Discrete Event Simulation Engineer, Senior

Discrete Event Simulation Engineer, Senior | Lockheed Martin

The mission matters. So do the people behind it. With advancing defense technology at our core, what sets us apart is a culture of collaboration, purpose, and impact. Space is a critical domain, connecting our technologies, our security and our humanity. While others view space as a destination, we see it as a realm of possibilities, where we can do more—we can innovate, invest, inspire and integrate our capabilities to transform the future. At Lockheed Martin Space, we aim to harness the full potential of space to cultivate innovation, reduce costs, and push the boundaries of what technology can achieve. We're creating future-ready solutions, focusing on resiliency and urgency through our 21st Century Security® vision. We're erasing boundaries and forming partnerships across industries and around the world. We're advancing spacecraft and the workforce to fuel the next generation. And we're reimagining how space can connect us, ensuring security and prosperity.

What does this role look like? Want to join a great team where you can have an immediate impact across the enterprise? The Lockheed Martin Space Operations team is where you want to be! The Operations organization is comprised of more than 6,000 dedicated professionals deployed to company and customer sites throughout the country. Operations touches all Space programs and products – managing our supply chain; producing, assembling, testing and transporting mission critical hardware; ensuring safety, quality and security; integrating enterprise plans; maintaining and improving our facilities; while ensuring program performance. All of the essential elements that ultimately result in the delivery of spacecraft, missiles and instruments to our customers. Every day, the work we do makes a difference. With a focus on productivity, this role will support Digital Transformation efforts targeted toward streamlining existing processes, optimizing cycle times, reducing errors, reducing cost, and improving customer satisfaction as identified by the business strategy.

In this role will offer you the following daily key responsibilities:

• Perform modeling, simulation, and analysis in a discrete event simulation software on a variety of space-based operations ranging from manufacturing facilities to satellite assembly
• Regularly engage with internal stakeholders to understand their analysis needs
• Deploy and support use of modeling and simulation to the facility level
• Conduct "what if" scenarios, and identify capacity constraints and bottlenecks
• Manage project statuses and collaborate with team members to complete tasks
• Work closely with production leadership to provide actionable insights

This position does not support teleworking; the preferred candidate will be located near our Lockheed Martin Space facility in King of Prussia, PA, and be expected to work in the office.

To be effective, ideally, you should also have:

• 2+ years of professional experience
• Strong Math/Statistics background
• Experience in training/teaching others
• Experience leading projects for a team
• Capability to proactively work through difficult technical problems
• Proven ability to gather technical data from frontline staff and present findings to senior leadership.
• Proficiency in Simio, Arena, FlexSim, or other Discrete Event Simulation Software
• Possess effective relationship-building skills with peers, leadership and stakeholders
• Demonstrated exceptional strategic communication skills, both written, verbal, and presentation, to effectively communicate business cases to all levels of peers, and stakeholders, as well as program executives, with an ability to persuade and motivate action.
• By applying to this role, you are expressing interest in this position and could be considered for other career opportunities, within Lockheed Martin, where similar skills and requirements have been identified as a match.
• Applicants selected will be subject to a government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information.

Joining Lockheed Martin Space means becoming part of a global network of passionate professionals dedicated to safety and shaping the future of defense capabilities. At Space we value your skills, training, and education. We believe that by applying the highest standards of business ethics and visionary thinking, everything is within our reach – and yours as a Lockheed Martin Space employee. …just to name a few reasons to join Lockheed Martin Space, and experience your future!