Engineering Project Management Sr Stf - E5

Lockheed Martin Corporation; Littleton (CO); On-site; USD 145,000 - 270,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision

4x10 schedules

401(k) match

Paid time off & Holidays

Parental Leave

Job summary

Lockheed Martin's Intelligence, Surveillance & Reconnaissance Systems Engineering (ISR&SE) team seeks an Engineering Project Management Sr Stf to lead the Radiant Mercury program, owning technical performance, cost, schedule, and resource planning. You will coordinate with Engineering, PM, Business Development, and the customer to align baselines and priorities through the program lifecycle.

In this role you will serve as a primary technical interface, drive TPMs and risks, manage staffing and

Qualifications

• Broad background in all lifecycle phases of systems engineering.
• Strong Engineering leadership experience.
• Strong risk management experience and expertise, including identification, mitigation and abatement planning, execution, and tracking.
• Strong cost account and earned value management experience (EVM).
• Expertise in cost estimating and creating Basis of Estimates (BOEs).
• Demonstrated interpersonal, team-building skills, strong work ethic and self-motivation.
• Strong customer focus with a proven record of outstanding customer satisfaction.
• Demonstrated experience in driving data-informed change in support of improving affordability and quality.
• Must have a current / active DoD Top Secret Clearance with ability to achieve program specific clearances.
• Candidate to be able to work at the Deer Creek Lockheed Martin Facility.

Responsibilities

• Drive engineering technical, cost, and schedule performance in support of program commitments.
• Develop engineering resource, staffing, cost, and technical estimates supporting program execution and new business opportunities.
• Serve as a key technical interface with Program Management and the customer, communicating engineering status, risks, priorities, and solutions.
• Coordinate systems engineering activities supporting program execution, technical planning, and proposals.
• Ensure requirements, system designs, and technical baselines are established, maintained, tracked, and verified.
• Establish and track Technical Performance Measures (TPMs), engineering metrics, and technical risks to support program decision‑making.
• Collaborate across Engineering & Technology, Program Management, Business Development, and technical leadership to align resources, strategy, and long-term program needs.
• Ensure engineering plans and technical baselines align with Program Control, Modern Engineering practices, organizational processes, lessons learned, and industry best practices.

Skills

Systems engineering lifecycle

Engineering leadership

Risk management

Cost accounting & EVM

Cost estimating & BOEs

Customer focus

Data-informed change

DoD Top Secret clearance

Staffing coordination

Education

Bachelor's degree in a related discipline

Job description

Standard Job Description

WHAT WE'RE DOING

Lockheed Martin’s Intelligence, Surveillance & Reconnaissance Systems Engineering (ISR&SE) team develops and delivers advanced capabilities that enable secure information sharing across complex mission environments.

Supporting the Radiant Mercury program within MIC2, you’ll help drive the engineering execution of a critical capability while partnering across Engineering & Technology, Program Management, Business Development, and our customer to ensure successful program performance and continued growth.

THE WORK

As an Engineering Project Management Sr Stf, you’ll lead engineering execution for the Radiant Mercury program with responsibility for technical performance, cost, schedule, and resource planning.

You’ll serve as a key technical interface between Engineering, Program Management, and the customer while coordinating multidisciplinary teams to ensure technical baselines, engineering plans, and program priorities remain aligned throughout the program lifecycle.

Key Responsibilities

• Drive engineering technical, cost, and schedule performance in support of program commitments.
• Develop engineering resource, staffing, cost, and technical estimates supporting program execution and new business opportunities.
• Serve as a key technical interface with Program Management and the customer, communicating engineering status, risks, priorities, and solutions.
• Coordinate systems engineering activities supporting program execution, technical planning, and proposals.
• Ensure requirements, system designs, and technical baselines are established, maintained, tracked, and verified.
• Establish and track Technical Performance Measures (TPMs), engineering metrics, and technical risks to support program decision‑making.
• Collaborate across Engineering & Technology, Program Management, Business Development, and technical leadership to align resources, strategy, and long-term program needs.
• Ensure engineering plans and technical baselines align with Program Control, Modern Engineering practices, organizational processes, lessons learned, and industry best practices.

Who We Are

ISR&SE is part of Lockheed Martin’s MIC2 organization, bringing together multidisciplinary engineering teams to develop and deliver advanced mission capabilities. Our teams work across programs and technologies to solve complex engineering challenges and support critical customer missions.

WHY JOIN US

At Lockheed Martin, you’ll have the opportunity to lead complex engineering execution, work directly with customers and program leadership, and influence both current program performance and future growth.

Your Health, Your Wealth, Your Life — We offer competitive compensation, comprehensive benefits, career development opportunities, and meaningful work supporting critical national security missions.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelors degree from an accredited college in a related discipline, with 14 years or more of professional experience, 12 years of professional experience with a related Masters degree, or equivalent experience /combined education. Considered an expert, authority in discipline.
• Broad background in all lifecycle phases of systems engineering
• Strong Engineering leadership experience
• Strong risk management experience and expertise, including identification, mitigation and abatement planning, execution, and tracking
• Strong cost account and earned value management experience (EVM)
• Expertise in cost estimating and creating Basis of Estimates (BOEs)
• Demonstrated interpersonal, team-building skills, strong work ethic and self-motivation
• Strong customer focus with a proven record of outstanding customer satisfaction.
• Demonstrated experience in driving datai nformed change in support of improving affordability and quality
• Must have a current / active DoD Top Secret Clearance with ability to achieve program specific clearances
• Candidate to be able to work at the Deer Creek Lockheed Martin Facility

Desired Skills

• Experience in Cross Domain Solution (CDS) technologies and products
• Experience with Independent Research and Development (IRAD) and Capital execution, planning, and spending
• Operational experience with Department of Defense (DoD) and Intelligence Community (IC)
• Knowledge of emerging system engineering practices (digital engineering) and experience in adopting and implementing key practices
• Ability to direct and oversee engineers supporting multiple semi-unrelated projects in several technical disciplines
• Ability to travel when required up to approximately 15%
• Cross Domain Solution design and development experience
• Knowledge and experience in security standards, policies, and procedures, e.g. Certified Information Systems Security Professionals (CISSP)
• Knowledge and experience using Risk Management Framework (RMF), Intelligence Community Directive (ICD) 503, National Institute of Standards in Technology (NIST) Special Publication (SP) 800-53 controls
• Knowledge and experience achieving the National Security Agency (NSA) Raise the Bar standards
• Strong oral and written communications skillsAccountable for overall engineering technical, cost and schedule performance on a specific program.

Standard Job Description: Provides primary Tech Ops interface with Program Management (PM) Office/Customer for all programmatic items on a specific program. Responsible for identification and closure of technical issues. Meets/Exceeds all technical commitments made to the programs. Tracks Estimated time to Complete/Earned Value Management (ETC/EVM) Metrics to monitor program performance and identify technical or Tech Ops staffing risks, while managing cost/schedule. Ensures requirements baseline in documents, tracked, maintained, and verified. Ensures establishment and tracking of key Technical Performance Measures (TPM). Provides timely and accurate projections of engineering resource requirements. Works with PM to ensure GRID is up to date. Works closely with first and second line functional leaders to identify and secure appropriate staffing, coordinates with the PM office and first line managers on proposed engineering staffing changes prior to changes. Works with PM to ensure organizational standard processes are adapted, approved and followed. Leverages proven processes, lessons learned, and best practices from other parts of business or industry. In concert with the LOB and/or Market Segment Chief Engineer, ensures program plans and technical baselines are consistent with Program Control processes and Modern Engineering Practices. EPM is also responsible for the Chief Architect (CA) roles and responsibilities when the project or market segment does not utilize CAs. Depending on size/complexity of program, EPM role may be filled from Chief Engineer or Centers of Excellence (COE) organization. This classification requires approval from sub senior leadership team (SLT) leader in employee's chain of command.

Pay Information

Full-Time Salary Range: $145100.00 - $269500.00

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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.