Job Description
THE WORK
Our Future Combat Systems team is seeking a full-time Project Engineer Staff (West Wing Lab Manager) to support development of the Integrated Combat System (ICS) and manage daily lab activity within the US Navy's West Wing test site.
In this role, you will have responsibility for the following:
• Overall responsibility for day-to-day operations of the Mod X test team and suite within the West Wing
• Direct interface with engineering, users, and site leads
• Maintain overall schedule for all projects being planned for West Wing
• Define and implement standard operating procedures (SOPs) to include, but not limited to: Scheduling, Configuration Management, Test Procedures, Test Reports, etc.
• Define lab requirements based on Use Cases collected from development teams, baseline deployment efforts, and capability demonstrations
• Manage/deconflict priorities across efforts and escalate scheduling conflicts to Forge Development Environment (FDE) Lead
• Coordinate across site, security, hardware and software leads to support lab requirements (Test Suite Access and Training, Role-Based Access Management, Customer Tour/Demo Support, Equipment Installation/Classification, etc.)
• Ensure lab policy is upheld through periodic walk throughs and inspection (Food & Drink Policy, prohibited items, safety issues, general lab cleanliness)
• Manage Site Readiness and Equipment Status, including: Basic equipment troubleshooting to identify appropriate team(s) for resolution, driving trouble tickets to closure, equipment dispositioning
• Plan and track site updates to support testing and lab configuration management
• Produce bi-weekly status report to FDE Lead
This role will be based out of the US Navy's Forge Software Factory located in College Park, MD.
Basic Qualifications
• Bachelors degree in Systems Engineering, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Applied Mathematics, Physics, or closely related technical field.
• 5+ years of experience managing complex lab environments or engineering projects with demonstrable success in schedule coordination and multi-disciplinary stakeholder engagement
• Strong knowledge of configuration management, procedure documentation, and lab safety/security protocols
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Ability to obtain & maintain a U.S. DoD security clearance at the SECRET level. U.S. Citizenship required.
Desired skills
• Master's degree in Systems Engineering, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Applied Mathematics, Physics, or closely related technical field
• Ability to effectively communicate across internal and external stakeholders
• Substantial working knowledge of the system development lifecycle and equipment lifecycle management
• Strong troubleshooting and root-cause analysis skills for hardware, software, and networking issues in a lab setting
• Experience managing test sites and test activities
• Experience working in a DevSecOps environment
• Experience with the Atlassian Tool Suite (Jira, Confluence, etc.)
• Experience with modern software development/deployment architectures (Microservices, Containerization, Kubernetes, etc.)
Ability to work remotely
Part-time Remote Telework: The employee selected for this position will work part of their work schedule remotely and part of their work schedule at a designated Lockheed Martin facility. The specific weekly schedule will be discussed during the hiring process.
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 $104,500 - $184,115. 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 $120,100 - $208,150. 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.
