Project Engineer Senior Staff

Lockheed Martin; Littleton (CO); On-site; USD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Lockheed Martin Space is seeking a Project Engineer to help develop a state‑of‑the‑art avionics product for the FBM program within a world‑class Integrated Product Development environment. This role supports the Navy’s strategic deterrence through cutting‑edge spacecraft and flight avionics.

You will lead planning across cost, schedule, and technical performance, coordinate with LE2 PLM and Product Team, and collaborate with technical leads to ensure successful delivery of mission‑critical

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or equivalent experience.
• Experience leading projects, teams, and development efforts.
• Experience as a CAM and/or Earned Value Management (EVM).
• Experience with one or more of the following with product life cycle (development or deployment).
• Demonstrated ability to work with technical leads to manage cost, schedule, and technical scope.

Responsibilities

• Lead, budget, and manage the cost/schedule/technical performance.
• Effectively manage project performance (Schedule, Cost and Technical).
• Coordinate and establish work lanes for incoming / outgoing program needs.
• Support staffing and resource updates.
• Coordinate with the LE2 PLM and the Product Team to balance resource requirements through IPT management.

Skills

Project leadership

Earned Value Management (EVM)

Cost/Schedule/Technical management

Staffing and resource updates

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree

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.

Join Our Team as a Project Engineer where you will work on the development of a sophisticated state‑of‑the‑art avionics product in a world class Integrated Product Development environment with the Fleet Ballistic Missile (FBM) program. The FBM program at Lockheed Martin has a long and proud history of supporting the US Navy in its mission of Strategic Deterrence since the inception of the Polaris missile program in December of 1956. We are developing the next‑generation of flight avionics for the D5 Life Extension 2 program which will form backbone of the submarine launched ballistic missile program until the year 2084.

What does this role look like?

• Lead, budget, and manage the cost/schedule/technical performance.
• Effectively manage project performance (Schedule, Cost and Technical).
• Coordinate and establish work lanes for incoming / outgoing program needs.
• Support staffing and resource updates.
• Coordinate with the LE2 PLM and the Product Team to balance resource requirements through IPT management.

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

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

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or equivalent experience/combined education.
• Experience leading projects, teams, and development efforts.
• Experience as a CAM and/or Earned Value Management (EVM).
• Experience with one or more of the following with product life cycle (development or deployment,).
• Demonstrated ability to work with technical leads to manage cost, schedule, and technical scope.
• Experience in project management principals (Cost/Schedule/Technical).
• You will need to be a US Citizen, and be able to obtain and maintain a US DoD SECRET clearance, to support this government contract, as well as successfully pass a drug and background check, in order to meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information.

Desired Skills

• Integrated program planning experience.
• Subcontract management experience.
• Demonstrated behaviors of a systems thinker; selects and applies appropriate systems thinking skills to solve very sophisticated problems and implement constructive change.
• Missile or space segment design and test experience with one or more subsystems or fields outside of Systems Engineering.
• Proficient in AI prompting as it applies to this position and practice.

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.