Guidance/Navigation/Control Engineering Asc Mgr - L4

Lockheed Martin; Grand Prairie (TX); On-site; USD 121,000 - 224,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision

Flexible work arrangements

401(k) match

Paid time off

Education Assistance

Job summary

Lockheed Martin in Grand Prairie, TX is seeking a seasoned engineering leader to oversee the design, development, implementation, verification, and testing of algorithms for guidance, navigation, and control of aerospace systems across flight regimes and stages.

The role requires Final Secret Clearance, expertise in GN&C software, modeling/simulation, and strong leadership capabilities to manage teams, budgets, and subcontractors while delivering complex programs with rigorous performance

Qualifications

• Final Secret Clearance is required to start this position.
• Experience with Guidance, Navigation, Autopilot, Inertial Tracking, Image Processing, Modeling/Simulation, HWIL, and/or Performance Analysis for missile products.
• Engineering management or Engineering team lead experience including task planning, budget management, subcontract management and/or employee development and mentoring.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Self-Starter Personality; Ability to multitask.
• Strong business acumen, management influence and whole systems thinking.
• Ability to collaborate with multi-functional teams.
• Demonstrated ability to manage complex technical systems/programs.

Skills

Guidance & navigation

Autopilot & inertial tracking

Image processing

Modeling & simulation

HWIL

Performance analysis

Engineering management

Budget management

Subcontract management

Mentoring

Communication

Team collaboration

Job description

Standard Job Description

Manages the design, development, implementation, verification and testing of algorithms to perform guidance, navigation and control of aircraft, spacecraft, launch vehicles and upper stages during powered and coast phases of flight, earth orbit, interplanetary cruise and orbital insertion, as well as during staging events. Navigation functions include the statistical processing of measured data points and their substitution into algorithms simulating physical reality. Guidance functions include the formulation of specific equations and control laws to achieve a desired position in space. Control design and analyses processes consist of the development of the control requirements for aircraft, launch vehicles and/or spacecraft. Responsible for coordinating subordinate employee recruitment, selection and training, performance assessment, work assignments, salary, and recognition/disciplinary actions.

Standard Job Description

Manages the design, development, implementation, verification and testing of algorithms to perform guidance, navigation and control of aircraft, spacecraft, launch vehicles and upper stages during powered and coast phases of flight, earth orbit, interplanetary cruise and orbital insertion, as well as during staging events. Navigation functions include the statistical processing of measured data points and their substitution into algorithms simulating physical reality. Guidance functions include the formulation of specific equations and control laws to achieve a desired position in space. Control design and analyses processes consist of the development of the control requirements for aircraft, launch vehicles and/or spacecraft. Responsible for coordinating subordinate employee recruitment, selection and training, performance assessment, work assignments, salary, and recognition/disciplinary actions.

Basic Qualifications

• Final Secret Clearance is required to start this position.
• Experience with Guidance, Navigation, Autopilot, Inertial Tracking, Image Processing, Modeling/Simulation, HWIL, and/or Performance Analysis for missile products.
• Engineering management or Engineering team lead experience including task planning, budget management, subcontract management and/or employee development and mentoring.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Self-Starter Personality; Ability to multitask.
• Strong business acumen, management influence and whole systems thinking.
• Ability to collaborate with multi-functional teams.
• Demonstrated ability to manage complex technical systems/programs.
• Desired skills are additional skills that are nice to have and help narrow down a qualified candidate pool.

Desired Skills

Learn more about desired skills here.

• Prior Engineering Management Experience
• Strong Interpersonal Skills
• Proposal Development Experience; Basis of Estimate (BOE) Development
• Control Account Manager (CAM) experience;
• Earned Value Management Experience

Pay Information

Full-Time Salary Range: $120600.00 - $224000.00

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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.