Autonomy Systems Strategy Lead - Airborne AI

Lockheed Martin; Fort Worth (TX); On-site; USD 183,000 - 339,000; 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 Skunk Works® is seeking a Sr. Program Manager, Intelligent Autonomy Systems to shape the future of airborne autonomy across the Aeronautics enterprise and in alignment with Lockheed Martin’s enterprise Autonomy strategy.

You will lead strategy, roadmap development, and execution for a core autonomy portfolio spanning AI-enabled mission capabilities, deterministic autonomy, ground station capabilities, and scalable autonomy architectures.

Qualifications

• Experience leading complex autonomy or mission systems efforts across programmatic and technical dimensions.
• Experience in AI, autonomy, mission management, ISR systems, ground station capabilities, or autonomy-enabling software architectures.
• Experience in technology development, roadmapping, and capability maturation.
• Experience briefing executive-level audiences.
• Active Top Secret clearance.

Responsibilities

• Lead Intelligent Autonomy Systems portfolio, including roadmap development, execution, and alignment to enterprise priorities.
• Define and communicate the roadmap for intelligent autonomy capabilities, including AI-enabled mission capabilities, deterministic autonomy, ground station capabilities, and autonomy-enabling architectures.
• Help shape the strategic direction of Airborne Autonomy through roadmap alignment, open architecture strategies, and cross-business capability integration.
• Align technology investments and maturation efforts to mission needs, program timelines, business priorities, and transition opportunities, including Vectis.
• Partner with customers, program teams, technical experts, and business development teams to identify priorities and shape relevant autonomy solutions.
• Coordinate across internal and cross-business partners, including Sikorsky, to support integrated autonomy solutions and transition planning.
• Support planning and coordination to align capabilities with emerging open standards and broader autonomy ecosystem efforts, including A-GRA.
• Drive cross-functional execution, including planning, reviews, action tracking, risk management, issue resolution, and stakeholder communications.
• Lead technology maturation and transition planning for demonstrations, captures, and program adoption.
• Provide briefings, strategic recommendations, and focused communications to internal and external leadership.

Skills

Autonomy programs

AI/ML

Executive briefing

Open architectures

Budget management

Cross-site collaboration

Leadership

Job description

Lockheed Martin Skunk Works® is seeking a Sr. Program Manager, Intelligent Autonomy Systems to shape the future of airborne autonomy across the Aeronautics enterprise and in alignment with Lockheed Martin’s enterprise Autonomy strategy.

You will lead strategy, roadmap development, and execution for a core autonomy portfolio spanning AI-enabled mission capabilities, deterministic autonomy, ground station capabilities, and scalable autonomy architectures.