Systems Engineering Sr Mgr - L6

Lockheed Martin Corporation; Marietta (GA); On-site; USD 159,000 - 295,000; 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

Education Assistance

Life Insurance

Short-Term Disability

Long-Term Disability

Job summary

Lockheed Martin Corporation in Marietta, GA is seeking an Engineering Project Manager for the C-130J Relevancy program to drive modernization of a long-serving airlifter. You will lead technical planning, system integration, and agile teamwork while delivering safe, high-quality work products.

The role requires 10+ years leading technical teams, a engineering degree, and eligibility for a Secret clearance. You will thrive in a collaborative environment with the Relevancy Product Team focused on

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or equivalent with relevant experience.
• 10+ years leading technical teams.
• Eligible for a Secret Clearance.

Responsibilities

• Drives technical planning, system integration, verification and validation, cost and risk, and supportability and effectiveness analyses for total systems.
• Coordinates subordinate employee recruitment, selection and training, performance assessment, work assignments, salary, and recognition/disciplinary actions.
• Converts customer or product requirements into hardware and software specifications considering technical, schedule, and cost constraints.
• Performs functional analysis, timeline analysis, trade studies, requirements allocation and interface definition to translate customer requirements into hardware/software specs.
• Identifies and owns continuous improvement initiatives.
• Must be a US Citizen; this position requires a government security clearance and special-access facility.

Skills

Team leadership

Feedback culture

Decision making

Problem solving

Agile mindset

Communication skills

Ownership & accountability

Jira/Confluence

ARINC/FAA familiarity

DER certification

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering

Tools

Jira

Confluence

SharePoint

Job description

Program Description

The C-130J Relevancy team is seeking talented Engineering Project Manager to join the next significant chapter in modernization of the world’s most reliable and longest lived tactical airlifter. In this role, you will develop and utilize your communication skills, flexibility, decisiveness, resilience, and sense of accountability to keep the C-130J design Relevant for decades to come. You will be a key contributor in a C-130J Relevancy Product Team that will apply relentless focus to the delivery of safe, effective, and high-quality work products. To enable this, you will be given resources, transparent communication, space to try, technical tools, and real-time feedback you need to be successful. You will be empowered to make decisions, but supported during the decision making process by a high-performing team of collaborative and goal-oriented individuals. Modernizing products does not come without modernizing processes; in this role you will be expected to drive process optimization to maximize effectiveness and do business significantly different - "if you don't like it, fix it." Your work on the C-130J Relevancy program will have a lasting impact on the C-130J enterprise, the C-130J customer community, and on C-130J operators who expect this aircraft to perform the first time, every time.

Standard Job Description

The C-130J Relevancy team is seeking talented Engineering Project Manager to join the next significant chapter in modernization of the world’s most reliable and longest lived tactical airlifter. In this role, you will develop and utilize your communication skills, flexibility, decisiveness, resilience, and sense of accountability to keep the C-130J design Relevant for decades to come. You will be a key contributor in a C-130J Relevancy Product Team that will apply relentless focus to the delivery of safe, effective, and high-quality work products. To enable this, you will be given resources, transparent communication, space to try, technical tools, and real-time feedback you need to be successful. You will be empowered to make decisions, but supported during the decision making process by a high-performing team of collaborative and goal-oriented individuals. Modernizing products does not come without modernizing processes; in this role you will be expected to drive process optimization to maximize effectiveness and do business significantly different - "if you don't like it, fix it." Your work on the C-130J Relevancy program will have a lasting impact on the C-130J enterprise, the C-130J customer community, and on C-130J operators who expect this aircraft to perform the first time, every time.

The C-130J Relevancy program operates with an Agile mindset, utilizing collaborative tools (Jira, Confluence, SharePoint, etc.) to establish a single source of truth for all program data. This approach ensures all necessary data to inform critical decisions is correct and available to all team members when needed. This program is developmental in nature; to facilitate necessary collaboration, prevent functional siloes, and foster a true sense of product ownership, the Relevancy development team will be full time in-person and co-located unless pre-arranged accommodations have been made.

Job Description

• Drives technical planning, system integration, verification and validation, cost and risk, and supportability and effectiveness analyses for total systems.
• Responsible for coordinating subordinate employee recruitment, selection and training, performance assessment, work assignments, salary, and recognition/disciplinary actions.
• Ensures the logical and systematic conversion of customer or product requirements into total systems solutions that acknowledge technical, schedule, and cost constraints.
• Performs functional analysis, timeline analysis, detail trade studies, requirements allocation and interface definition studies to translate customer requirements into hardware and software specifications.
• Identify and own continuous improvement initiatives.
• Must be a US Citizen; this position will require a government security clearance. This position is located at a facility that requires special access.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in an engineering discipline, or equivalent post‑secondary education combined with relevant professional experience.
• 10+ years of experience leading technical teams.
• Must be eligible for a Secret Clearance.

Desired Skills

• Eager to be part of building a high-performing team culture
• Willing to give and receive feedback
• Willing to challenge the status quo
• Agile mindset, adaptability, flexibility, and tolerance for ambiguity will be required given the developmental nature of this program
• Strong communication skills
• Deep sense of pride, ownership, and accountability for all work products
• Decision-making and problem solving skills
• Experience with Atlassian tool suite (Jira & Confluence)
• Experience with EVMS/CAM preferred
• Familiarity with C-130J platform preferred
• Familiarity with ARINC-664, 661, 653, AFDX, TSN
• Familiarity with FAA TSO process
• DER certification a significant plus

Pay Information

Full-Time Salary Range: $158700.00 - $294700.00

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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.