Aeronautical Engineering Director- L7

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Fort Worth, TX, USA
In-Office
180K-325K Annually
Expert/Leader
Aerospace • Security • Cybersecurity • Industrial
The Role
Leads Vehicle Systems and Sciences engineering resources, workforce strategy, technical teams, supplier performance, and subsystem lifecycle management across development, production, and sustainment programs. Ensures cost, schedule, technical, and program commitments are met across aerospace engineering disciplines. Sets portfolio strategy, advances model-based engineering adoption, drives engineering excellence, and supports risk resolution, digital transformation, and enterprise technology collaboration.
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The ADP Integrated Engineering (IE) Vehicle Systems and Sciences (VS&S) Director provides dedicated line-leadership and delivers VS&S engineering resources to meet program commitments, ensuring program performance and outcomes within the ADP Line of Business (LoB). This includes ensuring the supply meets the demand for engineering resources as well as providing functional best-practices and lessons learned to improve performance. Additional tasks include workforce management within LoB programs and contracts, external hiring, and talent negotiations across other lines of business. The Integrated Engineering team partners with Enterprise Technologies to ensure that common process and Enterprise Engineering factory outcomes are leveraged consistently across the LoB engineering teams.This position partners with Systems Engineering Integration Teams to lead activities spanning development, production, and sustainment contracts, ensuring cost, schedule, and technical commitments are met across all VS&S competencies: propulsion, power‑thermal management, electrical power systems, fluid, mechanical, crew, landing & arresting gear, mass properties, flight controls, aerodynamics, thermodynamics, and vehicle‑systems integration.   This position is responsible for subsystem performances across all facets of the lifecycle, including owning the Product Lifecycle Manager roles for vehicle systems subsystems. This position manages supplier technical performance across VS&S subsystems.  This position ensures the appropriate basis of estimate development, identifies risks and opportunities, oversees delivery to commitments, and determines issue resolution as part of program integrated product team.This position sets strategic direction of the ADP vehicle systems and sciences portfolio, overseeing workforce strategy development and execution, leading and supporting critical strategic imperatives, enhancing engineering excellence, integrity and quality in VS&S.  Works in partnership with Enterprise Technologies to shape, adopt and implement model-based engineering factory activities to enhance the performance of the ADP programs. Collaborates with Enterprise Technologies to leverage technical solutions across the corporation.
Basic Qualifications
  • Appropriate technical degree from an accredited college
  • Experience with leading multiple technical teams simultaneously
  • Experience in Vehicle Systems, Design, Development, Integration
  • Secret clearance
Desired Skills
  • Top Secret clearance;
  • Experience with Workforce Development;
  • Experience with MBE (model based engineering) adoption;
  • Experience with Subsystems lifecycle management;
  • Experience with Supplier Technical Management;
  • Experience with Change Management;
  • Experience with Digital Transformation;
  • Experience with Agile Methodology;
  • Experience in Program Management.

Pay Information

Full-Time Salary Range: $180000.00 - $325000.00

At Lockheed Martin, we know mission success starts with taking care of our people. Our Total Rewards program is designed to attract top talent, support your well-being, and help you grow—both professionally and personally.

The salary range for this position is as listed on the requisition. Please note that the salary information listed 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(work location) and business considerations when extending an offer.  

Benefits offered: Medical, Dental, Vision, Flexible work arrangements and schedules (e.g., 4x10), 401(k) match, Paid time off, Holidays, Parental Leave, EAP, Flexible Spending Accounts, Education Assistance, Life Insurance, Short-Term Disability, and Long-Term Disability.

  • Annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation programs may be offered depending on the position. Payments under these annual programs are not guaranteed and can vary from year to year and are tied to a range of performance metrics.
  • For (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.

Skills Required

  • Appropriate technical degree from an accredited college
  • Experience leading multiple technical teams simultaneously
  • Experience in vehicle systems, design, development, and integration
  • Secret security clearance
  • Top Secret security clearance
  • Experience with workforce development
  • Experience with model-based engineering adoption
  • Experience with subsystem lifecycle management
  • Experience with supplier technical management
  • Experience with change management
  • Experience with digital transformation
  • Experience with Agile methodology
  • Experience in program management

Lockheed Martin Compensation & Benefits Highlights

The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Lockheed Martin and has not been reviewed or approved by Lockheed Martin.

  • Retirement Support — Retirement benefits are described as a standout element, with a strong 401(k) program and options like an employee stock purchase plan. Feedback suggests these features meaningfully enhance total compensation and long‑term financial security.
  • Healthcare Strength — Healthcare coverage is portrayed as comprehensive from day one, with multiple plan options, mental health resources, and virtual care. Wellness supports such as on‑site services and preventive programs are also highlighted.
  • Flexible Benefits — Work arrangements often include compressed schedules and telework, contributing to a favorable work‑life balance. Feedback suggests this flexibility is a key reason many view the overall package positively.

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The Company
HQ: Bethesda, MD
108,588 Employees
Year Founded: 1912

What We Do

Customer Focus, Innovation and Purpose are Built Into Everything We Do. Lockheed Martin. Your Mission is Ours ™. Headquartered in Bethesda, Maryland, Lockheed Martin is a global security and aerospace company principally engaged in the research, design, development, manufacture, integration and sustainment of advanced technology systems, products and services.

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