Associate Manager, Cable and Harness Design

Lockheed MartinBethesda, MD
Remote

About The Position

We are looking for an Associate Manager, Cable and Harness Design to join the team that creates Wire Harness and Cable Design for space applications! The team supports multiple lines of business at Lockheed Martin which means you could be designing wiring systems for the next mission to Mars or the next generation of GPS satellites. This position is a teleworking position. Space is a critical domain, connecting our technologies, our security and our humanity. While others view space as a destination, we see it as a realm of possibilities, where we can do more — we can innovate, invest, inspire and integrate our capabilities to transform the future. At Lockheed Martin Space, we aim to harness the full potential of space to cultivate innovation, reduce costs, and push the boundaries of what technology can achieve. We’re creating future-ready solutions, focusing on resiliency and urgency through our 21st Century Security® vision. We’re erasing boundaries and forming partnerships across industries and around the world. We’re advancing spacecraft and the workforce to fuel the next generation. And we’re reimagining how space can connect us, ensuring security and prosperity. Join us in shaping a new era in space and find a career that's built for you. You will provide leadership, functional management and technical direction to a team of approximately 12 engineers responsible for electromechanical engineering research, design, development, and production support for the Harness Core Team. As a Associate Manager of Cable and Harness Design, you will be responsible to provide the functional directorate, program management, and their customers’ effective project management, accurate and detailed plans and schedules and efficient production support. You will also be capable of furthering the department’s development, growth, and expertise.

Requirements

  • Staffing and headcount management experience.
  • Control Account Management (CAM) experience within an Earned Value Management (EVM) system.
  • Must have an active DoD Secret clearance , thus you are a US Citizen .
  • Bachelors degree from an accredited college in a related STEM discipline, or equivalent experience focused in STEM, engineering leadership, or an MBA degree.
  • Prior experience as a cable/harness design or cable/harness manufacturing lead.
  • Active DoD Secret clearance (or equivalent), thus US Citizenship is required

Nice To Haves

  • Experience in leading Zuken schematic/cabling drafting tool (or similar) and Creo 3D modeling tool (or similar) design teams, programs, or projects.
  • Collate with subsystems, survivability, environmental, and other specialty engineers to develop unique cables for various space products.
  • Experience in presenting to leadership and customers in design reviews and technical interchange meetings.

Responsibilities

  • Provide leadership on a fast paced team from requirements through development and production.
  • Be responsible to assure coordination between functional groups during the product development life cycle.
  • Communicate technical status and issues internally to program leadership, technical leadership and functional leadership as well as externally to the customer.
  • Conducting personnel management for a portion of the NGI Wiring team.
  • Responsible for coordinating subordinate employee recruitment, selection, and training.
  • Responsible for performance assessment, work assignments, salary, and recognition/disciplinary actions.
  • Participate in technical reviews and audits.

Benefits

  • Medical
  • Dental
  • Vision
  • Life Insurance
  • Short-Term Disability
  • Long-Term Disability
  • 401(k) match
  • Flexible Spending Accounts
  • EAP
  • Education Assistance
  • Parental Leave
  • Paid time off
  • Holidays
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