William Kennedy

Senior Mechanical Engineer at Lockheed Martin

Lexington, Kentucky, United States

About

Experience

  • Senior Mechanical Engineer at Lockheed Martin
    Nov 2025 - Present · 8 mos

  • Airframe Design Engineer at Belcan Engineering
    Jul 2016 - Nov 2025 · 9 yrs 5 mos

    I provide customers with elegant and cost-effective designs that meet program-specific requirements. - I create 3D Models and Drawing Packages in CatiaV5 and 3DExperience. - I create and manage BOMs in the Enovia PLM software. - I work with a multi-disciplinary team to ensure all requirements (structural, electrical, manufacturing, etc.) are met with my design, all while following company and industry standard work processes. - I quickly iterate my designs if customer feedback requires design updates.

  • Intern at Von Allmen Center for Entrepreneurship
    Jun 2015 - Feb 2016 · 9 mos

    My primary responsibilities at the Von Allmen Center for Entrepreneurship include managing the monthly meetings with the Kentucky Angels, Kentucky's only statewide Angel Investment group, as well as helping to run the Venture Studio Entrepreneurial Bootcamp, a program put on by the Von Allmen Center to help students learn how to become entrepreneurs.

  • Engineering Intern at Ceradyne, Inc.
    May 2014 - Dec 2014 · 8 mos

    I worked as an Engineering Intern in the bearings department of Ceradyne. The bearings department designed and produced ceramic thrust bearings for use in the oil and gas industry, primarily in SAGD pumps. My primary responsibility involved operating the custom bearing test rig, which could test bearings with a given lubricant at a various speeds, temperatures, and loads. I also assisted with quality and assembly duties, and developed and implemented several improvement processes throughout my internship.

  • University of Kentucky (2 yrs 10 mos)
    • Academic Tutor
      Jan 2014 - May 2014 · 5 mos

      I worked as a tutor for the Tau Beta Pi tutoring program. The program is funded by the College of Engineering and offers free tutoring to students in math and engineering classes.

    • Undergraduate Assistant
      Aug 2011 - Dec 2013 · 2 yrs 5 mos

      I worked as an Undergraduate Assistant for the MathExcel program at the University of Kentucky. The program provides students with more practice and individual attention for Calculus I and II.