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Service Life Analysis Engineer - Early Career

Lockheed Martin

Fort Worth, TXFull-time$58–108K/yrSeen 1 day agoSeen in employer's feed 1 day ago

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Compensation
$58–108K/yr
Location
Fort Worth, TX
Schedule
Full-time
Work Authorization
US work authorization required

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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

Security clearanceBachelor's degree

Job overview

Lockheed Martin Aeronautics seeks a full-time Early Career Service Life Analysis Engineer to conduct durability and damage-tolerance analyses for airframe certification and fleet life-cycle management. The engineer will use crack initiation and growth analysis tools for design sizing, drawing review, and analysis reports. Candidates need a bachelor's degree in a specified engineering field and structural-analysis coursework or projects; the role requires U.S. citizenship and a government security clearance.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Structural AnalysisMatlabVBAVisual StudioPythonCADCAEWritten CommunicationVerbal CommunicationCollaborationMicrosoft Office

Qualifications

Bachelor's in Mechanical, Aeronautical, Aerospace, or Civil EngineeringStructural Analysis Coursework or ProjectsUS CitizenshipGovernment Security ClearanceAerospace Internship or Co-Op Experience

Benefits

Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
401(k) Match
Paid Time Off
Parental Leave
Tuition Assistance

Full job description

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 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.

Lockheed Martin Aeronautics is seeking a full-time Early Career Service Life Analysis Engineer. In this role, you will conduct durability (fatigue) and damage tolerance (fracture) analysis required to certify that the airframe structure meets its contractual service life requirements, provide the structural analysis and source data to safely and economically manage the fleet through its entire life cycle, and use crack initiation and crack growth analysis tools to perform design sizing, drawing review, and prepare analysis reports.

The successful candidate will have experience and/or knowledge of Microsoft Office and the ability to work in a collaborative and team-based environment. 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

  • Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Aeronautical, or Aerospace Engineering; Civil Engineers will also be considered

  • Coursework or prior projects in structural analysis

Desired Skills

  • Experience with programming languages such as MatLab, VBA, Visual Studio, or Python

  • Experience with CAD or CAE applications

  • Previous internship/co-op experience within the Aerospace industry

  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills

  • Ability to work in a collaborative and team-based environment

  • Proficient with Microsoft Office

Pay Information

Full-Time Salary Range: $58200.00 - $108200.00

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.

Lockheed Martin is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified candidates will be considered without regard to legally protected characteristics.

How this job compares

Set against the 3,316 open Structural Engineer jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 6, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$58–108K/yr
  • Texas median$115–177K/yr94 salary ranges
  • US median$105–160K/yr2,119 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $83K, is 42% below the Texas median midpoint ($145K) — in the lowest quarter of Structural Engineer salary ranges in Texas.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 272 open Structural Engineer jobs in Texas and 3,316 across the US. 4% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in Texas
Experience
Structural Engineer postings that state a minimum ask for 7 years of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 4 to 10 years (2,865 postings).
Education
This posting asks for a bachelor's degree; 2,381 of the 3,316 open Structural Engineer jobs (72%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 6, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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