Chief Engineer

Lockheed Martin•Littleton, CO

2h•Onsite

About The Position

At the dawn of a new space age, Lockheed Martin is a pioneer, partner, innovator and builder. Our amazing people are on a mission to make a difference in the world and every day we use our unique skills and experiences to create, design and build solutions to some of the worlds’ hardest engineering problems. Our culture encourages employees to dream big, perform with excellence and create incredible products. We provide the resources, inspiration and focus and if you have the passion and courage to dream big, we want to build a better tomorrow with you! Lockheed Martin is looking for a dynamic Chief Engineer to join our team in Denver, CO. What does this role look like? As a member of the Global Security Chief Engineering team, you will be a Deputy Chief Engineer and support the P224 and P226 programs. The Chief Engineering team is the technical authority for the program and works to ensure mission milestones and business objectives are met.

Requirements

Bachelors Degree in Engineering or related discipline, or equivalent combination of education and experience
Demonstrated experience as a technical leader, coordinating across multiple teams
Demonstrated ability to communicate successfully both written and verbally across all levels of an organization from entry level to executive Vice Presidents
Significant experience in a complex engineering role on spacecraft, missile, or related systems
Detailed knowledge of engineering and program planning throughout development, design, build, test, and integration phases
U.S. citizenship and TS/SCI clearance

Nice To Haves

Experience with troubleshooting test failures
Prior experience as an LM Space Chief Engineer
Experience across multiple life cycle phases including development and into production, test and operations
Prior experience leading a team thru development and design reviews
Strong mentoring skills as evidenced through active mentoring relationships
Proven experience as a conceptual thinker with the ability to translate into action and results
Strong mission and end-to-end systems expertise
Experience as CPE or RSE and delivering space flight or ground hardware or software
Familiarity with LM Space Engineering processes and command media
Experience interfacing and partnering with government customers
Demonstrated ability to drive closure and resolve complex technical issues / challenges
Experience managing subcontractor technical activities from proposal through final delivery and certification
Experience with internal production operations Material Review Board (MRB) Certification and experience dispositioning non-conformances

Responsibilities

Member of portfolio CE team, deputy to program CE to focus on follow-on effort
Serve as primary technical authority / technical interface 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 a technical team 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 (e.g. relative risk, impacts and implications) as the technical execution quality conscious of the program.
Serve as a key point of contact and advocate for the Engineering team with program management, other program segments / IPTs, external partners and subcontractors.