Chief Engineer Sr Stf - E5

Lockheed Martin; Marietta (GA); 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 is seeking an experienced engineering leader to guide proposals and program execution in aerospace initiatives. You’ll balance technical needs with business constraints, drive risk mitigation, and lead a cross-functional team to deliver robust designs with appropriate margins.

You will mentor engineers, coordinate with program management, and ensure baselines align with modern engineering practices while advancing airworthiness and mission success.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in STEM discipline.
• Experience as a chief engineer, system engineering leader, CAM or technical leader on an aerospace program.
• Strong written and oral communication skills with the ability to distill and articulate complex issues into succinct, cohesive executive summaries.

Responsibilities

• Ensure proposals have sound, affordable technical solutions and schedules.
• Coordinate/collaborating with program management to: Make key decisions, balancing technical needs and business constraints to meet program objectives
• Ensure program plans and technical baselines are consistent with Program Control processes and modern Engineering Practices.
• Determine the appropriate program risk posture and develop mitigation strategies for complex projects.
• Leading a technical team of cross functional engineers to ensure successful system/product development and execution, managing technical scope and prioritizing problems for investigation.
• Evaluate and implement cost effective, innovative/novel solutions.
• Champion airworthiness/mission success and drive an airworthiness/mission success culture.
• Ensure selected designs are robust and include appropriate margins to facilitate safety, performance, producibility and operational availability/supportability.
• Identify lessons-learned and initiate/implement corrective actions to improve ongoing and future programs.
• Provide technical mentoring and career development support to the team and allocating resources effectively.

Skills

Chief engineer leadership

System engineering

Program management collaboration

Executive communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in STEM

Master’s degree in STEM

Job description

Standard Job Description

• Ensuring proposals have sound, affordable technical solutions and schedules.
• Coordinating/collaborating with program management to:
• Make key decisions, balancing technical needs and business constraints to meet program objectives
• Ensure program plans and technical baselines are consistent with Program Control processes and modern Engineering Practices.
• Determine the appropriate program risk posture and develop mitigation strategies for complex projects.
• Leading a technical team of cross functional engineers to
• Ensure successful system/product development and execution, managing technical scope and prioritizing problems for investigation.
• Evaluate and implement cost effective, innovative/novel solutions
• Champion airworthiness/mission success and drive an airworthiness/mission success culture.
• Ensure selected designs are robust and include appropriate margins to facilitate safety, performance, producibility and operational availability/supportability.
• Identify lessons-learned and initiate/implement corrective actions to improve ongoing and future programs.
• Provide technical mentoring and career development support to the team and allocating resources effectively.

Standard Job Description

• Ensuring proposals have sound, affordable technical solutions and schedules.
• Coordinating/collaborating with program management to:
• Make key decisions, balancing technical needs and business constraints to meet program objectives
• Ensure program plans and technical baselines are consistent with Program Control processes and modern Engineering Practices.
• Determine the appropriate program risk posture and develop mitigation strategies for complex projects.
• Leading a technical team of cross functional engineers to
• Ensure successful system/product development and execution, managing technical scope and prioritizing problems for investigation.
• Evaluate and implement cost effective, innovative/novel solutions
• Champion airworthiness/mission success and drive an airworthiness/mission success culture.
• Ensure selected designs are robust and include appropriate margins to facilitate safety, performance, producibility and operational availability/supportability.
• Identify lessons-learned and initiate/implement corrective actions to improve ongoing and future programs.
• Provide technical mentoring and career development support to the team and allocating resources effectively.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in STEM discipline
• Experience as a chief engineer, system engineering leader, Control Account Manager (CAM) or technical leader on an aerospace program
• Strong written and oral communication skills with the ability to distill and articulate complex issues into succinct, cohesive executive summaries

Desired Skills

• Master’s degree in STEM discipline
• Deep Infrastructure Knowledge: Expert understanding of hardware (CPUs, storage), networking protocols (TCP/IP), and operating systems (Linux/Windows).
• Cloud & Hybrid Competency: Proficiency in designing scalable infrastructures using platforms like AWS or Microsoft Azure for cloud-based and/or on prem data centers
• Chief engineer experience to include technical oversight of an aircraft technical baseline, risk & opportunity management, and conduct of System Engineering Technical Reviews (SETR)
• Experience with airworthiness certification for software and hardware systems
• Experience with Specialty Engineering disciplines: Electromagnetic Environmental Effects (EEE); ESOH/Hazardous Materials Management; Configuration Management; Cyber Security; Reliability, Maintainability, Availability (RM&A)
• Passion for personal accountability, achievement, learning and continual improvement
• Experience with System Safety for software and hardware systems

Pay Information

Full-Time Salary Range: $148300.00 - $275500.00

At Lockheed Martin, we know mission success starts with taking care of our people. Our Total Rewards program is designed to attract top talent, support your well-being, and help you grow—both professionally and personally.

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.