Project Engineer Staff (West Wing Site Lead)

Lockheed Martin•College Park, MD

19h•Hybrid

About The Position

Our Future Combat Systems team is seeking a full-time Project Engineer Staff (West Wing Site Lead) to support development of the Integrated Combat System (ICS) and manage test execution within the US Navy's West Wing test site. In this role, you will have responsibility for supporting planning, staffing, resource management, risks, and schedule for West Wing test activities. You will coordinate with vendors to manage West Wing configuration and infrastructure, and with onsite IT POCs to keep the site running in a stable condition. You will also coordinate with ICS Product Teams to understand West Wing dependencies and integration schedules, adjudicate the priority of West Wing integration efforts, and communicate these to stakeholders. Additionally, you will facilitate the adoption of West Wing testing metrics to quantify lab usage and value, collaborate with ICS I&T teams to schedule and execute high-profile test events, and act as a liaison between government and Lockheed Martin leadership for West Wing status, priorities, challenges, and opportunities. You will support high-profile Navy tours/demonstrations (O-7+) within the West Wing and drive opportunities to foster innovation within the West Wing. This position requires a government security clearance and is based out of the US Navy's Forge Software Factory located in College Park, MD. Lockheed Martin is an equal opportunity employer. The application window will close in 90 days; applicants are encouraged to apply within 5 - 30 days of the requisition posting date in order to receive optimal consideration. Lockheed Martin uses its passion for purposeful innovation to help keep people safe and solve the world's most complex challenges. Our people are some of the greatest minds in the industry and truly make Lockheed Martin a great place to work. With our employees as our priority, we provide diverse career opportunities designed to propel, develop, and boost agility. Our flexible schedules, competitive pay, and comprehensive benefits enable our employees to live a healthy, fulfilling life at and outside of work. We place an emphasis on empowering our employees by fostering an inclusive environment built upon integrity and corporate responsibility.

Requirements

Bachelors degree in Systems Engineering, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Applied Mathematics, Physics, or closely related technical field.
Minimum 5 years of engineering experience or closely related experience
Substantial working knowledge of the system development lifecycle
Demonstrated leadership experience with one or more of the following: Systems Engineering, Systems Architecture, Integration & Test, Test Site Infrastructure, Project Management
Ability to obtain & maintain a U.S. DoD security clearance at the SECRET level.
U.S. Citizenship required.

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree in Systems Engineering, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Applied Mathematics, Physics, or closely related technical field
Ability to effectively communicate across internal and external stakeholders
Experience planning and executing large product development efforts
Experience managing test sites and test activities
Experience working in a DevSecOps environment
Experience with the Atlassian Tool Suite (Jira, Confluence, etc.)
Experience with modern software development architectures (Microservices, Containerization, Kubernetes, etc.)

Responsibilities

Supporting Planning, Staffing, Resource Management, Risks, and Schedule for West Wing test activities
Coordinating with vendors to manage West Wing configuration and infrastructure
Coordinating with onsite IT POCs to keep site running in stable condition
Coordinating with ICS Product Teams to understand West Wing dependencies and integration schedules
Adjudicating priority of West Wing integration efforts and communicating these to stakeholders accordingly
Facilitating adoption of West Wing testing metrics to begin quantifying lab usage and value
Collaborating with ICS I&T teams to schedule and execute high-profile test events
Acting as liaison between government and Lockheed Martin leadership for West Wing status, priorities, challenges, and opportunities
Supporting high-profile Navy tours/demonstrations (O-7+) within the West Wing
Driving opportunities to foster innovation within the West Wing