Defence Capture Engineering Lead

Lockheed Martin Corporation; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Lockheed Martin Australia seeks an Engineering Project Manager – New Captures to lead engineering delivery for AIR6500 captures and shape future opportunities. Based at Mawson Lakes or Melbourne, you will establish and lead the engineering team for captures, engaging customers and defining schedules and solutions.

As the engineering and technology interface with the Program Office and Commonwealth, you will unite technical judgment with commercial awareness to deliver secure solutions against

Qualifications

• Experienced engineering leader with capture knowledge for defence programs.
• Understanding of Defence regulatory requirements and compliance.
• Experience managing System-of-Systems integration in regulated environments.
• Strong background in technical risk management and mitigation.
• Capability in resource planning, competency mapping and workforce optimisation.
• Experience in Control Account Management for large-scale programs.
• Expertise in Agile systems development and leading technical teams.
• Working knowledge of model-based engineering tools and methods (SysML, DoDAF, Rhapsody/Cameo).
• Excellent analytical, communication and stakeholder engagement skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead engineering delivery, taking accountability for technical outcomes, cost and schedule.
• Support new business captures, translating customer needs into engineering plans and establishing teams for future delivery.
• Coordinate engineering contributions, provide recommendations and report performance to program leadership.
• Plan workforce capacity, skills, tools and infrastructure with functional and program leaders.
• Build strong relationships with the Commonwealth, customers and internal stakeholders.
• Monitor program performance through earned value management and progress measures.
• Identify and manage technical risks and dependencies.
• Ensure requirements are documented, tracked, maintained and verified.
• Mentor team members and ensure compliance with engineering processes.

Skills

Engineering leadership

Capture knowledge

Agile systems development

SysML/DoDAF/Cameo

Stakeholder engagement

Resource planning

Team leadership

Risk management

Education

Chartered Professional Engineer status (or eligible)

Tools

Rhapsody

Cameo

SysML modelling

Job description

Lockheed Martin Australia seeks an Engineering Project Manager – New Captures to lead engineering delivery for AIR6500 captures and shape future opportunities. Based at Mawson Lakes or Melbourne, you will establish and lead the engineering team for captures, engaging customers and defining schedules and solutions.

As the engineering and technology interface with the Program Office and Commonwealth, you will unite technical judgment with commercial awareness to deliver secure solutions against