Chief Engineer (L5) | Orlando, FL | 6172, FL | 6172

Lockheed Martin; Orlando (FL); On-site; USD 148,000 - 276,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Flexible work arrangements

Job summary

Lockheed Martin in Orlando seeks a Chief Engineering Manager for the JASSM program within the Strike Systems area. You will report to the JASSM Development Chief Engineer and collaborate with the JASSM Chief Engineering staff to ensure cross-program synergy and lessons learned, while coordinating with other Strike Systems Chief Engineers.

The role requires leading technical and programmatic efforts, guiding engineering teams, and maintaining strong relations with USG customers.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering with professional experience in missile systems.
• Ten years of experience in engineering leadership or program management.
• Experience and demonstrated skillset with Missile systems design and development.
• Ability to plan and lead technical teams/efforts on complex missile systems.
• Must be able to obtain program-level security clearance (Secret).

Responsibilities

• Providing technical leadership that enables the team to meet milestones on schedule.
• Providing leadership on development enhancements for JASSM variants across USG and FMS.
• Overseeing alternative engine engineering and manufacturing development (EMD).
• Leading multi-year JASSM software contracts and supplier strategy.
• Shaping partnerships with the USG customer and cross-functional teams.
• Guiding IPT leads in program planning, scheduling, design concepts, verification, and lifecycle reviews.
• Collaborating with Engineering Excellence to ensure milestones are met.
• Participating in technical reviews and monthly E&T meetings.
• Communicating lessons learned and ensuring cross-task synergy within Chief Engineer staff.

Skills

Missile systems design

Technical leadership

Program planning

Cross-functional collaboration

Communication with USG

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering

Advanced degree in engineering

Job description

Standard Job Description

This position is for a Chief Engineering Manager for the JASSM program in the Strike Systems program area. The successful candidate will report to the JASSM Development Chief Engineer programmatically and be expected to work closely with the other members of the JASSM Chief Engineering staff to ensure synergy across tasks and to communicate lessons learned, as well as other Strike Systems Chief Engineers to ensure cross program collaboration.

Standard Job Description

This position is for a Chief Engineering Manager for the JASSM program in the Strike Systems program area. The successful candidate will report to the JASSM Development Chief Engineer programmatically and be expected to work closely with the other members of the JASSM Chief Engineering staff to ensure synergy across tasks and to communicate lessons learned, as well as other Strike Systems Chief Engineers to ensure cross program collaboration.

What You Will Be Doing

• Providing technical leadership that enables the team to meet and demonstrate all milestones on schedule
• Providing Technical and Programmatic leadership/oversight on the development enhancements for the AGM-158A, AGM-158B, and AGM-158B-2 JASSM variants across both USG and FMS customers.
• Providing leadership/oversight for the alternative engine engineering and manufacturing development (EMD) contract
• Providing leadership/oversight for the multi-year JASSM software contracts
• Shaping the AGM-158 alternative supplier strategy and capturing development contracts to support munitions acceleration production capacities
• Developing a productive partnership and trusting relationship with the USG customer
• Guiding Engineering team, IPT leads and cross-functional teams in program planning, scheduling, trade studies, design concepts, verification, and critical life cycle reviews
• Ensuring program staffing is appropriate from an E&T perspective
• Collaborating with Engineering Excellence management to ensure program milestones are successfully completed
• Supporting and leading program technical reviews and participating in monthly E&T meetings, staff meetings, and other critical program activities
• Communicating lessons learned and ensuring synergy across tasks with the entire Chief Engineer staff

Basic Qualifications

• Have a minimum of a bachelor’s degree in engineering from an accredited college or university, with existing professional experience
• Ten years of experience
• Experience and demonstrated skillset with Missile systems design and development
• Must possess ability to plan and lead the technical teams/efforts associated with Complex Missile Systems
• Candidate will be required to communicate technical status and issues internally to program leadership, technical leadership and functional leadership as well as externally to the USG customer
• Must be available for occasional domestic travel
• Candidate must have a Secret clearance and be able to obtain program level clearance

Desired Skills

• An advanced degree in engineering from an accredited college or university is desired
• Prior experience at Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control is highly desired
• Candidate should have wide experience/familiarity in collaborating with the Engineering & Technology functional organization
• Ability to interface with the USG Customer office and global supply base
• Ability to support technical reviews internally, with the customer, and external stakeholders, and at supplier locations
• Experience in leading Failure Analysis and Failure Review Boards

Pay Information

Full-Time Salary Range: $148300.00 - $275500.00

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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.