Senior Space Systems Chief Engineer

Lockheed Martin; Town of Poland (NY); On-site; USD 148,000 - 276,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision

401(k) match

Paid time off

Holidays

Parental Leave

EAP

Flexible Spending Accounts

Education Assistance

Life Insurance

Short-Term Disability

Long-Term Disability

Job summary

Lockheed Martin is seeking a Chief Engineer to lead an Orion team, guiding in-house hardware builds, procurements, and cross‑functional collaboration for Artemis III through VIII missions. You will act as the primary technical authority, interfacing with internal PM and external customers to ensure sound technical solutions and risk management.

The role requires senior engineering leadership across the lifecycle, strong communication to executives, and a focus on mission success.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering or related discipline.
• Experience as a technical leader coordinating across multiple teams.
• Strong communication across all organizational levels from staff to executives.
• Significant experience in a complex engineering role on spacecraft, missile, or related systems.
• US citizen required.

Responsibilities

• Serve as primary technical authority with internal program management and external customers.
• Ensure proposals have sound technical solutions, schedules, and justification, with appropriate risk management.
• Collaborate across the Lockheed Martin enterprise to define, develop and deliver products with consideration for common products, affordability, and a roadmap for portfolio level success.
• Lead technical teams of cross functional engineers to ensure successful product and system development and execution, across the program life cycle.
• Ensure standard technical methods are in use and implement appropriate engineering processes aligned to mission success and the program profile.
• Demonstrate in-depth technical skills and drive a mission success culture.
• Management and timely resolution of complex issues and the program top technical issues to include assembling teams, providing technical guidance, engaging the enterprise, and communicating with customers.
• Provide timely communications with LM leadership with a focus on placing events and issues in the right broader context.
• Responsible for key decision making that impact businesses, the failure to achieve the objectives result in critical impact of program capabilities.

Skills

Mission-critical leadership

Cross-functional leadership

Systems engineering

Spacecraft systems

Communication skills

US citizenship

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Engineering

Job description

Lockheed Martin is seeking a Chief Engineer to lead an Orion team, guiding in-house hardware builds, procurements, and cross‑functional collaboration for Artemis III through VIII missions. You will act as the primary technical authority, interfacing with internal PM and external customers to ensure sound technical solutions and risk management.

The role requires senior engineering leadership across the lifecycle, strong communication to executives, and a focus on mission success.