Chief Systems Engineer

Chief Systems Engineer

The coolest jobs on this planet…or any other…are with Lockheed Martin Space. At the dawn of a new space age, Lockheed Martin is a pioneer, partner, innovator and builder. Our amazing men and women are on a mission to make a difference in the world and every single day we use our unique skills, talents and experiences to design and build solutions to some of the world’s hardest engineering problems. Do you want to be part of a culture that inspires employees to envision the impossible, perform with excellence and build incredible products? We provide the resources, inspiration and focus—if you have the passion and courage to dream big, then we want to build a better tomorrow with you. Lockheed Martin Space is looking for an innovative and experienced Chief Systems Engineer to support the team that designs, develops, fields and operates systems for a variety of national security mission partners for a growing program in SPP Mission area. This a key role in the successful execution of activities of major significance to the nation’s National Security Enterprise. As the program’s Chief Systems Engineer, you will work closely with the Chief Engineer team and IPT leads on a development program within the Space Protection Programs (SPP) portfolio in Denver, Colorado driving innovative technical solutions while maintaining cost and schedule constraints of the program.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Support all phases of the program lifecycle (development, production, and post production)
• Technical leader of the front end of the development process and lead integration activities
• Lead the team through design phase milestones including Critical Design Reviews and Critical Integration Reviews
• Represent Lockheed Martin as the Chief Systems Engineer and Systems Integration lead across the customer and industry team. Establish relationships across this team and lead by influence
• Support CE and SV RSE roles to ensure integrity of system/segments/subsystems design, integration, verification & certification, including compliance of segment requirements, sub-system specs, ICDs, CONOPS, and hardware & software to achieve physical-logical integration
• Be accountable to the Program Manager for the engineering efforts including program execution, supplier sell-off and estimation of engineering scope in proposals
• Ensure the logical conversion of mission priorities into requirements and a balanced total system solution to determine best-value outcomes to design trades
• Assist CPEs & RSEs to ensure system interfaces are properly specified, integrated, tested and verified within CPE products and across the integrated Sub-Systems and System from development through ATLO and launch
• Provide technical leadership and critical readiness assessments for major design reviews
• Ensure technical baseline management by application of engineering rigor, consistency, attention to detail, and technical integrity to insure compliance to LM Command Media in support of program design review boards (ERB, QRB, MRB, FRB, TIB, etc.)
• Provide thought-leadership to proactively engage with program leadership &/or customer to resolve open actions or concerns

Desired skills:

• Prior experience as an LM Space Chief Engineer or Chief Systems Engineer
• Experience performing in a Systems Engineering role on a large and complex DoD/IC space hardware development efforts
• Demonstrated ability to apply systems thinking and critical thinking skills, translating ideas into actions and results
• Demonstrated experience with development and delivery of space subsystems and components
• Prior experience as an LM Space CPE and/or RSE
• Strong mission and end-to-end systems expertise
• Experience applying MBSE concepts in a Systems Engineering role
• Prior SAP access

This position requires a government security clearance, you must be a US Citizen for consideration.

Lockheed Martin is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified candidates will be considered without regard to legally protected characteristics. The application window will close in 90 days; applicants are encouraged to apply within 5 - 30 days of the requisition posting date in order to receive optimal consideration.

Pay Rate: The annual base salary range for this position in California and New York (excluding most major metropolitan areas), Colorado, Hawaii, Illinois, Maryland, Minnesota, New Jersey, Vermont, Washington or Washington DC is $122,900 - $216,660. For states not referenced above, the salary range for this position will reflect the candidate’s final work location. Please note that the salary information 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 and business considerations when extending an offer. Benefits offered: Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Short-Term Disability, Long-Term Disability, 401(k) match, Flexible Spending Accounts, EAP, Education Assistance, Parental Leave, Paid time off, and Holidays. (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. This position is incentive plan eligible.

The annual base salary range for this position in most major metropolitan areas in California and New York is $141,300 - $244,835. For states not referenced above, the salary range for this position will reflect the candidate’s final work location. Please note that the salary information 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 and business considerations when extending an offer. Benefits offered: Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Short-Term Disability, Long-Term Disability, 401(k) match, Flexible Spending Accounts, EAP, Education Assistance, Parental Leave, Paid time off, and Holidays. This position is incentive plan eligible.