Lockheed Martin

Program Management Sr Mgr - L6

Lockheed Martin$182K — $338K *
Aerospace & Defense
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 10+ years of program management experience in aerospace/defense, ideally with FMS to DCS conversion knowledge.
  • Proven expertise in preparing DSP-5 applications and understanding of ITAR/EAR regulations.
  • Successful track record in relocating production lines and managing tooling migrations efficiently.
  • Experience with foreign partners and navigating joint ventures across cultures.
  • Exceptional leadership and communication skills, especially in conveying complex topics to executives.
  • Demonstrated budget management for projects exceeding $200 million, with a focus on schedule control.
  • Active Secret Security Clearance is mandatory.

Responsibilities

  • Develop and execute strategies for the conversion of ATACMS from FMS to DCS.
  • Lead the preparation of export-control licensing applications and ensure compliance with regulations.
  • Resolve licensing or export-control issues in collaboration with defense and state departments.
  • Manage the transfer of ATACMS production lines overseas, including tooling and documentation.
  • Oversee procurement of necessary tooling for European production, ensuring compatibility and cost-effectiveness.
  • Maintain and report on integrated project schedules, budgets, and risk management to leadership.
  • Cultivate relationships with external partners and agencies throughout project lifecycle.

Benefits

  • Medical, Dental, and Vision coverage.
  • Flexible work arrangements, including options like 4x10 schedules.
  • 401(k) match to support retirement savings.
  • Generous paid time off and holiday policies.
  • Parental Leave to support family needs.
  • Employee Assistance Programs (EAP) for personal support.
  • Flexible Spending Accounts for medical and dependent care expenses.
  • Education Assistance for continued learning and growth.
  • Comprehensive Life Insurance and both short-term and long-term disability options.
Full Job Description
Standard Job Description

Work location: Orlando, FL or Dallas, TX

You will be the Program Management Sr Manager for the ATACMS Program Management team. Our team is responsible for conversion of ATACMS to DCS, offshore relocation, and program governance.

What You Will Be Doing

DCS Conversion

Strategy & Market Entry: Develop and execute a roadmap to transition ATACMS from FMS to DCS, including market analysis, pricing, and customer engagement.
Export-Control Licensing: Lead preparation, submission, and coordination of DSP-5 marketing-license applications with the U.S. State Department; ensure full ITAR/EAR compliance.
Stakeholder Interface: Work with the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense (Acquisition & Sustainment) and State Department to resolve licensing or export-control issues.
Contract Framework: Define DCS contract structures, warranty terms, and support agreements

Production Offshoring

Relocation Planning: Plan and manage the transfer of the ATACMS production line from U.S. sites to the European JV location.
Tooling & Documentation Transfer: Oversee migration of existing tooling, inspection equipment, and process documentation; create a detailed tooling-migration schedule and risk-mitigation plan.
New Tooling Procurement: Identify, acquire, and qualify additional tooling needed for European production while meeting legacy-design compatibility and cost targets.
Cross-Functional Leadership: Build and lead a multidisciplinary team to execute the offshoring effort.

Program Governance & Reporting

Integrated Management: Maintain an integrated schedule, budget, and risk register; provide regular status updates to senior leadership and key stakeholders.
Manage ongoing relationships with external partners, suppliers, and government agencies throughout the conversion and offshoring lifecycle.

Further Information About This Opportunity
This position is located in Orlando, FL or Dallas, TX.

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

  • Program Management - Minimum 10 + years of experience leading large, complex aerospace/defense programs, preferably with FMS to DCS conversion experience.
  • Export Control & Licensing - Direct experience preparing and managing DSP-5 (or equivalent) applications; deep knowledge of ITAR/EAR and U.S. export regulations.
  • Manufacturing & Tooling Transfer - Proven track record in relocating production lines, managing tooling migration, and establishing new manufacturing facilities abroad.
  • Joint-Venture/International Collaboration - Experience working with foreign partners, joint-venture structures, and cross-cultural teams.
  • Leadership & Communication - Strong influence skills, ability to lead multidisciplinary teams, and communicate complex technical concepts to senior executives and government officials.
  • Budget & Schedule Control - Demonstrated ability to manage multi-year budgets > $200 M and complex schedules with critical path management.
  • Must have an active Secret Security Clearance to be considered


Desired Skills

  • Strategic thinker with a hands-on, results-oriented approach.
  • Comfortable operating in high-visibility, politically sensitive environments.
  • Excellent negotiation and stakeholder-management skills.
  • Ability to thrive in a fast-changing, global landscape.


Interview Questions

Be accountable: Tell me about a time you encountered significant resistance or a major setback on a project you were working on, but managed to work through it anyway.

Decision Making and Critical Thinking: Describe a major challenge you've experienced with this process or area. How did you deal with it? What was theresolution?

Develop enduring relationships: Achieving enterprise objectives often involves giving and receiving. Tell me about a time when you collaborated with others to achieve mutual goals.

Lead through vision and values: Describe a time when you've made your organization's vision and values meaningful to others.

Lead through vision and values: Give me an example of a strategy you developed to achieve a long-term business need, goal, or objective.

Optimize the enterprise: Describe a time when you participated with someone outside of your line of business in an activity that turned out to benefit both businesses.

Pay Information

Full-Time Salary Range: $182500.00 - $338900.00

The salary range for this position is as listed on the requisition. Please note that the salary information listed 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(work location) and business considerations when extending an offer.

Benefits offered: Medical, Dental, Vision, Flexible work arrangements and schedules (e.g., 4x10), 401(k) match, Paid time off, Holidays, Parental Leave, EAP, Flexible Spending Accounts, Education Assistance, Life Insurance, Short-Term Disability, and Long-Term Disability.
  • Annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation programs may be offered depending on the position. Payments under these annual programs are not guaranteed and can vary from year to year and are tied to a range of performance metrics.
  • For (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.

About Lockheed Martin

Lockheed Martin Corporation is a global security company that engages in the research, design, development, manufacture, integration, and sustainment of advanced technology systems and products. It also provides a range of management, engineering, technical, scientific, logistic, and information services. The company operates in four business segments: Aeronautics, Electronic Systems, Information Systems and Global Services, and Space Systems. Lockheed Martin was formed in 1995 from the merger of Lockheed Corporation and Martin Marietta. In September 2008, Lockheed Martin Corporation acquired Aculight Corporation. In January 2009, it completed its acquisition of Universal Systems & Technology, Inc. (UNITECH). In August 2009, it completed its acquisition of Gyrocam Systems LLC (Gyrocam). Gyrocam develops and supplies gyrostabilized optical surveillance systems and sustainment field services, principally to the United States military. Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control, a unit of the Company's Electronic Systems business area, would manage the Gyrocam business.

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