PLEASE NOTE: THIS POSITION REQUIRES A FULL-TIME EXPATRIATE ASSIGNMENT IN THE UNITED ARAB EMIRATES (UAE) FOR APPROXIMATELY 3 TO 4 YEARS.
WHAT WE'RE DOING
Join the EADGE-T team and help modernize an integrated air and missile defense and air battle management capability for the United Arab Emirates. As part of the EADGE-T UAE Tech Refresh, you'll lead the delivery of hardware modernization and foundational cybersecurity enhancements while helping deploy the next generation of this mission-critical system.
Working alongside an international customer, you'll help deliver one of Lockheed Martin's premier international defense programs.
THE WORK
As the Engineering Project Manager (EPM), you'll lead the execution of a multidisciplinary engineering team responsible for delivering the UAE Tech Refresh. You'll oversee technical execution, engineering integration, schedule, and operational readiness while ensuring the successful delivery of mission capabilities from development through customer acceptance. In this role, you'll serve as both the engineering execution lead and first-line leader, partnering with program leadership, customers, and cross-functional engineering teams to deliver complex capabilities on cost, on schedule, and with the highest levels of technical quality.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
- Lead the end-to-end execution of the UAE Tech Refresh engineering effort, ensuring technical delivery, schedule performance, and operational readiness.
- Direct cross-functional engineering activities spanning systems, software, hardware, cybersecurity, integration, and test to achieve program objectives.
- Oversee system integration, hardware build and configuration, factory acceptance testing, field deployment, and customer site acceptance activities.
- Manage engineering program performance using Earned Value Management (EVM), technical metrics, and milestone tracking to ensure successful program execution.
PLEASE NOTE
- This position may require travel to customer locations throughout the UAE and occasional support for overnight or weekend integration and test activities.
Standard Job Description: Accountable for overall engineering technical, cost and schedule performance on a specific program. Provides primary Tech Ops interface with Program Management (PM) Office/Customer for all programmatic items on a specific program.Responsible for identification and closure of technical issues.Meets/Exceeds all technical commitments made to the programs.Tracks Estimated time to Complete/Earned Value Management (ETC/EVM) Metrics to monitor program performance and identify technical or Tech Ops staffing risks, while managing cost/schedule.Ensures requirements baseline in documents, tracked, maintained, and verified.Ensures establishment and tracking of key Technical Performance Measures (TPM).Provides timely and accurate projections of engineering resource requirements.Works closely with first and second line functional leaders to identify and secure appropriate staffing, coordinates with the PM office and first line managers on proposed engineering staffing changes prior to changes.Works with PM to ensure organizational standard processes are adapted, approved and followed.Leverages proven processes, lessons learned, and best practices from other parts of business or industry.In concert with the LOB and/or Market Segment Chief Engineer, ensures program plans and technical baselines are consistent with Program Control processes and Modern Engineering Practices.EPM is also responsible for the Chief Architect (CA) roles and responsibilities when the project or market segment does not utilize CAs.
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Physics or related discipline, or equivalent experience.
- Prior Engineering Leadership position with experience leading execution of complex development programs
Strong communication, stakeholder engagement, and risk management abilities.
- Extensive experience leading teams in generation of technical products with the ability to prioritize competing requirements and customer objectives
Cultivates high-performing teams, nurtures talent, and resolves conflicts
- An energetic, self-starter personality and attitude, with the desire to work in a dynamic fast-paced environment.
Demonstrated team player and proven success working in cross-functional teams with strong interpersonal skills and an ability to build effective working relationships
- Demonstrated hands-on experience in systems engineering/architecture, allocation & derivation of requirements, design & development, Integration & Test with a thorough understanding of the entire engineering product life cycle.
- Demonstrated experience successfully leading engineering teams and programs through effective use of metrics, process, and tools
- Ability to travel within the UAE to customer sites
- Engineering experience on a C2 or IAMD program
Experience working on international programs
- Earned Value knowledge
- Familiarity with automated CI/CD pipelines, containerization (Docker/Kubernetes), and Risk Management Framework (RMF).
- Experience with network architecture, virtualization (VMware), and data center/rack integration.
Background coordinating complex field deployments and installations at customer facilities.
- Active Project Management Professional (PMP) or Lockheed Martin Control Account Manager (CAM) certification
- Jira and Confluence experience
- Experience coaching, mentoring, and developing the critical skills of others
- Prior experience as a functional leader or Engineering Program Management; Providing technical leadership and strategic direction
- Refining and growing existing processes, or developing new ones, to enable smooth functioning of the UAE TRP1 engineering team
Pay Information
Full-Time Salary Range: $145100.00 - $269500.00
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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
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Physics, a related discipline, or equivalent experience
- Prior engineering leadership experience leading execution of complex development programs
- Strong communication, stakeholder engagement, and risk management abilities
- Extensive experience leading teams developing technical products and prioritizing competing requirements and customer objectives
- Experience cultivating high-performing teams, developing talent, and resolving conflicts
- Ability to work effectively in dynamic, fast-paced environments
- Demonstrated success working in cross-functional teams and building effective working relationships
- Hands-on experience with systems engineering or architecture, requirements allocation and derivation, design and development, integration, testing, and the engineering product life cycle
- Experience leading engineering teams and programs using metrics, processes, and tools
- Ability to travel within the UAE to customer sites
- Engineering experience on a command-and-control or integrated air and missile defense program
- Experience working on international programs
- Earned Value Management knowledge
- Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines, Docker, Kubernetes, and Risk Management Framework
- Experience with network architecture, VMware virtualization, and data center or rack integration
- Experience coordinating field deployments and installations at customer facilities
- Active Project Management Professional or Lockheed Martin Control Account Manager certification
- Experience with Jira and Confluence
- Experience coaching, mentoring, and developing others
- Prior experience as a functional leader or in Engineering Program Management
- Experience refining existing processes or developing new processes for engineering teams
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