Mechanical Engineer Asc - Early Career
Littleton, COFull-time$66–122K/yrSeen todaySeen in employer's feed today
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Job overview
The Mechanical Engineer Asc researches, designs, analyzes, and develops mechanical components, assemblies, and systems under the direction of other engineers. The role creates engineering documents, specifications, technical analyses, 3D models, and 2D drawings; supports integrated product teams across the engineering lifecycle; and collaborates with procurement, manufacturing, and test personnel on hardware builds and validation. Occasional travel is expected.
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Full job description
Standard Job Description
Researches, plans, designs and develops mechanical products and systems such as instruments, controls, robots, engines, machines and mechanical, thermal hydraulic or heat transfer systems for production, transmission, measurement, and use of energy. Applies research to the planning, design, development, and testing of mechanical and/or electromechanical systems, instruments, controls, engines, and/or machines.
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Work under the direction of other engineers to research, design, analyze, and develop innovative components, assemblies, and/or systems of varying complexity while assuring sound technical rigor and timely delivery.
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Develop and maintain engineering documents, specifications, and technical analyses, including 3D solid models and 2D drawings.
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Be a member of integrated product teams, reciprocally interacting with other engineers, adjacent functions, suppliers, and stakeholders, to support products through the entire engineering lifecycle.
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Collaborate with procurement, manufacturing, and test personnel to support the build and validation of hardware in a production environment.
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Occasional travel.
The ideal candidate will have knowledge of 3D CAD Modeling, Geometric Dimensioning & Tolerancing (GD&T), have good communication skills (both oral and written), and understand fundamental Mechanical Engineering principles. Ability to obtain a security clearance; US citizenship required.
Basic Qualifications
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Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering or related discipline from an accredited school
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Experience with solid model and drawing creation using 3D computer-aided design software, parts selection, and technical writing.
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Understanding and ability to apply basic Mechanical Engineering principles, theories, and concepts.
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Ability to work in a collaborative and team-based environment using good verbal and written communication skills.
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Ability to obtain a security clearance; US citizenship is required.
Desired Skills
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Knowledge of Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing in accordance with ASME Y14.5.
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Prior experience creating and managing technical documents.
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Fundamental understanding of structures, mechanisms, and materials.
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Prior experience with the design and/or test of mechanical systems.
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Active security clearance.
Pay Information
Full-Time Salary Range: $65500.00 - $121700.00
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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.
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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.
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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 7,755 open Mechanical Engineer jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 7, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$66–122K/yr
- Colorado median$106–160K/yr251 salary ranges
- US median$106–160K/yr4,676 salary ranges
This range's midpoint, $94K, is 31% below the Colorado median midpoint ($135K) — in the lowest quarter of Mechanical Engineer salary ranges in Colorado.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 304 open Mechanical Engineer jobs in Colorado and 7,755 across the US. 2% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in Colorado
- Lockheed Martin (this employer)38 open
- BAE Systems16 open
- GBA14 open
- Experience
- Mechanical Engineer postings that state a minimum ask for 5 years of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 3 to 8 years (6,451 postings).
- Education
- This posting asks for a bachelor's degree; 5,294 of the 7,755 open Mechanical Engineer jobs (68%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 7, 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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