Ground Support Equipment Director

Ground Support Equipment Director | Lockheed Martin

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Job Description

Lockheed Martin Operations is looking for a dynamic and industrious Ground Support Equipment (GSE) Director. As the GSE Director, you will be charged with standing up and leading a multi-functional workforce supporting the enterprise programs with Mechanical and Electrical Ground Support Equipment and associated Software solutions. This involves managing all aspects of GSE from proposal through engineering and on to delivery and operations support. The successful candidate will have an in-depth knowledge of what it takes to support the manufacturing, assembly, testing, transportation, and handling of our LM Space Products. The GSE Director will be responsible for strategy, staffing, execution and affordability for all Ground Support Equipment across LM Space including ensuring strong ties between E&T, Operations, Ignite and the Line of Business Programs. Some travel (~10-15%) will be required. This position does not support teleworking; the preferred candidate will be located near our Lockheed Martin Space facility one of the Coolest places to work: Denver, Colorado, and be expected to work in the office.

Desired Skills

To be effective, ideally, you should also have:

• Bachelor of Science or higher in Engineering or a related discipline; or equivalent experience/combined education.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with proven track record of successfully interacting with cross functional teams.
• Experience with Earned Value Management (EVM) and/or Control Account Management (CAM) experience.
• Experience in engineering project management including engineering release, cost, and schedule tracking such as Windchill, ePDM, CREO.
• Risk and opportunity experience with an understanding of continuous improvement concepts.
• Active or Current TS/SCI clearance.

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. Should this match be identified you may be contacted for this and future openings.

Applicants selected will be subject to a government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information.