Project Engineer Senior

Lockheed Martin; Englewood (CO); On-site; USD 96,000 - 178,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Dental benefits

Vision benefits

Flexible schedules (4x10)

401(k) match

Paid time off

Job summary

Lockheed Martin Space in Colorado is seeking an experienced Project Engineer to lead and manage multiple engineering projects within the FBM program. This role requires coordinating across engineering, manufacturing, and test teams to ensure on-time delivery, budget control, and high-quality results.

The candidate will develop project plans, manage risks, and communicate status to stakeholders, while supporting program-level planning and cross-team collaboration.

Qualifications

• Project engineering experience.
• Experience across the engineering lifecycle (system definition, design, build, test, and deployment).
• Eligibility/willingness to obtain/maintain a Secret Security Clearance.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage multiple projects simultaneously, ensuring on-time delivery and budget adherence.
• Develop and maintain project plans with schedules, budgets, and resources.
• Collaborate with engineering, manufacturing, and test teams to plan and execute projects.

Skills

Project engineering experience

Engineering lifecycle

Secret clearance

Education

Bachelor's degree in related discipline

Tools

Microsoft Project

Open Plan

Job description

Standard Job Description
Protecting what matters most is the mission that matters most.

Standard Job Description
Protecting what matters most is the mission that matters most.
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 us in shaping a new era in space and find a career that's built for you.
For over 60 years, the Lockheed Martin Fleet Ballistic Missile (FBM) team has supported the U.S. Navy’s mission to provide an affordable and credible strategic defense. We offer unique career opportunities and challenges on a program with a rich history and exciting future. We help keep this nation and our allies secure.
The FBM Program is experiencing significant growth and we need your expertise to deliver amazing new technologies to our customers while maintaining the technical requirements of strategic deterrence.
The Lockheed Martin FBM Program is seeking an experienced and skilled Project Engineer to join our component engineering team. The successful candidate will be responsible for leading and managing multiple projects simultaneously, ensuring that they are completed on time, within budget, and to the required quality standards. This role will require strong technical skills, excellent communication and interpersonal skills, and the ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and manage multiple projects simultaneously, ensuring that they are completed on time, within budget, and to the required quality standards.
• Develop and maintain project plans, including schedules, budgets, and resource allocation plans.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including engineering, manufacturing, and test, to ensure that projects are properly planned and executed.
• Identify and mitigate risks associated with projects, including technical, schedule, and budget risks.
• Develop and maintain project status reports, including progress, issues, and risks.
• Collaborate with program management to develop and maintain program-level plans, including schedules, budgets, and resource allocation plans.
• Collaborate with other integrated product teams to ensure that projects are aligned with business objectives and customer needs.

Coordinates planning, organization, control, integration and completion of engineering projects within area of assigned responsibility. Plans and formulates engineering program; reviews product design for compliance with engineering principles, company standards, customer contract requirements, and related specifications. Evaluates and approves design changes, specification and drawing releases. Coordinates activities concerned with technical developments, scheduling, and resolving engineering design and test problems.

Basic Qualifications

• Project engineering experience
• Experience working throughout the engineering lifecycle (system definition, design, build, test, and operational deployment)
• Eligibility/willingness to obtain/maintain a Secret Security Clearance - U.S. Citizenship Required

Desired Skills

• Bachelor's degree in a related discipline from an accredited college
• Experience with Microsoft Project and/or Open Plan
• Demonstrated behaviors of a systems thinker; selects and applies appropriate systems thinking skills to solve very sophisticated problems and implement constructive change
• Demonstrated ability to work with technical leads to manage cost, schedule, and technical scope
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams.
• Experience using JIRA or Version 1 or similar tools for project planning and tracking
• Experience in Business Rhythm creation and management experience
• Strong problem-solving skills, with the ability to identify and mitigate risks associated with projects.
• Excellent presentation skills
• Excellent organizational skills
• Certification in project management, such as PMI/PMP or Agile Certified Practitioner (ACP)
• Active or Current Secret clearance
• Proficient in AI prompting as it applies to this position and practice

Pay Information
Full-Time Salary Range: $95900.00 - $178100.00

At Lockheed Martin, we know mission success starts with taking care of our people. Our Total Rewards program is designed to attract top talent, support your well-being, and help you grow—both professionally and personally.
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.