Solid Propulsion Subject Matter Expert (sign-on bonus eligible)

Lockheed Martin; Highlands Ranch (CO); On-site; USD 179,000 - 332,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Flexible work arrangements

401(k) match

Paid time off

Holidays

Parental Leave

EAP

Flexible Spending Accounts

Life Insurance

Disability insurance

Job summary

Lockheed Martin is seeking a Solid Propulsion Subject Matter Expert to lead technical efforts across programs, mentor engineers, and drive innovative propulsion solutions. The role requires deep propulsion expertise, program leadership, and active DoD clearance.

Expect up to 25% travel and a competitive salary reflecting senior technical leadership in the Space division. This position emphasizes technical excellence, cross-functional collaboration, and impact across multiple rocket motor

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in an engineering/technical discipline with extensive professional experience.
• Active DoD Secret Clearance required.
• Proven leadership and sustained technical achievement in large rocket motor propulsion.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical consultation across the program lifecycle from pre-capture to delivery and sustainment.
• Collaborate with engineering staff across the Space business area.
• Mentor and guide career development within the engineering community.
• Develop incremental and disruptive architectural and technical solutions for customers.
• Serve as technical ambassador to customers, societies, and agencies.
• Drive innovation and maturation of the technical base.

Skills

Propulsion expertise

Technical leadership

Mentorship

AI prompting

Education

Engineering degree

Job description

Standard Job Description

We are seeking a Solid Propulsion Subject Matter Expert on a path to future LM Space Fellow to serve as a recognized expert and technical leader, providing leadership to business execution by:

• Providing technical consultation, problem resolution, and guidance for the entire program lifecycle: pre-capture to delivery and sustainment,
• Collaborating and advising engineering staff across the Space business area,
• Mentoring, advancing knowledge continuity, and guiding career development across the engineering community,
• Developing key customer incremental and disruptive architectural and technical solutions,
• Serving as technical ambassadors for key customers, technical societies, and governmental agencies, and/or
• Driving innovation and maturation of the technical base.

Expectation of up to 25% travel to support multiple programs

Standard Job Description

We are seeking a Solid Propulsion Subject Matter Expert on a path to future LM Space Fellow to serve as a recognized expert and technical leader, providing leadership to business execution by:

• Providing technical consultation, problem resolution, and guidance for the entire program lifecycle: pre-capture to delivery and sustainment,
• Collaborating and advising engineering staff across the Space business area,
• Mentoring, advancing knowledge continuity, and guiding career development across the engineering community,
• Developing key customer incremental and disruptive architectural and technical solutions,
• Serving as technical ambassadors for key customers, technical societies, and governmental agencies, and/or
• Driving innovation and maturation of the technical base.

Expectation of up to 25% travel to support multiple programs

Researches, plans, designs and develops mechanical products and systems such as instruments, controls, robots, engines, machines and mechanical, thermal hydraulic or heat transfer systems for production, transmission, measurement, and use of energy. Applies research to the planning, design, development, and testing of mechanical and/or electromechanical systems, instruments, controls, engines, and/or machines.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in an engineering/technical discipline from an accredited college with 20 years of professional experience, a master’s degree with 18 years of experience, or a PhD with 15 years of experience
• Active DoD Secret Clearance
• Exceptional record of sustained technical achievement, job performance, and continuing technical growth in the area of large rocket motor propulsion
• Demonstrated technical and technology leadership with significant business impact

Desired Skills

• Recognized technical excellence by senior professional technologists, as well as customer communities, professional societies, or academia,
• Innovative solutions to complex, technically challenging problems related to solid propulsion
• Continuous improvement of discipline knowledge
• Demonstrated successful mentorship
• Original research leading to significant discriminating technology,
• Active DoD Top Secret Security Clearance.
• Support to multiple solid rocket motor programs and/or business areas
• Proficient in AI prompting as it applies to this position and practice

Pay Information

Full-Time Salary Range: $178500.00 - $331500.00

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The salary range for this position is as listed on the requisition. Please note that the salary information listed is a general guideline only. Lockheed Martin considers factors such as (but not limited to) scope and responsibilities of the position, candidate's work experience, education/ training, key skills as well as market(work location) and business considerations when extending an offer.

Benefits offered

Medical, Dental, Vision, Flexible work arrangements and schedules (e.g., 4x10), 401(k) match, Paid time off, Holidays, Parental Leave, EAP, Flexible Spending Accounts, Education Assistance, Life Insurance, Short-Term Disability, and Long-Term Disability.

• Annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation programs may be offered depending on the position. Payments under these annual programs are not guaranteed and can vary from year to year and are tied to a range of performance metrics.
• For (Washington state applicants only) Non-represented full-time employees: accrue at least 10 hours per month of Paid Time Off (PTO) to be used for incidental absences and other reasons; receive at least 90 hours for holidays. Represented full time employees accrue 6.67 hours of Vacation per month; accrue up to 52 hours of sick leave annually; receive at least 96 hours for holidays. PTO, Vacation, sick leave, and holiday hours are prorated based on start date during the calendar year.