JLWS Beam Director Assembly (BDA) Chief Engineer

Lockheed Martin•Orlando, FL

2d•Onsite

About The Position

This position is for the Joint Laser Weapon System (JLWS) Beam Director Assembly (BDA) Chief Engineer role in the S&GS-Advanced Programs area. The role will report to the S&GS-AP Chief Engineer programmatically and be expected to work closely with the other members of the S&GS-AP Chief Engineer staff as well as the Advanced Programs and Laser Weapons programs and customer community. As the JLWS BDA Chief Engineer, you will be responsible for: Providing technical leadership that enables the team to meet and demonstrate all LWS BDA development and integration milestones on schedule Developing and nurturing a productive partnership with the other BAs and USG customers Guiding IPT leads and cross-functional teams in program planning, scheduling, trade studies, design concepts, verification, and critical life cycle reviews Ensuring program staffing is appropriate from an E&T perspective Collaborating with Engineering Excellence management to ensure program milestones are successfully completed Supporting and leading program technical reviews and participating in monthly E&T meetings, staff meetings, and other critical program activities Communicating lessons learned and ensuring synergy across tasks with the entire Chief Engineer staff

Requirements

Have demonstrated experience in gimbaled optical system design
Have demonstrated experience in planning and leading technical solutions from proposal through all aspects of development including SRR, PDR, CDR, Qualification, System Verification & Test, FCA and transition to production
Demonstrate excellent leadership skills and a proven ability to lead technical efforts with cross-functional teams
Possess experience and initiative to ensure technical leadership and support for the development process
Show a strong understanding of Full Spectrum Leadership principles (technical, people, business, strategic).
Have excellent oral and written communication skills
Have a minimum of a bachelor’s degree in engineering from an accredited college or university, with existing professional experience
Experience and demonstrated skillset with gimbaled systems and design
Must possess ability to plan and lead the technical efforts associated with gimbaled systems
Candidate will be required to communicate technical status and issues internally to program leadership, technical leadership and functional leadership as well as externally to the USG customer
Must be available for occasional domestic travel
Candidate must have a Secret clearance

Nice To Haves

An advanced degree in engineering from an accredited college or university is desired
Prior experience at Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control is highly desired
Working knowledge of dealing with subcontractors and subcontract technical management is a plus
Candidate should have wide experience/familiarity in collaborating with the Engineering & Technology functional organization
Ability to interface with the USG Customer office and global supply base
Ability to support technical reviews internally, with the customer, and external stakeholders, and at supplier locations
Experience in leading Failure Analysis and Failure Review Boards

Responsibilities

Providing technical leadership to ensure the contract executes in accordance with LM product design processes/policies while implementing streamlining opportunities for accelerated development
Provide technical leadership for design and development efforts, from system architecture through design and system delivery
Develop and execute detailed program plans, schedules, and trade study analyses
Lead or support customer briefings, weekly IPT status updates, Technical Interchange Meetings, Technical Readiness Reviews, and other critical program reviews
Participate in Failure Review Boards, Risk Management, and Mission Success Reviews
Support technical reviews internally, with the customer, and external stakeholders, and at supplier locations