Missiles and Fire Control is seeking an Industrial Engineer to lead an industrial engineering team within the Industrial Engineering Center of Excellence. This position owns the people, priorities, and delivery of the engineering basis for how production work is defined, timed, scheduled, and measured across the MFC manufacturing network. The selected candidate will:
• Lead, staff, and develop a team of industrial engineers supporting multiple manufacturing sites
• Set priorities against inbound demand and decide what the team takes on, what it returns with a method, and what it declines
• Own the team's delivery commitments across standards refresh, capacity and rate analysis, span reduction, and layout and flow work
• Hold the engineering basis for standards, routings, work center efficiency, and scheduling parameters, and defend that basis to program, finance, and operations leadership
• Deploy common method across sites so capability lives in the process rather than in individuals
• Manage staffing plan, workload balance, and charging against program and functional funding
• Represent the function in governance forums, rate readiness reviews, and capital and footprint decisions
• Hire, develop, and retain technical talent, including performance management and succession planning
Work supports a range of MFC operations including machining, energetics, electronics integration, and test
• Bachelor's degree in Industrial Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Systems Engineering, Operations Research, or related technical discipline from an accredited institution
• 6 years of professional experience in industrial engineering, manufacturing engineering, or operations analysis
• Demonstrated leadership of engineers or analysts as a formal supervisor or technical lead
• Experience owning delivery commitments across multiple concurrent efforts and competing internal customers
• Working knowledge of labor standards, routings, and ERP production data structures: work centers, lead time, capacity, order execution
• Experience presenting analysis and recommendations to senior operations, program, or finance leadership
• Experience working directly on a factory floor with production, planning, and quality
• Ability to obtain and maintain a US DoD Secret security clearance. US citizenship required
• Prior formal people leadership in an engineering or manufacturing function • Experience leading a team supporting multiple sites or programs concurrently
• Direct SAP PP experience: routings, work centers, capacity planning, order execution, scheduling parameters
• Familiarity with MIL-STD-1567A and the Type 1 and Type 2 engineered standard distinction
• Experience standing up a new capability or function rather than sustaining an established one
• Familiarity with EVMS concepts, earned value, and EAC development on a labor hour basis
• Experience with capacity modeling, discrete event simulation, or factory layout at the network level
• Lean, Six Sigma, or kaizen event facilitation experience
• Demonstrated record of hiring and developing technical talent
• Prior experience in aerospace, defense, or other regulated low rate high mix production
• Active DoD security clearance
Pay Information
Full-Time Salary Range: $104900.00 - $194700.00
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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 Industrial Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Systems Engineering, Operations Research, or a related technical discipline from an accredited institution
- 6 years of professional experience in industrial engineering, manufacturing engineering, or operations analysis
- Demonstrated leadership of engineers or analysts as a formal supervisor or technical lead
- Experience owning delivery commitments across multiple concurrent efforts and competing internal customers
- Working knowledge of labor standards, routings, and ERP production data structures, including work centers, lead time, capacity, and order execution
- Experience presenting analysis and recommendations to senior operations, program, or finance leadership
- Experience working directly on a factory floor with production, planning, and quality
- Ability to obtain and maintain a US DoD Secret security clearance
- US citizenship
- Prior formal people leadership in an engineering or manufacturing function
- Experience leading a team supporting multiple sites or programs concurrently
- Direct SAP PP experience with routings, work centers, capacity planning, order execution, and scheduling parameters
- Familiarity with MIL-STD-1567A and Type 1 and Type 2 engineered standard distinctions
- Experience standing up a new capability or function
- Familiarity with EVMS concepts, earned value, and EAC development on a labor-hour basis
- Experience with capacity modeling, discrete event simulation, or factory layout at the network level
- Lean, Six Sigma, or kaizen event facilitation experience
- Demonstrated record of hiring and developing technical talent
- Prior experience in aerospace, defense, or other regulated low-rate, high-mix production
- Active DoD security clearance
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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.
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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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