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As a Mk7 project Engineer you will coordinate planning, organization, control, integration and completion of engineering projects within area of assigned responsibility. Plan and formulate engineering program; reviews product design for compliance with engineering principles, company standards, customer contract requirements, and related specifications. Evaluates and approves design changes, specification and drawing releases. Coordinates activities concerned with technical developments, scheduling, and resolving engineering design and test problems. Additional responsibilites will include working the the missile integration team as the Control Account Manager (CAM) having responsibility for cost, schedule and technical execution. The role will support creation of and maintenance of Integrated Master Schedule activities and will partner with technical team to create and executable baseline. Presenting in program reviews as well as various control boards to internal and external customers will be required. Formal Risk and Opportunity identification, management and tracking are also included in the responsibilities for the postion. Other ad-hoc tasking by program management.
Bachelors degree or higher from an accredited college, or equivalent experience/combined education
Experience with program management, control account management, and earned value management principles (EVM)
Experience leading multi-disciplinary teams
Experience establishing clear vision and objectives for individual work
Must be a US Citizen, Willing and able to obtain and maintain a DoD Top Secret clearance
1+ years experience on the FBM program, or with the Navy SSP Customer
Experience collaborating with a Software development team
Systems engineering principles and practices on a major development program
Payload interfaces and integration
Assembly, integration, and flight test experience
Experience with proposals and capture management
Active Top Secret DoD security clearance
Experience with government budgeting processes, and defense acquisition
Pay Information
Full-Time Salary Range: $95900.00 - $178100.00
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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 or higher from an accredited college, or equivalent experience and combined education
- Experience with program management, control account management, and earned value management principles
- Experience leading multidisciplinary teams
- Experience establishing clear vision and objectives for individual work
- Must be a US citizen
- Willingness and ability to obtain and maintain a Department of Defense Top Secret security clearance
- At least 1 year of experience on the FBM program or with the Navy SSP customer
- Experience collaborating with a software development team
- Systems engineering principles and practices on a major development program
- Payload interfaces and integration experience
- Assembly, integration, and flight test experience
- Experience with proposals and capture management
- Active Top Secret Department of Defense security clearance
- Experience with government budgeting processes and defense acquisition
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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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