Tool Engineer / Tool Design / GD&T - Troy, AL

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Tool Engineer / Tool Design / GD&T - Troy, AL

Full Time

Troy AL 36082 USA

Posted 10/25/2025

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Description:

You will be the Tool Design Engineer for the Pike County Operations (PCO) team, supporting the design and development of special tools and fixtures for missile assembly and test operations. Our team is responsible for creating innovative solutions to manufacture missile components and final assemblies, ensuring compliance with government regulations and company requirements.

What You Will Be Doing

As the Tool Design Engineer, you will be responsible for collaborating with cross-functional teams to design, fabricate, and implement special tools and fixtures, utilizing CAD software such as PTC Creo and CATIA V5.

Your responsibilities will include, but are not limited to:

• Collaborating with missile designers, production operations, and stakeholders to conceptualize and design special tools and fixtures



• Creating detailed tool design CAD models and drawings using PTC Creo and CATIA V5



• Providing shop floor support to resolve tooling, technical, and manufacturing related issues



• Ensuring compliance with government regulations, company command media, industrial safety, and engineering requirements

Why Join Us

We are looking for a collaborative and detail-oriented individual to join our team as a Tool Design Engineer. This role offers the opportunity to work on complex projects, collaborate with cross-functional teams, and contribute to the design and fabrication of special tools and fixtures. We are committed to supporting your work-life balance and overall well-being, offering flexible scheduling options. Learn more about Lockheed Martins comprehensive benefits package here.

Further Information About This Opportunity

This position is in Troy. Discover more about our Troy, Alabama location.

MUST BE A U.S. CITIZEN - This position is located at a facility that requires special access. The selected candidate must possess an active Secret clearance to start.

Basic Qualifications:
Mechanical Engineering degree or a related technical discipline at the Bachelor level or above from an accredited college.

A minimum of two years of professional experience in Tool Design or general manufacturing experience.

Must have a good understanding of drafting methods, creating 3D CAD models and engineering drawings of various tools, support equipment, and factory equipment.


Must be a U.S. Citizen with the ability to obtain a U.S. DoD Secret Security Clearance. Lockheed Martin will assist selected candidate with obtaining at least an Interim Secret Clearance prior to starting.

Must be able to pass a Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) background investigation to obtain employee possessor approval (of explosives or other ATF-regulated items) as defined by ATF regulations. Failure to obtain and retain employee possessor status may result in revocation of an offer and loss of employment.
Desired Skills:
CREO / Pro-E/ CATIA V5 experience with a focus on tooling, taking a concept through to final design and fabrication.

Hands-on mechanical assembly skills with building / assembling hardware, and the ability to clear verbal & written communicate skills, the ability to provide clear direction to all levels of education.

Familar with manufacturing processes (electronic, mechanical, optical assemblies), GD&T, precision machining, assembly sequences.
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: Onsite Full-time: The work associated with this position will be performed onsite at a designated Lockheed Martin facility.
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: Experienced Professional
Business Unit: MISSILES AND FIRE CONTROL
Relocation Available: Possible
Career Area: Manufacturing
Type: Full-Time
Shift: First

Job Requirementsback to top

Mechanical Engineering degree or a related technical discipline at the Bachelor level or above from an accredited college.

A minimum of two years of professional experience in Tool Design or general manufacturing experience.

Must have a good understanding of drafting methods, creating 3D CAD models and engineering drawings of various tools, support equipment, and factory equipment.


Must be a U.S. Citizen with the ability to obtain a U.S. DoD Secret Security Clearance. Lockheed Martin will assist selected candidate with obtaining at least an Interim Secret Clearance prior to starting.

Must be able to pass a Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) background investigation to obtain employee possessor approval (of explosives or other ATF-regulated items) as defined by ATF regulations. Failure to obtain and retain employee possessor status may result in revocation of an offer and loss of employment.

Job Detailsback to top

Location Troy, AL, 36082, United States

Categories Manufacturing & Production

Sec Clearances Secret

Pref Degree Bachelors

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Job Code Tool Engineer / Tool Design / GD&T - Troy, AL

Tool Engineer / Tool Design / GD&T - Troy, AL