Senior Space Project Engineer — Lead Satellite Programs (TS/SCI)

Lockheed Martin; Sunnyvale (CA); On-site; USD 107,000 - 198,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision

Flexible work arrangements

401(k)

Paid time off

Holidays

Parental Leave

EAP

Education Assistance

Life Insurance

Short-Term Disability

Long-Term Disability

Job summary

Lockheed Martin Space in Sunnyvale, CA seeks a Senior Project Engineer to support the OPIR NGG Geostationary Satellite program within the Program Management Office. You will lead program integration across IPTs and interface with government customers to manage expectations and drive process improvements.

Responsibilities include leading PMRs and program meetings, coordinating across teams to produce executive briefs, and supporting pre-coordination and negotiations through contract award.

Qualifications

• Excellent written and verbal communication and interpersonal skills, including demonstrated ability to interact effectively with customers, management and peers.
• Extensive project engineering or project management experience, collaborating with technical and non-technical teams.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications with strong presentation skills and capable of briefing audiences large or small of varying technical knowledge.
• Able to synthesize data from multiple functional organizations into a holistic message (systems-thinking).
• Active or Current Top Secret clearance with the ability to obtain and maintain a TS/SCI

Responsibilities

• Lead program integration across IPTs, technical and business organizations, and PMO functions to ensure effective information flow, coordination, and execution.
• Provide technical support to PMO leadership, oversee program IDE/SharePoint sites, assess program effectiveness, and interface with government customers to support feedback, expectation management, and process improvement.
• Lead and coordinate quarterly PMRs across classified and unclassified environments, managing multidisciplinary teams and ensuring timely inputs.
• Support new business and proposal activities, including TS/SCI classified proposals, ROMs, and studies; conduct evaluations and fact-finding with government customers; coordinate across teams.
• Apply data analysis and data management skills to build datasets, develop metrics and graphs, and prepare proposal materials for senior leadership.

Skills

Communication skills

Project management

MS Office

Systems-thinking

Security clearance TS/SCI

Job description

Lockheed Martin Space in Sunnyvale, CA seeks a Senior Project Engineer to support the OPIR NGG Geostationary Satellite program within the Program Management Office. You will lead program integration across IPTs and interface with government customers to manage expectations and drive process improvements.

Responsibilities include leading PMRs and program meetings, coordinating across teams to produce executive briefs, and supporting pre-coordination and negotiations through contract award.