As a key member of Lockheed Martin Aeronautics, the Digital Transformation Project Engineer/Project Manager will lead the planning and execution of integrated capabilities for the Saber digital thread ecosystem. This will require coordination across domains, Agile Release Trains (ARTs), IT Systems, and organizations. The Project Engineer will work closely with key stakeholders including Program Leadership, IT Architecture, Business Process redesign teams, ARTs, and Agile Teams. Working in a Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) environment, the Project Engineer will have the following responsibilities:
• Ensure solutions are defined, developed, and deployed effectively within the Saber Environment ecosystem.
• Define and Manage the detailed Project Schedule to deliver complex solutions.
• Work with all impacted teams to create and maintain status against a master integrated schedule of technical IT activities, including infrastructure, software, hardware, licensing, and other technical dependencies.
• Drive capability delivery initiatives to deploy incremental capability according to a defined plan and schedule.
• Escalate Risks and Issues as appropriate.
• Define Architectural Assessments and business process definition work that will be needed to support integration capabilities.
• Manage to resolution Program/Environment and other solution level issues with the various ARTs as they arise.
• Status Program Leadership on the execution progress.
• Track and Manage planned versus actual Costs, including total dollars and total FTE
• Create monthly CTC charts
- Project Management experience
- Experience managing weekly project activities, ensuring adherence to timelines and quality standards
- Experience conducting regular status meetings and providing clear, concise updates to stakeholders
- Microsoft Project Experience
- Experience coordinating multi-discipline teams to deliver IT Projects/Initiatives
- Strong Control Account Managment experience
- Good understanding of Earned Value Management System (EVMS) Fundamentals
- Experience developing comprehensive project plans and resource allocations
• SAFe Certification(s) a plus
• PMI PMP Certification(s) a plus
• Experience using JIRA
• Effective oral and written communication skills
• Experience leading complex IT Systems Integration efforts
• Business Process Reengineering experience desired
• Experience managing across organizational boundaries
• Experience with Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) Systems, Manufacturing Engineering Systems (MES), Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) Systems
• Experience working with Siemens Xcelerator platform a plus
Pay Information
Full-Time Salary Range: $129000.00 - $239600.00
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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
- Project management experience
- Experience managing weekly project activities while ensuring adherence to timelines and quality standards
- Experience conducting regular status meetings and providing clear, concise stakeholder updates
- Microsoft Project experience
- Experience coordinating multidisciplinary teams to deliver IT projects or initiatives
- Strong Control Account Management experience
- Understanding of Earned Value Management System fundamentals
- Experience developing comprehensive project plans and resource allocations
- SAFe certification
- PMI PMP certification
- Experience using JIRA
- Effective oral and written communication skills
- Experience leading complex IT systems integration efforts
- Business process reengineering experience
- Experience managing across organizational boundaries
- Experience with Product Lifecycle Management, Manufacturing Engineering Systems, or Enterprise Resource Planning systems
- Experience with Siemens Xcelerator platform
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