Propulsion Hardware Owner

Job Description
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Fleet Ballistic Missiles (FBM) is one of Lockheed Martin's best-in-class Lines of Businesses that prioritizes partnership, integrity and reliability. Controls Engineering is an organization within FBM that facilitates control of the missile through servo actuators, gas hydraulic systems and small rocket motors.

The Mechanical Controls group is an organization within FBM that is responsible for the design and production support of the systems that control the missile both before and after boost. This position is for a Propulsion Hardware Owner (Certified Principal Engineer (CPE)) in the Post Boost Control System (PBCS) IPT that both collaborates well in a team environment and has excellent communication skills. In this role, you will have numerous opportunities to represent the PBCS IPT with our Stakeholders, with many opportunities for career development along the way. The PBCS IPT is responsible for the development, manufacture, and management of the PBCS, which is an attitude control and propulsive subsystem controlling the missile in a phase of the flight. This role will serve as the CPE for the PBCS Gas Generator (GG), a solid rocket motor within the PBCS.

As CPE, you will be empowered to develop technical solutions, work with our subcontract partners, and be a technical lead of the gas generator throughout different phases of the product life-cycle (component re-qualification, production, service support, aging, etc.)

AS A VALUED MEMBER OF OUR TEAM YOU WILL:

• Develop technical solutions to production issues

• Read, review, and practice demonstrated knowledge of controlled processes and procedures

• Lead investigations

• Identify technical risks

• Generate technical dispositions for non-conformant hardware

• Provide technical mentorship to a team of hardware engineers

• Serve as the primary technical interface to FBM management, systems engineering, quality, materials and process engineers, and Stakeholders for the PBCS GG

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Basic Qualifications

• Experience in Mechanical design

• Any combination of experience in: engineering project management, supplier management, annual budget proposals, technical evaluations, tracking and development of cost/schedule

• Exposure to or participation with failure investigations, root cause analysis, and/or corrective action disposition

• Ability to obtain and maintain a DoD Top Secret Clearance

• Systems-level thinking

• Ability to coordinate with cross-functional teams

Desired skills
One or more of the following

• Missile and/or aerospace related education or experience

• Experience mentoring early career engineers

• Experience with FBM processes and products

• Experience with aerospace manufacturing

• Experience as principal engineer delegate or project lead

• Risk and opportunity experience with an understanding of continuous improvement concepts

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, demonstrated leadership and initiative

• Ability to mitigate risks to subsystem performance

• Experience with propulsion testing

• Experience with production/manufacturing of energetic materials

Lockheed Martin is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified candidates will be considered without regard to legally protected characteristics.
The application window will close in 90 days; applicants are encouraged to apply within days of the requisition posting date in order to receive optimal consideration.

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Other Important Information
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.

Work Schedule Information
Lockheed Martin supports a variety of alternate work schedules that provide additional flexibility to our employees. Schedules range from standard 40 hours over a five day work week while others may be condensed. These condensed schedules provide employees with additional time away from the office and are in addition to our Paid Time off benefits.

Security Clearance Information
This position requires a government security clearance, you must be a US Citizen for consideration.

Pay Rate: The annual base salary range for this position in California, Massachusetts, and New York (excluding most major metropolitan areas), Colorado, Hawaii, Illinois, Maryland, Minnesota, New Jersey, Vermont, Washington or Washington DC is $104,500 - $184,115. For states not referenced above, the salary range for this position will reflect the candidate's final work location. Please note that the salary information is a general guideline only. Lockheed Martin considers factors such as (but not limited to) scope and responsibilities of the position, candidate's work experience, education/ training, key skills as well as market and business considerations when extending an offer.
Benefits offered: Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Short-Term Disability, Long-Term Disability, 401(k) match, Flexible Spending Accounts, EAP, Education Assistance, Parental Leave, Paid time off, and Holidays.
(Washington state applicants only) Non-represented full-time employees: accrue at least 10 hours per month of Paid Time Off (PTO) to be used for incidental absences and other reasons; receive at least 90 hours for holidays. Represented full time employees accrue 6.67 hours of Vacation per month; accrue up to 52 hours of sick leave annually; receive at least 96 hours for holidays. PTO, Vacation, sick leave, and holiday hours are prorated based on start date during the calendar year.
This position is incentive plan eligible.

Pay Rate: The annual base salary range for this position in most major metropolitan areas in California, Massachusetts, and New York is $120,100 - $208,150. For states not referenced above, the salary range for this position will reflect the candidate's final work location. Please note that the salary information is a general guideline only. Lockheed Martin considers factors such as (but not limited to) scope and responsibilities of the position, candidate's work experience, education/ training, key skills as well as market and business considerations when extending an offer.
Benefits offered: Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Short-Term Disability, Long-Term Disability, 401(k) match, Flexible Spending Accounts, EAP, Education Assistance, Parental Leave, Paid time off, and Holidays.
This position is incentive plan eligible.

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