Sr. Staff Chief Engineer

Lockheed Martin•Littleton, CO

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Job Description Space is a critical domain, connecting our technologies, our security and our humanity. While others view space as a destination, we see it as a realm of possibilities, where we can do more — we can innovate, invest, inspire and integrate our capabilities to transform the future. At Lockheed Martin Space, we aim to harness the full potential of space to cultivate innovation, reduce costs, and push the boundaries of what technology can achieve. We’re creating future-ready solutions, focusing on resiliency and urgency through our 21st Century Security® vision. We’re erasing boundaries and forming partnerships across industries and around the world. We’re advancing spacecraft and the workforce to fuel the next generation. And we’re reimagining how space can connect us, ensuring security and prosperity. Join us in shaping a new era in space and find a career that's built for you. As a member of the Transport, Tracking & Warning (TTW) SDA Portfolio Chief Engineering team, you will be a Chief Engineer supporting the Tranche 0 Transport Layer (T0TL) Program. In the future, this role may also expand into support of the T1TL program as a delegate Chief Engineer and/or Chief Engineer. 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 with Secret Clearance required prior to start

Nice To Haves

Strong mission and end-to-end systems expertise: system, space and ground integration
Experience with Mission Operations and on-orbit anomaly resolution
Experience with troubleshooting test failures
Prior experience as an LM Space Chief Engineer or Delegate
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
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
TS/SCI clearance

Responsibilities

Member of the SDA portfolio CE team, serve as the T0TL CE in day to day activities
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 technical teams 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 Engineering Practices.
Responsible for key decision making that impact businesses, the failure to achieve the objectives result in critical impact of program capabilities.
Ensures identification of lessons learned and implementation of corrective actions to improve future and ongoing programs.
Serve as a key point of contact and advocate for the Engineering team with program management, other program segments / IPTs, external partners and subcontractors.