Procurement Engineer Sr

Lockheed Martin Corporation•Littleton, CO

37d•$81,600 - $143,865•Onsite

About The Position

Lockheed Martin Space Programs is actively looking for candidates who possess engineering or manufacturing experience with Electrical, Electronic and Electromechanical (EEE) components, are familiar with supply chain practices and have an unrelenting commitment to drive continuous improvement in efficient & effective application of EEE components into hardware. This person will be collaborating with cross-functional teams (engineering, finance, quality, production, etc.) to evaluate design trade-offs, support producibility, drive commonality, and manage requirements flow down efficiently while aligning with Lockheed Martin Space programs overall procurement strategy, helping to reduce lead-time, and promote business objectives of resiliency, cost, cash, and growth. As a procurement engineer, you will partner with early lifecycle product design and development teams with responsibility for assessing bills of material for lead-time and commonality, plus providing opportunities and solutions to design teams to improve performance. The procurement engineer will be involved from initial concept and focus on steering designs towards lowest lead-time solutions & commonality/standardization across the enterprise. You will engage on a regular basis with a broad set of stakeholders including leadership during early program phases. Strong interpersonal skills, innovation, and willingness to respectfully challenge the assumptions is critical. The candidate will be prepared to work in a fast paced and collaborative environment in which the best ideas regularly set the course of the team and Program.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree from an accredited college, or equivalent experience/combined education
5+ years of experience in supply chain, manufacturing engineering, and/or design engineering.
High data literacy & data-driven mindset.
Lean/Six-sigma experience (e.g., error-proofing, variation reduction).
Experience navigating multi-level bills of material / parts lists / engineering part structures.
Demonstrated experience with ERP & MRP systems & benefits; specific system experience not critical.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor's degree in aerospace engineering, mechanical engineering, or other engineering field.
Master's degree in engineering or business.
Self-driven problem-solver willing to take risks and build something from the ground up; adding incremental value over-time, not waiting for perfection.
EEE part knowledge/familiarity & electronics mfg experience.
Experience in component/parts engineering.
Databasing understanding/experience to create/recommend software tools to automate job function.
Experience in new product introduction and high complexity, high mix products.
Experience in a fast-paced, iterative design environment within Aerospace and Defense industries.
Demonstrated exceptional strategic communication skills, including written, verbal, and presentation, to effectively communicate business cases to all levels of peers, suppliers, and stakeholders, as well as program executives, with an ability to persuade and motivate action.
Strong interpersonal and organizational skills.

Responsibilities

Contribute to design reviews internally and customers acting as a liaison between LM procurement, manufacturing engineering, and design engineering to evaluate producibility, commonality, and requirements interpretation
Develop/steer/improve software tools to evaluate designs early in their lifecycle to realize downstream benefits in cost & lead-time reduction
Build robust tools/models/processes to expand beyond EEE parts and into all aspects of the supply chain
Catalogue and monitor EEE product category for configuration, design criteria, etc. to drive part number rationalization, maximize the number of suppliers available for competition, and facilitate next-generation product / Program improvements
Proactively engage our internal GSCO partners to expand supplier pool and drive best practices and consistency with the sourcing strategies
Share data & processes with Cross-BA/1LMX partners to drive Enterprise solutions.