Mission Success Manager

Standard Job Description

Manages the planning and achievement of mission success across programs withing the assigned line of business. Assures that programs have executable plans to achieve key technical milestones and tracks progress against these plans. Responsible for conducting mission success reviews as needed to assure that programs are appropriately managing risk and resources to best achieve milestones. Supports the chief engineer in assessing risk, managing technical maturation, managing technical debt, assuring the accuracy of technical metrics, and presenting program status to functional groups. Responsible for disciplined execution of FRBs, FIBs, and similar root cause investigations. Maintains surveillance on programs and products that may transition from Advanced Programs to the line of business to assure that technical debt and risks are properly captured to assure successful transition. Participate in or chair FRBs and technical reviews in other lines of business.

Basic Qualifications

• Have a minimum of a bachelor's degree in engineering from an accredited college or university, with existing professional experience.
• 12 years of experience relevant to missile systems design, development, and production support.
• Must possess ability to plan and lead the technical teams/efforts associated with missile development and produciton.
• Candidate will be required to communicate technical status and issues internally to program leadership, technical leadership and functional leadership as well as externally to customers.
• Must be available for occasional domestic travel.
• Candidate must have a Secret clearance

Desired Skills

• An advanced degree in engineering from an accredited college or university is desired.
• Experience at Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control is highly desired.
• Wide experience/familiarity in collaborating with engineering, production, and other functional groups.
• Ability to interface with the customer program office and global supply chain.
• Ability to support or conduct technical reviews internally, with the customer, and external stakeholders, and at supplier locations.
• Experience in leading Failure Analysis and Failure Review Boards.
• Experience leading technical teams through major milestones.

Pay Information

Full-Time Salary Range: $182500.00 - $338900.00

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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.