — we can innovate, invest, inspire, and integrate our capabilities to transform the future. 
 
At Lockheed Martin Space, we aim to harness the full potential of space to cultivate innovation, reduce costs, and push the boundaries of what technology can achieve. We’re creating future-ready solutions, focusing on resiliency and urgency through our 21st Century Security® vision. We’re erasing boundaries and forming partnerships across industries and around the world. We’re advancing spacecraft and the workforce to fuel the next generation. And we’re reimagining how space can connect us, ensuring security and prosperity.
 
Join us in shaping a new era in space and find a career that's built for you.

Lockheed Martin Space is seeking an Opto-Mechanical Engineer to join the Optical Talent Center. With the guidance of Senior Engineers, you will collaborate and contribute across the design team, and play a key role in the design and development on a variety of passive, active, and directed energy optical payloads.

To be successful in this role you must have strong written and oral communication skills to present updates to a variety of audiences with confidence. You will apply your keen quantitative skills to solve the formidable mechanical challenges of precision optical payload subsystems.

Qualifications:

• Bachelors degree in engineering, physics, optical sciences, or related field
• Experience with standard design tools applied to optomechanical design from among CREO, NASTRAN/NX, MATLAB, Solid Works, CATIA, ZEMAX, Python, and/or other relevant assets
• Experience with specification development, vendor interface, parts selection, and/or configuration control
• Ability to obtain and maintain a Top Secret Security Clearance; US Citizenship required