Senior Aerospace Chief Engineer – Systems & Airworthiness

Lockheed Martin; Marietta (GA); On-site; USD 148,000 - 276,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Flexible work arrangements

Job summary

Lockheed Martin is seeking an experienced engineering leader to guide proposals and program execution in aerospace initiatives. You’ll balance technical needs with business constraints, drive risk mitigation, and lead a cross-functional team to deliver robust designs with appropriate margins.

You will mentor engineers, coordinate with program management, and ensure baselines align with modern engineering practices while advancing airworthiness and mission success.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in STEM discipline.
• Experience as a chief engineer, system engineering leader, CAM or technical leader on an aerospace program.
• Strong written and oral communication skills with the ability to distill and articulate complex issues into succinct, cohesive executive summaries.

Responsibilities

• Ensure proposals have sound, affordable technical solutions and schedules.
• Coordinate/collaborating with program management to: Make key decisions, balancing technical needs and business constraints to meet program objectives
• Ensure program plans and technical baselines are consistent with Program Control processes and modern Engineering Practices.
• Determine the appropriate program risk posture and develop mitigation strategies for complex projects.
• Leading a technical team of cross functional engineers to ensure successful system/product development and execution, managing technical scope and prioritizing problems for investigation.
• Evaluate and implement cost effective, innovative/novel solutions.
• Champion airworthiness/mission success and drive an airworthiness/mission success culture.
• Ensure selected designs are robust and include appropriate margins to facilitate safety, performance, producibility and operational availability/supportability.
• Identify lessons-learned and initiate/implement corrective actions to improve ongoing and future programs.
• Provide technical mentoring and career development support to the team and allocating resources effectively.

Skills

Chief engineer leadership

System engineering

Program management collaboration

Executive communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in STEM

Master’s degree in STEM

Job description

Lockheed Martin is seeking an experienced engineering leader to guide proposals and program execution in aerospace initiatives. You’ll balance technical needs with business constraints, drive risk mitigation, and lead a cross-functional team to deliver robust designs with appropriate margins.

You will mentor engineers, coordinate with program management, and ensure baselines align with modern engineering practices while advancing airworthiness and mission success.