THAAD Program Management Asc Mgr (Level 4)

Lockheed Martin•Huntsville, AL

16h•Onsite

About The Position

Lockheed Martin is seeking a THAAD Development Associate Program Manager, reporting up through the THAAD Development Program Office. This position is based in Huntsville, AL. THAAD Development falls under the Upper Tier Integrated Air and Missile Defense (UTIAMD) THAAD Development Program Area, which is responsible for the execution of THAAD Weapon System and Component design, development, integration and test. The development efforts include, but are not limited to, development of future Weapon System capabilities, incremental product changes, hardware redesigns and changes due to obsolescence, increased performance capability, cost reduction initiatives, technology insertion, and changes in response to an expanded target space. This program leader will be responsible for managing the execution of THAAD Development projects, more than $20M. This position requires frequent and effective communications with global supply chain teams, external suppliers, finance, planning, contracts, quality, engineering and other stakeholders as necessary to meet objectives. This position requires development of professional relationships across multiple Missile Defense Agency (MDA) customers, Lockheed Martin executive leadership, and multiple LM business areas. Communication with Lockheed Martin and MDA leadership is required on a regular basis to provide cost, schedule, technical and risk status with concise and current briefing material. This position will also review and approve project plans, estimates, proposals, business plans, supplier task statements and specifications. The THAAD Development team is based in Huntsville, AL, Sunnyvale, CA and Arlington, TX areas. Candidates would need to be able to travel to other sites and / or supplier sites. Travel expected to be less than 25%.

Requirements

Development experience with flight and ground hardware and/or associated technologies
Demonstrated program or project management experience
Experience working with supply chain management
Earned Value Management (EVM) experience
Risk and Opportunity Management experience
Some travel to supplier sites
Must be eligible for DOD Secret Clearance

Nice To Haves

Experience / knowledge of the THAAD Weapon system
Experience working with a defense industry customer organization
Experience in multiple phases of the Development lifecycle (requirements development, design, flight test, qualification, verification, product delivery)
Demonstrated ability to formulate & execute corrective actions and recovery plans
Experience with proposal development and prime/supplier negotiations
Strong communication skills