Lockheed Martin Corp. (NYSE:LMT) is recruiting to fill more than 200 technical positions currently open at its Salina and Owego sites. About “100 of them [are at the] Syracuse facility and 100 of them at the Owego facility,” Matthew Wilkowski, systems engineering manager with Lockheed Martin in Salina, tells CNYBJ. The openings include positions in […]
Lockheed Martin Corp. (NYSE:LMT) is recruiting to fill more than 200 technical positions currently open at its Salina and Owego sites.
About “100 of them [are at the] Syracuse facility and 100 of them at the Owego facility,” Matthew Wilkowski, systems engineering manager with Lockheed Martin in Salina, tells CNYBJ.
The openings include positions in systems engineering, product electrical engineering, hardware engineering, software engineering, integration and testing, and manufacturing operations.
Some of the positions are entry level, and others require more experience, says Wilkowski.
The company is encouraging those who want to apply for specific jobs to do so online at www.lockheedmartinjobs.com.
The Bethesda, Maryland–based defense contractor was scheduled to host a recruitment event on Jan. 10 at Destiny USA’s Canyon area.
For those who couldn’t attend the Jan. 10 recruitment event, Wilkowski encourages those candidates to include a cover letter when they apply online. The recruitment event included a chance for candidates for have discussions with company representatives to explain their background and reasons for pursuing employment with Lockheed Martin.
“It’s another good opportunity for them to better describe what they might be looking for,” says Wilkowski.
The defense contractor is working to fill jobs that will focus on projects servicing the company’s international customers and U.S. military contracts as well, according to Wilkowski. The openings also address Lockheed Martin retirements, he adds.
The company seeks to pair younger hires with mentors once they start working. The mentor can help teach them the company’s various processes, the way Lockheed Martin handles its business, and the technical work that it performs. Younger employees will also work with “subject-matter experts” who can teach them the “technical layer” of radar engineering, says Wilkowski.
“We have a lot of training sessions that we’re conducting right now where experts are holding weekly or biweekly training classes to learn the basics of radar,” he notes.
Lockheed Martin currently employs about 1,600 people at the Salina plant and 2,600 in Owego, Rae Fulkerson, a company spokesperson, said in an email response to a CNYBJ inquiry. The firm employs about 100,000 people worldwide.
