Launch Systems Integration Manager

Lockheed Martin•Highlands Ranch, CO

1d•Onsite

About The Position

At Lockheed Martin, the Launch System Integration Manager leads a team across multiple programs and business pursuits for commercial and international customers. This role involves leading teams to develop and drive integrated solutions and compatible interfaces with various launch providers to successfully deliver LM spacecraft to orbit. The position requires a dynamic and experienced leader to manage LSI teams throughout the full life-cycle of critical activities, from early concept formulation to program execution and launch, ensuring successful integration and launch of LM spacecraft on new and established launch providers. The manager also serves as a functional leader for a diverse team of LSI direct reports, handling staff tasking, skills development, mentoring, performance assessments, and hiring. Key aspects include driving contract milestone achievement, managing cost and schedule, risk management, and technical excellence as a Launch IPT lead. The role also involves leading LSI-related major competitive proposal formulation, building and sustaining technical and business relationships with domestic and international launch service providers, and leading LSI teams during spacecraft launch integration campaigns, including product deliveries, interface hardware designs, verifications, flight readiness presentations, and day of launch activities. The ideal candidate should possess strong technical team leadership, knowledge in launch vehicle to spacecraft integration, new business capture, programmatic execution, and subcontract technical management.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or closely related field
Demonstrated LSI team leadership experience and LSI process knowledge gained from working with industry launch service providers
Experience and knowledge of Systems Engineering methods and processes
Active secret security clearance and the ability to obtain a DOD Top Secret security clearance

Nice To Haves

Prior experience managing technical teams with direct or matrixed reports with knowledge of Full Spectrum Leadership Principles
Experience with LSI processes and execution during multiple program lifecycle phases to include competitive proposal, program start up, design, AI&T, launch site processing, launch phases
Prior experience as a LSI Responsible System Engineer (RSE) and/or Certified Test Conductor (CTC) in a launch integration/launch processing program role.
Recent experience leading activities focuses on growing organizational talent, mentoring junior engineers, and providing young professional career guidance
Knowledgeable in staff planning tools (VEMO) and financial management control systems i.e., EVM related knowledge
Excellent verbal communication skills, strong social skills, and ability to build solid relationships with team members, LM leadership, and outside vendors
Demonstrated ability to respond quickly to shifting priorities and to effortlessly multitask
Experience with high priority proposal preparation and subcontracting for launch services via Launch Service Agreements, Statement of Works, and cost estimating
Prior LSI experience across multiple LM satellite platforms
Prior experience with International customers and new business requiring launch services
Experience in creating and delivering compelling presentations, and communicating to both direct functional and program leadership
Demonstrated ability to establish close working relationships with key senior leaders and customer executives
Master’s Degree from an accredited college in a related discipline

Responsibilities

Manage Launch System Integration (LSI) teams across multiple international, commercial and technology flight demonstration programs performing the full life-cycle set of critical activities required to integrate and launch LM spacecraft on a variety of new and established launch providers.
Serve as the functional leader for a diverse team of LSI direct reports performing duties ranging from staff tasking, skills development, mentoring, performance assessments, and hiring to ensure all functional and personnel needs are met for the LSI directorate.
Lead LSI engineers and subcontractors on multiple fast paced flight demonstration programs to include providing technical and programmatic direction ranging from early concept formulation to program execution and launch.
Drive LSI related contract milestone achievement, cost and schedule performance, risk management, and technical excellence as a Launch IPT lead across multiple programs.
Lead LSI-related major competitive proposal product formulation to include developing win strategies, technical baselines, discriminators, subcontractor selections, pricing/BOEs, task planning, authoring, color reviews and customer engagement.
Be responsible for building and sustaining direct technical and business relationships to new and existing domestic and international launch service providers to meet LM launch needs.
Lead LSI teams throughout the spacecraft launch integration campaign responsible for product deliveries, interface hardware designs, interface verifications, flight readiness presentations and day of launch (DOL) activities.