Lockheed Martin

Project Engineer Senior Staff

Lockheed Martin$145K — $269K *
Aerospace & Defense
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in engineering or equivalent experience
  • Experience in leading engineering projects and teams
  • Familiarity with Cost Account Manager (CAM) and Earned Value Management (EVM) methodologies
  • Proficient in the product life cycle development or deployment
  • Ability to manage cost, schedule, and technical scope effectively
  • US Citizenship required; must obtain and maintain US DoD SECRET clearance

Responsibilities

  • Lead and manage project cost, schedule, and technical performance
  • Coordinate program needs for incoming and outgoing work
  • Support staffing and resource allocation updates
  • Balance resource requirements through Integrated Product Team (IPT) management
  • Ensure compliance with engineering principles and customer contract specifications

Benefits

  • Medical, Dental, and Vision coverage
  • Flexible work arrangements
  • 401(k) match
  • Paid time off and holidays
  • Parental leave
  • Education assistance
  • Life insurance
  • Short-term and long-term disability insurance
Full Job Description
Join Our Team as a Project Engineer where you will work on the development of a sophisticated state-of-the-art avionics product in a world class Integrated Product Development environment with the Fleet Ballistic Missile (FBM) program. The FBM program at Lockheed Martin has a long and proud history of supporting the US Navy in its mission of Strategic Deterrence since the inception of the Polaris missile program in December of 1956. We are developing the next-generation of flight avionics for the D5 Life Extension 2 program which will form backbone of the submarine launched ballistic missile program until the year 2084.

What does this role look like?
  • Lead, budget, and manage the cost/schedule/technical performance.
  • Effectively manage project performance (Schedule, Cost and Technical).
  • Coordinate and establish work lanes for incoming / outgoing program needs.
  • Support staffing and resource updates.
  • Coordinate with the LE2 PLM and the Product Team to balance resource requirements through IPT management.


The information below reflects the standard job description for this position:

Coordinates planning, organization, control, integration and completion of engineering projects within area of assigned responsibility. Plans and formulates engineering program; reviews product design for compliance with engineering principles, company standards, customer contract requirements, and related specifications. Evaluates and approves design changes, specification and drawing releases. Coordinates activities concerned with technical developments, scheduling, and resolving engineering design and test problems.

Basic Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or equivalent experience/combined education.
  • Experience leading projects, teams, and development efforts.
  • Experience as a CAM and/or Earned Value Management (EVM).
  • Experience with one or more of the following with product life cycle (development or deployment,).
  • Demonstrated ability to work with technical leads to manage cost, schedule, and technical scope.
  • Experience in project management principals (Cost/Schedule/Technical).
  • You will need to be a US Citizen, and be able to obtain and maintain a US DoD SECRET clearance, to support this government contract, as well as successfully pass a drug and background check, in order to meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information.


Desired Skills

  • Integrated program planning experience.
  • Subcontract management experience.
  • Demonstrated behaviors of a systems thinker; selects and applies appropriate systems thinking skills to solve very sophisticated problems and implement constructive change.
  • Missile or space segment design and test experience with one or more subsystems or fields outside of Systems Engineering.
  • Proficient in AI prompting as it applies to this position and practice.


Pay Information

Full-Time Salary Range: $145100.00 - $269500.00

At Lockheed Martin, we know mission success starts with taking care of our people. Our Total Rewards program is designed to attract top talent, support your well-being, and help you grow-both professionally and personally.

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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