Ground Terminal Chief Engineer

Overview

Lockheed Martin is looking for a dynamic Chief Engineer and Responsible Systems Engineer to lead our Ground Terminal Program technical team to develop and deliver a ground terminal solution. Your role at LM Space is critical for the successful development of the most advanced technology and complex systems in the world. You will be the chief technical authority for a team that works closely with the Program Manager and customer to develop technical solutions, drive affordability, and lead development on this critical program.

• Be the primary technical authority on the program, responsible for 100% mission success
• Own the technical baseline, technical issue resolution, and chair Failure Review Boards (FRBs), Engineering Review Boards (ERBs), and Critical Integration Reviews (CIRs)
• Lead a technical team of cross-functional engineers to ensure successful product and system development and execution, across the program life cycle
• Serve as the system’s Certified Principal Engineer (CPE)
• Ensure standard technical methods are in use and implement appropriate engineering processes aligned to mission success and the program profile
• Approve any waivers to engineering processes in coordination with the appropriate functional department
• Be the technical conscience of the program
• Support Mission Segment CE / CSE and Line of Business strategic direction
• 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
• Serve as a key point of contact and advocate for the Engineering team with program management, other program segments / IPTs, external partners and subcontractors

• Bachelor's degree in engineering or science field, or equivalent combination of education and experience
• Experience as a technical lead for hardware or software development
• Demonstrated experience with design reviews, integration and test
• Design and test experience with one or more subsystems or disciplines
• U.S. citizenship and active TS/SCI clearance

• Prior experience as an LM Space Chief Engineer or Systems Engineering lead
• 10+ years overall technical experience covering full product life cycle, from development through operations
• Knowledge of optical communication systems design or operations
• Experience interfacing and partnering with government customers
• Experience executing systems engineering functions throughout a program’s lifecycle
• Experience as CPE or RSE as well as delivering ground hardware or software
• Experience across multiple life cycle phases including development and into production, test and operations
• Experience driving subcontractor technical activities from proposal through final delivery and certification
• Demonstrated ability to lead multi-functional teams and lead multiple teams to communicate and coordinate work as one team with common goals
• Demonstrated ability to drive closure and resolve technical issues/challenges
• Demonstrated ability to lead resolution of complex problems and investigations
• Experience working with a geographically diverse team
• Detailed knowledge of engineering and program planning throughout development, design, build, test, and integration phases
• Knowledge and application of engineering processes and Command Media
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, strong social skills, and ability to build consensus among peers while building solid relationships with team members, leadership, subordinates, and customers
• Master’s degree in engineering or science

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:
The work associated with this position will be performed onsite at a designated Lockheed Martin facility.