Senior Manager - Materials & Thin-Film Process Engineering

Lockheed Martin; Santa Rosa (CA); On-site; USD 179,000 - 332,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

Flexible work arrangements

Job summary

Lockheed Martin is seeking an engineering leader to manage a team and collaborate across operations to achieve manufacturing quality, throughput, and uptime. The role spans design through full production, with a focus on thin-film materials and processes.

You will drive engineering programs, develop competitive processes, and partner with CTO, Sales, and Marketing to support strategic growth while maintaining quality standards and budgets.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Material Science, Physics or related field.
• Experience with sputtering and evaporation designs and processes to produce optical thin-film based products.
• Experience in management of professional staff.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage the engineering team and cross-functional engagement with operations.
• Support technology roadmap with development, scaling, and commercialization of thin-film products.
• Oversee production sustainment and ensure projects stay on schedule and budget.
• Deliver documented engineering processes and quality improvements.
• Collaborate with CTO to deliver processes and products for growth.
• Support Sales & Marketing with technical backing for customer retention and new business.

Skills

Inspirational leadership

Team building

Analytical thinking

Data-driven decisions

Decision making

NPI experience

PDM systems

Thin film coating

DOE/ SPC experience

Leadership in engineering

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering/Material Science/Physics

Master’s degree

Tools

PDM systems

Job description

Lockheed Martin is seeking an engineering leader to manage a team and collaborate across operations to achieve manufacturing quality, throughput, and uptime. The role spans design through full production, with a focus on thin-film materials and processes.

You will drive engineering programs, develop competitive processes, and partner with CTO, Sales, and Marketing to support strategic growth while maintaining quality standards and budgets.