Chief Engineer

Job Description

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OVERVIEW:

At the dawn of a new space age, Lockheed Martin is a pioneer, partner, innovator and builder. Our amazing people are on a mission to make a difference in the world and every day we use our unique skills and experiences to create, design and build solutions to some of the worlds' hardest engineering problems. Our culture encourages employees to dream big, perform with excellence and create incredible products. We provide the resources, inspiration and focus and if you have the passion and courage to dream big, we want to build a better tomorrow with you!

Lockheed Martin is looking for a dynamic Chief Engineer to join our team in Denver, CO.

What does this role look like?

As a member of the Global Security Chief Engineering team, you will be a Deputy Chief Engineer and support the P224 and P226 programs. The Chief Engineering team is the technical authority for the program and works to ensure mission milestones and business objectives are met.

Responsibilities include:
Member of portfolio CE team, deputy to program CE to focus on follow-on effort
Serve as primary technical authority / technical interface with internal program management and external customers.
Ensure proposals have sound technical solutions, schedules, and justification, with appropriate risk management.
Collaborate across the Lockheed Martin enterprise to define, develop and deliver products with consideration for common products, affordability, and a roadmap for portfolio level success.
Lead a technical team of cross functional engineers to ensure successful product and system development and execution, across the program life cycle.
Ensure standard technical methods are in use and implement appropriate engineering processes aligned to mission success and the program profile.
Demonstrate in-depth technical skills and drive a mission success culture.
Management and timely resolution of complex issues and the program top technical issues to include assembling teams, providing technical guidance, engaging the enterprise, and communicating with customers.
Provide timely communications with LM leadership with a focus on placing events and issues in the right broader context (e.g. relative risk, impacts and implications) as the technical execution quality conscious of the program.
Serve as a key point of contact and advocate for the Engineering team with program management, other program segments / IPTs, external partners and subcontractors.

Basic Qualifications

Bachelors Degree in Engineering or related discipline, or equivalent combination of education and experience
Demonstrated experience as a technical leader, coordinating across multiple teams
Demonstrated ability to communicate successfully both written and verbally across all levels of an organization from entry level to executive Vice Presidents
Significant experience in a complex engineering role on spacecraft, missile, or related systems
Detailed knowledge of engineering and program planning throughout development, design, build, test, and integration phases
U.S. citizenship and TS/SCI clearance

Desired skills

Experience with troubleshooting test failures
Prior experience as an LM Space Chief Engineer
Experience across multiple life cycle phases including development and into production, test and operations
Prior experience leading a team thru development and design reviews
Strong mentoring skills as evidenced through active mentoring relationships
Proven experience as a conceptual thinker with the ability to translate into action and results
Strong mission and end-to-end systems expertise
Experience as CPE or RSE and delivering space flight or ground hardware or software
Familiarity with LM Space Engineering processes and command media
Experience interfacing and partnering with government customers
Demonstrated ability to drive closure and resolve complex technical issues / challenges
Experience managing subcontractor technical activities from proposal through final delivery and certification
Experience with internal production operations
Material Review Board (MRB) Certification and experience dispositioning non-conformances

EEO

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.

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At Lockheed Martin, we use our passion for purposeful innovation to help 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, develop, 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. We place an emphasis on empowering our employees by fostering an inclusive environment built upon integrity and corporate responsibility.

If this sounds like a culture you connect with, you're invited to apply for this role. Or, if you are unsure whether your experience aligns with the requirements of this position, we encourage you to search on Lockheed Martin Jobs, and apply for roles that align with your qualifications.

Other Important Information

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.

Work Schedule Information

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.

National Pay Statement

Pay Rate: The annual base salary range for this position in California, Massachusetts, and New York (excluding most major metropolitan areas), Colorado, Hawaii, Illinois, Maryland, Minnesota, New Jersey, Vermont, Washington or Washington DC is $139,600 - $246,100. For states not referenced above, the salary range for this position will reflect the candidate's final work location. Please note that the salary information 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 and business considerations when extending an offer.
Benefits offered: Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Short-Term Disability, Long-Term Disability, 401(k) match, Flexible Spending Accounts, EAP, Education Assistance, Parental Leave, Paid time off, and Holidays.
(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.
This position is incentive plan eligible.

Premium Pay Statement

Pay Rate: The annual base salary range for this position in most major metropolitan areas in California, Massachusetts, and New York is $160,500 - $278,300. For states not referenced above, the salary range for this position will reflect the candidate's final work location. Please note that the salary information 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 and business considerations when extending an offer.
Benefits offered: Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Short-Term Disability, Long-Term Disability, 401(k) match, Flexible Spending Accounts, EAP, Education Assistance, Parental Leave, Paid time off, and Holidays.
This position is incentive plan eligible.