Senior Operations Engineer: Lean & Process Improvement

Lockheed Martin Corporation; Fort Worth (TX); On-site; USD 105,000 - 195,000; Full time

Job summary

Lockheed Martin is seeking an Operations Engineer Staff - Level 4 in Fort Worth, TX, to drive cross‑functional improvement initiatives across the organization.

You will create comprehensive project charters, apply Lean, Six Sigma, and other continuous‑improvement methodologies, and lead end‑to‑end initiatives that elevate safety, quality, delivery, cost, productivity, and customer satisfaction.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in industrial engineering, operations management, or related field.
• Minimum of five years of experience in operations, project management, process improvement, industrial engineering, quality, or related function.
• Working knowledge of Lean, Six Sigma, Kaizen, DMAIC, PDCA, root‑cause analysis, and value‑stream mapping.
• Demonstrated ability to develop project plans, manage risks, coordinate resources, and deliver measurable results.
• Strong facilitation, presentation, communication, and stakeholder‑management skills.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate Kaizen events, value‑stream mapping, root‑cause analysis workshops to uncover improvement opportunities.
• Analyze operational and financial data to detect trends, variation, capacity constraints, and waste; develop dashboards and KPI reports.
• Establish baseline performance, set measurable targets, and define key performance indicators for each initiative.
• Collaborate with operational leaders, frontline staff, engineering, quality, supply chain, IT, HR, and other functions to support stakeholder engagement, communication, training, and readiness assessments.
• Prepare regular performance updates, reports, and recommendations for senior leadership; escalate risks and barriers that require executive support.

Skills

Lean Six Sigma

Kaizen

Root Cause Analysis

Value stream mapping

Data Analysis

Stakeholder Management

Facilitation

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Engineering or related

Tools

Power BI

Tableau

Minitab

SQL

Job description

Lockheed Martin is seeking an Operations Engineer Staff - Level 4 in Fort Worth, TX, to drive cross‑functional improvement initiatives across the organization.

You will create comprehensive project charters, apply Lean, Six Sigma, and other continuous‑improvement methodologies, and lead end‑to‑end initiatives that elevate safety, quality, delivery, cost, productivity, and customer satisfaction.