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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. Join us in shaping a new era in space and find a career that's built for you.

If you are seeking a career that has tremendous impact beyond any one individual, then come and join our Production Operations team as a level 5 Manufacturing Engineering Manager in Courtland, AL! We are producing the new Hypersonic vehicles for Air Force, Army and Navy. Join the Lockheed Martin team and be a part of the company that has developed and flown more hypersonic vehicles than any other U.S. Company. Lockheed Martin has decades of hypersonic development and flight test experience, from government contracts to internal investments in research and development projects, not to mention many Electronic Assembly Harness and Chassis manufacturing programs for missile systems, satellites and ground support equipment

In this role, you will:

• Lead the shaping and development of the production activity for Electronics Assembly and Test Faciltiy, Ordnance Building, and other areas as assigned.
• Establish personnel, equipment, and facility resources needed for execution.
• Establish and cultivate relationships with all programs and functional leadership at the Courtland Site to ensure achievement for all program objectives.
• Institutionalize focused execution of standard processes and ensure best practices are communicated and utilized.
• Drive affordability and commonality initiatives which will reduce test cycle time, generate program reserve, and assure future program awards, including adoption of enterprise-wide production best practices.
• Ensure the Production team is staffed, ready, and executing on cost and schedule.
• Serve as the spokesperson for the organization relating on significant matters relating to production operations

Ideally, you will have the ability to:

• React quickly under pressure, dealing with a broad customer base.
• Make decisions that affect the financial, employee, or public relations posture of the organization.
• Work under long range goals and objectives.
• Develop solutions to problems of unusual complexity while effectively identify, manage, mitigate, and control risk.
• Be a self-starter

This position will require the ability to travel to the Huntsville site if required.

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Basic Qualifications

• 8+ years experience in a production or manufacturing environment
• Informal (e.g. team lead, project lead, etc) or formal leadership experience
• Ability to travel to the Huntsville site if required.
• Must be a United States citizen able to obtain a Secret clearance

Desired Skills

• A degree from an accredited college in Management, Supply Chain Management, Business, Engineering, Finance, Economics, Information Technology, or Mathematics.
• Active Secret security clearance
• 5+ years of experience in a production, assembly and integration, or similar manufacturing environment.
• 3-5+ years of demonstrated leadership experience with recent leadership experience (within the last 5 years)
• Experience with transitioning hardware from prototype, development, to rate production phase.
• High-Rate Manufacturing experience.
• Formal Full Spectrum Leadership experience.
• Knowledge of program lifecycle and how early achievements may drive future costs.
• Previous Proposal, Basis of Estimate (BOE) and/or Rough Order of Magnitude (ROM) experience.
• Knowledge of/experience with LM proposal process and tools (I.e. SAP, GenBOE, etc.)
• Familiarity with Lockheed Martin Space Systems system tools (SAP, EPDM, VECAMS/APRISO, PMP Database, etc.) or industry equivalent.
• Experience working with schedules/programmatic Integrated Master Schedules (IMS) and integrating performance data.
• Experience with Cost Account Management (CAM) to include Earn Value Management (EVM).
• Experience leading or supporting Manufacturing Milestone reviews (SRR, PDR, CDR, MRR).
• Experience working with technical leads to manage cost, schedule, and technical scope.
• Experience in preparation of technical documentation and analyzing technical data.
• Lean six sigma Green Belt training or certified.
• Experience with SAP data analysis and Business Intelligence Tools (i.e. Excel Macro, Tableau, WEBI (Web Intelligence), SADE (SAP Accounting Data Extract).
• Experience in supporting large, complex development programs.
• Experience supporting multiple development and/or production sites.
• Ability to build strong relationships with both internal and external customers (specifically DoD customers), including senior levels of management.