THAAD Chief Engineer SR MGR Security Clearance

Position: THAAD Chief Engineer SR MGR with Security Clearance
Job Number 716326

Description:

The coolest jobs on this planet... or any other... are with Lockheed Martin Space! At the dawn of a new space age, Lockheed Martin is a pioneer, partner, innovator and builder. Our amazing men and women are on a mission to make a difference in the world and every day we use our unique skills and experiences to create, design and build solutions to some of the worlds' hardest engineering problems.

Our culture encourages employees to think big, perform with excellence and create incredible products. We provide the resources, encouragement and focus and if you have the passion and courage to dream big, we want to build a better tomorrow with you! When enemies attack, governments need be ready to defend their soldiers, citizens, and infrastructure. That's where Theater High Altitude Air Defense (THAAD) comes in - it's one of the most advanced missile defense systems in the world and is ready to take on the challenge.

Learn more about THAAD. Lockheed Martin is looking for an experienced and dynamic Chief Engineer to join the Theater High Altitude Air Defense (THAAD) program in either Huntsville, AL or Sunnyvale, CA. As the Chief Engineer Sr MGR for THAAD, you will:
• Support all phases of the program lifecycle (development, production, and post production).
• Provide technical direction to engineers in all disciplines across the weapon system.
• Have the ability to develop tech maturation plans, as required, for product evolution
• Develop action plans, as required, to brief internal executive leadership, as well as, external customers.
• Working in a fast paced, dynamic environment and must have the ability to successfully execute across a variety of contracts and execute across a variety of efforts simultaneously.
• Perform as a L-coded leader for a portion of the THAAD CE staff ensuring appropriate goals are established and completed, training curriculum is sufficient and completed, and providing feedback for yearly performance reviews.
• The successful candidate must also have ability to organize, motivate and lead groups of engineering personnel, and demonstrate in-depth technical skills. To promote the sharing of ideas, Lockheed Martin cultivates a work environment that inspires differences and big-picture thinking. Learn more about Lockheed Martin's competitive and comprehensive benefits package.

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelors degree in Engineering or other relevant technical discipline

• 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 Aerospace and/or Defense Industry
• Detailed knowledge of engineering and program planning throughout development, design, test, and integration phases

• Active Secret Clearance
Desired

Skills:

• Experience with troubleshooting test failures

• Experience and Familiarity/exposure with a variety of engineering disciplines (software; systems, mech, electrical engineering)

• Prior experience with the THAAD program or similar BMDS

• Prior experience as a Chief Engineer

• Strong Mentoring skills as evidenced through active mentoring relationships

• Proven experience as a conceptual thinker with the ability to translate into action and results.

• Demonstrated ability to interact with customers and build effective relationships

• Strong mission and end-to-end systems expertise

• Demonstrated experience with development and delivery of space sub-systems and components
Security Clearance Statement:
This position requires a government security clearance, you must be a US Citizen for consideration.
Clearance Level: Secret
Other Important Information You Should Know
Expression of Interest:
By applying to this job, you are expressing interest in this position and could be considered for other career opportunities where similar skills and requirements have been identified as a match. Should this match be identified you may be contacted for this and future openings.
Ability to Work Remotely: Onsite Full-time:
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