Principal Applications Engineer – Strategy & Change

Lockheed Martin; Fort Worth (TX); On-site; USD 159,000 - 295,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Flexible work arrangements

401(k) match

Paid time off

Holidays

Parental Leave

EAP

Flexible Spending Accounts

Life Insurance

Short-Term Disability

Long-Term Disability

Job summary

Lockheed Martin in Fort Worth, TX is seeking an Applications Engineer Principal (Level 6) to drive change within Aero Operations. You will shape long-range investment strategies, support key initiatives, and lead cross-functional collaborations with senior leaders across the organization.

The role emphasizes program maturity validation through MRAs, making strategic decisions, and building scalable processes.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Aerospace, or Industrial Engineering or related technical field.
• Experience conducting MRAs to evaluate processes and maturity.
• Proven change-management and/or project-management experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead Commodity and Site Strategy development to identify investment opportunities.
• Generate Manufacturing Readiness Assessments (MRAs) to validate program maturity.
• Develop long-term investment plans for critical capabilities.
• Support Make-Buy and Make-Where analyses and Pursuit & Capture efforts.
• Implement process standardization and business rhythm across the team.

Skills

Change management

Project management

Cross-functional

Communication

Strategic planning

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's in Mechanical/Aerospace/Industrial Eng

Masters in Mechanical/Aerospace/Industrial Eng

MBA

Job description

Lockheed Martin in Fort Worth, TX is seeking an Applications Engineer Principal (Level 6) to drive change within Aero Operations. You will shape long-range investment strategies, support key initiatives, and lead cross-functional collaborations with senior leaders across the organization.

The role emphasizes program maturity validation through MRAs, making strategic decisions, and building scalable processes.