Project Engineer Senior Staff

Lockheed Martin Corporation; Highlands Ranch (CO); On-site; USD 145,000 - 270,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision

Flexible work arrangements (e.g., 4x10

401(k) match

Paid time off

Holidays

Parental Leave

EAP

Education Assistance

Life Insurance

Short-Term Disability

Long-Term Disability

Job summary

Lockheed Martin Space is seeking a Project Engineer/Control Account Manager (CAM) to join the SDA Portfolio and support the Systems Engineering team. The CAM leads planning, budgeting, and performance across programs, interfacing with Chief Systems Engineers to maintain real-time visibility on headcount, schedule, and cost.

The role requires precision, clear communication, and a continuous improvement mindset; it involves collaboration with multi-disciplinary teams through development and

Qualifications

• Experience leading organizational and project implementations with schedules, budgets and cost constraints.
• Experience acting as CAM or CAM delegate.
• Experience with BOE activities and proposal support.
• Experience with IMS development and scheduling tools (MS Project, Open Plan).
• Knowledge of earned value management and variance analysis.
• Experience in aerospace/defense or complex systems environments.
• Advanced Excel and MS Office skills.

Responsibilities

• Address headcount challenges and resource constraints.
• Manage control account performance and escalate issues to PMs.
• Identify risks and opportunities and implement approved actions.
• Develop analytics to ensure credible schedules and EACs.
• Monitor control accounts’ schedule health and critical path.
• Analyze variances and implement corrective actions.
• Ensure EVM documentation complies with requirements and maintain CAM training.

Skills

CAM experience

IMS scheduling tools

Earned value management

Excel advanced

MS Project

Open Plan

Systems engineering

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Aerospace/defense domain exposure

Project management experience

Tools

MS Project

Open Plan

Integrated Master Schedule tools

Microsoft Office

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.

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 us in shaping a new era in space and find a career that's built for you.

Lockheed Martin is seeking Project Engineer/Control Account Manager (CAM) to join the SDA Portfolio supporting the SDA Systems Engineering team. SDA CAM Duties include leading, planning, budgeting, and managing the technical/schedule/cost performance for the Systems Engineering team. The SDA CAM will sit at the intersection of engineering execution and program management — helping our Chief Systems Engineers (CSEs) maintain real‑time visibility into headcount, schedule, and cost performance across multiple programs. This role requires precision, clear communication, and a continuous improvement mindset.

The Project Engineer will interact with a multi-disciplinary engineering team through development and production phases. The preferred candidate should have prior experience with cost, schedule, and technical management of systems with a significant budget. In addition to the primary role of a Project Engineer/CAM the candidate may be expected to provide support for other tasks to include ROM and Proposal coordination and input, which will include BOE coordination and writing.

In This Role You Will

• Address headcount challenges and resource constraints
• Manage control account performance and elevate concerns/issues to program management and/or other impacted stakeholders
• Identify risks and opportunities and implement approved actions
• Manage resources, analyze trends, and develop analytics to ensure credible schedules and Estimates at Complete (EACs)
• Identify and manage control accounts’ schedule health and critical path
• Analyze and report variances and proactively implement corrective actions
• Ensure all EVM required documentation is complete and meets compliance requirements for responsible control accounts
• Ensure current CAM certification and training is always maintained

The information below reflects the standard job description for this position:

Basic Qualifications

• Demonstrated experience leading organizational and project implementations while managing schedules, budgets, and cost constraints
• Experience acting Control Account Manager (CAM) or CAM delegate
• Working knowledge or experience supporting proposal or Basis of Estimate (BOE) activities
• Experience with Integrated Master Schedule (IMS) development and scheduling tools (e.g. MS Project, Open Plan)
• Experience with earned value management principles and variance analysis
• Experience in aerospace, defense, or complex systems development environments
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office Products with advanced Excel skills

Desired Skills

• Attention to detail — produces accurate, traceable deliverables with consistency across complex data sets
• Business acumen — understands program financials, contract constraints, and resource trade-offs
• Effective communication — translates complex CAM data into clear, actionable narrative for SE leadership
• Innovative thinking — seeks smarter ways to track, report, and improve execution processes
• Experience with systems engineering domain of work and work products
• Demonstrated behaviors of a systems thinker with the ability to select and apply appropriate systems thinking skills
• Experience supporting multi-program environments
• Risk and Opportunity Management experience
• Demonstrated project management experience and problem-solving skills
• Experience driving continuous improvement and common process across diverse stakeholder groups
• Ability to develop solutions to problems which require the use of ingenuity and innovation
• Experience coordinating with multiple engineering functions
• Ability to partner and work effectively with key stakeholders

Pay Information

Full-Time Salary Range: $145100.00 - $269500.00

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.