Mechanical Engineer (Heat Transfer & Fluid Flow) - Early Career

Lockheed Martin
Virginia Beach, VA

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. This is a place for engineers, scientists, and problem-solvers who are ready to engage deeply, think critically, and build with purpose. You will not just launch a career. You will be part of something bigger.

This is where the best are built.

Lockheed Martin Rotary & Mission Systems is seeking a full-time Early Career Mechanical Engineer (Heat Transfer & Fluid Flow). In this role, you will:
Generate and maintain liquid cooling and dry air flow diagrams and load analyses for combat system equipment.
Conduct modeling and simulation of equipment cooling systems using the SIMSMART and Icepak software programs.
Analyze existing equipment cooling system designs and recommend use and location of isolation and transfer devices to ensure seamless operation or fastest recovery in casualty situations.
Develop cooling system studies and prepare technical reports.

The successful candidate will have experience and/or knowledge of heat transfer, fluid dynamics, and thermodynamics.

Must be willing to travel.

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 Engineering (Mechanical, Chemical, Material, etc.) or equivalent technical degree.

-Basic knowledge with heat transfer and fluid dynamics calculations.

-Must be a US Citizen. This position will require a government security clearance. This position is located at a facility that requires special access.
Desired Skills:
-Familiar with a computer aided design program.

-Basic knowledge of valves and pumps and applicability of each type.

-Experience in engineering design and object construction through school club, internship, co-op, or other employment.
Security Clearance Statement: This position requires a government security clearance, you must be a US Citizen for consideration.
Clearance Level: Secret
Other Important Information You Should Know
Expression of Interest: By applying to this job, you are expressing interest in this position and could be considered for other career opportunities where similar skills and requirements have been identified as a match. Should this match be identified you may be contacted for this and future openings.
Ability to Work Remotely: Part-time Remote Telework: The employee selected for this position will work part of their work schedule remotely and part of their work schedule at a designated Lockheed Martin facility. The specific weekly schedule will be discussed during the hiring process.
Work Schedules: Lockheed Martin supports a variety of alternate work schedules that provide additional flexibility to our employees. Schedules range from standard 40 hours over a five day work week while others may be condensed. These condensed schedules provide employees with additional time away from the office and are in addition to our Paid Time off benefits.
Schedule for this Position: 4x10 hour day, 3 days off per week
Lockheed Martin is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified candidates will be considered without regard to legally protected characteristics.
The application window will close in 90 days; applicants are encouraged to apply within 5 - 30 days of the requisition posting date in order to receive optimal consideration.
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. Theyre 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 Martins 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: 4 yr and up College
Business Unit: RMS
Relocation Available: Possible
Career Area: Mechanical Engineering
Type: Full-Time
Shift: First
Posted 2026-05-15

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