Affordability Program Lead: Design-to-Cost Strategy

Lockheed Martin; Grand Prairie (TX); On-site; USD 129,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Flexible work arrangements

401(k) match

Paid time off

Job summary

Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control in Grand Prairie, TX seeks an Affordability Program Lead to drive LCC, DTC, CAIV, and CRI analyses as programs mature from pursuit to production. You will build parametric cost models, leverage TruePlanning/SEER, and guide tradeoffs with multiple functional teams.

The role requires US citizenship and an interim clearance, a technical degree, and 9–14+ years of experience with strong Excel and financial acumen. Onsite work in Texas is expected.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a technical discipline; Master’s degree preferred.
• 14+ years of professional experience; or 12+ years with related Master’s; or 9+ years with related PhD.
• US Citizenship; ability to obtain government clearance (interim clearance required).
• Onsite work in Grand Prairie, TX.
• Experience with TruePlanning or similar parametric cost estimating tools.
• Experience with multi-year procurements and large bills of material.
• Strong Excel and data analytics skills.
• Strong engineering knowledge and financial acumen.

Responsibilities

• Perform Affordability Analysis to support Life Cycle Cost (LCC), Design-to-Cost (DTC), CAIV, and CRI for the program.
• Leverage parametric cost models (TruePlanning) and SEER, plus custom models, to correlate requirements with cost.
• Consolidate and present financial KPIs, EV data, and progress summaries toward goals.
• Develop and maintain project schedules.
• Proactively identify issues and facilitate tradeoff decisions to remove obstacles.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams (Program Management, Engineering and Technology, Finance, Global Supply Chain, Production Operations, Quality).

Skills

Affordability analysis

Design-to-Cost (DTC)

LCC analysis

CAIV analysis

CRI

Parametric cost modeling

TruePlanning

SEER

Earned value management

Excel / data analytics

Education

Bachelor's degree in a technical discipline

Master's degree (MBA preferred)

Tools

TruePlanning

SEER

Job description

Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control in Grand Prairie, TX seeks an Affordability Program Lead to drive LCC, DTC, CAIV, and CRI analyses as programs mature from pursuit to production. You will build parametric cost models, leverage TruePlanning/SEER, and guide tradeoffs with multiple functional teams.

The role requires US citizenship and an interim clearance, a technical degree, and 9–14+ years of experience with strong Excel and financial acumen. Onsite work in Texas is expected.