Program Management Asc Mgr - L4

Lockheed Martin Corporation; Littleton (CO); On-site; USD 136,000 - 252,000; Full time

Job summary

Lockheed Martin Space in Colorado is seeking a Program Management IPT lead for structures and mechanical IPT. You will baseline IMS, staff and task design/analysis teams, and collaborate with supply chain to put structure hardware on PO.

You will direct all program phases from inception through completion, manage cost, schedule and technical performance, coordinate contract negotiations, and serve as the primary customer contact, guiding reviews and engineering efforts.

Qualifications

• Experience with aerospace flight hardware designs.
• Experience designing or building structure or mechanisms hardware.
• Experience with defining requirements.
• Previous experience leading a team and willingness to mentor junior engineers.
• Ability to work functional duties with limited budget.
• Desire and ability to own technical challenges through solution.
• US Citizenship with the ability to obtain and maintain a Secret security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Directs all phases of programs from inception through completion.
• Directs recruitment, selection and training, performance assessment, work assignments, salary, and disciplinary actions.
• Responsible for the cost, schedule and technical performance of company programs or subsystems of major programs; negotiates contract changes.
• Coordinates the preparation of proposals, business plans, proposal work statements and specifications, operating budgets and financial terms/conditions of contract.
• Acts as primary customer contact for program activities, leading program review sessions with customer to discuss cost, schedule, and technical performance.
• Establishes design concepts, criteria and engineering efforts for product research, development, integration and test.
• Develops new business or expands the product line with the customer.
• Establishes milestones and monitors adherence to master plans and schedules, identifies program problems and obtains solutions.

Skills

Aerospace hardware design experience

Structure/mechanisms hardware design

Requirements definition

Team leadership / mentoring

Budget management

Proposal development / BOE

IPT leadership / CAM experience

Procurement / Subcontracts cooperation

Job description

Standard Job Description

Space is a critical domain, connecting our technologies, our security, and our humanity. While others view space as a destination, we see it as a realm of possibilities, where we can do more — we can innovate, invest, inspire, and integrate our capabilities to transform the future. At Lockheed Martin Space, we aim to harness the full potential of space to cultivate innovation, reduce costs, and push the boundaries of what technology can achieve. We’re creating future-ready solutions, focusing on resiliency and urgency through our 21st Century Security® vision. We’re erasing boundaries and forming partnerships across industries and around the world. We’re advancing spacecraft and the workforce to fuel the next generation. And we’re reimagining how space can connect us, ensuring security and prosperity.

Standard Job Description

Space is a critical domain, connecting our technologies, our security, and our humanity. While others view space as a destination, we see it as a realm of possibilities, where we can do more — we can innovate, invest, inspire, and integrate our capabilities to transform the future. At Lockheed Martin Space, we aim to harness the full potential of space to cultivate innovation, reduce costs, and push the boundaries of what technology can achieve. We’re creating future-ready solutions, focusing on resiliency and urgency through our 21st Century Security® vision. We’re erasing boundaries and forming partnerships across industries and around the world. We’re advancing spacecraft and the workforce to fuel the next generation. And we’re reimagining how space can connect us, ensuring security and prosperity.

Join the Lockheed Martin team in support of the US Golden Dome Engineering Team. Golden Dome stands as a layered defense shield, safeguarding the American homeland with unwavering precision, ensuring the security and resilience of our nation.

Join us in shaping a new era in space and find a career that’s built for you!
This position will be a program management asc manager/IPTL for the structures and mechanical IPT. Tasks to include: baselining IMS, staffing team, tasking design and analysis team, working with supply chain to put structure/mechanism HW on PO.
Directs all phases of programs from inception through completion. Responsible for coordinating subordinate employee recruitment, selection and training, performance assessment, work assignments, salary, and recognition/disciplinary actions. Responsible for the cost, schedule and technical performance of company programs or subsystems of major programs. Participates in the negotiation of contract and contract changes. Coordinates the preparation of proposals, business plans, proposal work statements and specifications, operating budgets and financial terms/conditions of contract. Acts as primary customer contact for program activities, leading program review sessions with customer to discuss cost, schedule, and technical performance. Establishes design concepts, criteria and engineering efforts for product research, development, integration and test. Develops new business or expands the product line with the customer. Establishes milestones and monitors adherence to master plans and schedules, identifies program problems and obtains solutions, such as allocation of resources or changing contractual specifications. Directs the work of employees assigned to the program from technical, manufacturing and administrative areas.

Basic Qualifications

• Experience with aerospace flight hardware designs.
• Experience designing or building structure or mechanisms hardware
• Experience with defining requirements
• Previous experience leading a team and willingness to mentor junior engineers
• Ability to work functional duties with limited budget
• Desire and ability to own technical challenges through solution
• US Citizenship with the ability to obtain and maintain a Secret security clearance.

Desired Skills

• Experience Guiding the successful completion of major programs and functioning in a project leadership role.
• Full Spectrum Leadership experience and training
• Experience working with Subcontracts.
• Experience with go fast programs.
• Knowledge of Lockheed Martin Command Media related to system design and analyses.
• Knowledgeable at a systems level in the areas of stress, propulsion, harness routing, strength of materials, subcontracts, electrical design/analysis, software, transportation, and launch operations.
• Experience working with procurement and outside suppliers.
• Experience developing Proposal documents and Basis of Estimates (BOE’s)
• Ability to collaborate effectively with adjacent fields (systems engineering, electronics, stress/thermal analysis, configuration management, production, test, quality…)
• Excellent verbal/written communication, presentation and interpersonal skills with technical and non-technical audiences.
• Experience as an IPT lead or CAM
• Proficient in AI prompting as it applies to this position and practice

Pay Information

Full-Time Salary Range: $135700.00 - $251900.00
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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.