Lead Aerospace Procurement Engineer

Lockheed Martin; Grand Prairie (TX); On-site; USD 96,000 - 178,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

401(k) match

Paid time off

Holidays

Parental Leave

Job summary

Lockheed Martin in Dallas seeks a Procurement Engineer Sr for the Procurement Engineering team. You will lead cross-functional efforts to ensure efficient, cost-effective procurement of critical components for aerospace and defense products.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years of related experience, a bachelor’s degree, and the ability to read drawings and industry specs. This role requires collaboration with sourcing, operations, and suppliers, plus the potential to obtain a secret clearance.

Qualifications

• Experience with manufacturing engineering processes or policies.
• Ability to facilitate cross-functional teams to drive results.
• Experience capturing, analyzing, and presenting data.
• Ability to read drawings and industry specifications.
• Knowledge of FAR and Middle Tier/Rapid Acquisition Pathways.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate with sourcing, operations, design engineering, and suppliers to facilitate design, production, test, and qualification.
• Analyze technical data, specifications, and manufacturing constraints to assess supplier capabilities.
• Evaluate and recommend suppliers based on cost, capability, and performance.
• Lead cross-functional teams to solve producibility, quality, cost, and reliability challenges.
• Drive technical trade-offs and standardization to achieve economical procurement.

Skills

Cross-functional leadership

Project management

Read drawings

Data analysis

Supplier evaluation

Contract negotiations

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree or higher

Lean/Six Sigma Belt

Tools

Process Simulator / SIMIO

Job description

Lockheed Martin in Dallas seeks a Procurement Engineer Sr for the Procurement Engineering team. You will lead cross-functional efforts to ensure efficient, cost-effective procurement of critical components for aerospace and defense products.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years of related experience, a bachelor’s degree, and the ability to read drawings and industry specs. This role requires collaboration with sourcing, operations, and suppliers, plus the potential to obtain a secret clearance.