Procurement Engineer - Senior Staff - E5

Lockheed Martin Corporation; Fort Worth (TX); Hybrid; USD 129,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Flexible work schedules

401(k) match

Paid time off

Parental Leave

Education Assistance

Job summary

Lockheed Martin Aeronautics in Fort Worth, TX is seeking a seasoned Procurement Engineer, Senior Staff, to drive aerospace supplier collaboration across Sourcing, Operations, Design Engineering, and the Supply Base. You will analyze data, influence leadership decisions, and steer producibility and cost improvements in a complex defense program.

Responsibilities include coordinating with internal teams and external suppliers to enable design through qualification, and leading teams to resolve

Qualifications

• Experience with airframe and major subsystem components.
• Contracts or subcontract experience.
• Ability to influence decisions at the executive leadership level of external organizations.
• Experience interfacing with Manufacturing & Supplier Quality, Production Control, Supply Chain and Program Leadership, Production Manufacturing & Engineering.
• Experience capturing, aggregate, analyzing, and presenting data that demonstrates supplier performance and risks.
• Experience interpreting technical blueprints, specifications, and drawings using DIMS, PDM, and/or EDMS.
• Experience with aerospace procurement processes.
• Experience with RCCA problem solving techniques.
• Project management experience and/or PMP certification.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate with Sourcing, Operations, Design Engineering, the Supply Base and Industry experts to facilitate design, production, test and qualification of aerospace and defense products.
• Analyze technical data, designs, preliminary specifications, manufacturing limitations, supplier facilities, and parts availability.
• Investigate and recommend potential suppliers based on costs, inspection of facilities, and performance.
• Facilitate technical trade-offs and standardization for economical procurement.
• Lead teams of Supplier and internal staff to solve problems in Producibility, Quality, Cost, and Reliability.

Skills

Executive influence

Data analysis

Aerospace procurement

Airframe components

Contracts experience

Cross-functional collaboration

RCCA problem solving

PMP / Project management

Supplier engagement

Job description

At Lockheed Martin Aeronautics we are committed to shaping the future of aviation! Our Aeronautics Supply Chain team is passionate about delivering innovative, affordable, and agile solutions that exceed our customer’s expectations. The supply chain team touches every product and service we deliver and enables our customers to do the impossible every day. At Aeronautics, we leverage problem solving, creativity, and data to tackle the most exciting challenges in the industry.

Who You Are

Global Supply Chain, Procurement Engineer, Senior Staff

What You Will Be Doing

Coordinates with Sourcing, Operations, Design Engineering, the Supply Base and Industry experts to facilitate the design, production, test and qualification of aerospace and defense products. Analyzes technical data, designs, preliminary specifications, manufacturing limitations, supplier facilities, and parts/equipment availability. Investigates and recommends potential suppliers based on assessments of response to specifications, costs, inspection of facilities, and historical performance. Facilitate technical trade-offs and standardization that may lead to more economical procurement. Recommends design changes to mitigate production issues. Leads teams of Supplier and internal staff in collaboratively solving problems in Producibility, Quality, Inspection, Cost, Mistake-Proofing, Test, Reliability and Affordability.

What’s In It For You

From on-site to hybrid, we offer flexible work schedules to comprehensive benefits investing in your future and security, Learn more about Lockheed Martin’s comprehensive benefits package here.

Further Information About This Opportunity

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Basic Qualifications

• Experience with Airframe and Major Subsystem components
• Contracts or Subcontracts experience
• Experience influencing decisions at the executive leadership level of external organizations
• Experience interfacing with Manufacturing & Supplier Quality, Production Control, Supply Chain and Program Leadership, Production Manufacturing & Engineering
• Experience capturing, aggregate, analyzing, and presenting data that effectively demonstrates supplier performance, while identifying the potential risks and opportunities, to obtain a positive outcome
• Experience interpreting technical blueprints, specifications, and drawings, utilizing DIMS, PDM, and/or EDMS
• Experience working with supplier engagements and a familiarity with Aircraft Manufacturing Procurement Processes specifically within the Aerospace or Defense arena
• Experience with problem solving techniques, tools and methodologies; such as root cause corrective action (RCCA)
• Project Management experience and/or PMP certification

Desired Skills

• Leadership experience
• Experience identifying and addressing interdependencies and real challenges within any given organization while utilizing a strategic approach
• Experience managing to deliverables and milestones
• Experience adapting to change and utilizing check & adjust measures; comfortable with multi-tasking and working with frequently changing priorities
• Aerospace and Defense industry engineering or operations experience; working knowledge of both airframe commodities and systems/major commodities
• Cross-functional or matrix organization structure team experience
• Experience developing and delivering professional presentations
• Experience communicating and coordinating across disciplines (GSC, IPT, etc.,), interfacing with early career and all levels of leadership
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships in all situations

Pay Information

Full-Time Salary Range: $129000.00 - $239600.00

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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.