Standard Job Description
Missile Defense Programs (MDP) Mission Success Lead
In this role, you will uphold Mission Success independent review authority for the MDP Portfolio. This is a crucial time with US Executive direction to accelerate production on multiple missile defense programs to serve Warfighter needs. These programs tie into world events in the news every day and you will see how your work directly benefits our security as a nation.
The role is integrated with the MDP Mission Assurance Sr. Manager to be responsive and accountable to program needs while ensuring proactive risk management.
This position is the “face” of Mission Success for our internal stakeholders and Government Customers. You will have daily interaction with the Chief Engineers’ office, Program Management, and external customer POCs including the MDA technical community. Ability to juggle development and production, hardware and software is critical to success in this role.
You will report to the Strategic and Missile Defense (SMD) Mission Assurance Deputy Director, and matrixed to the program mangers for the programs inside the MDP portfolio. It is your ultimate responsibility that we deliver the capabilities that Lockheed Martin Space has committed to the government customers with exceptional product quality and using complaint processes.
This is a unique, strategic role with the opportunity to shape our Customers’ view of Mission Success that builds on Lockheed Martin’s world-class legacy in strategic technology. We are the only company with a proven track record in this space and need a big leader to set a vision and execute on our commitments.
What does this role look like?
Responsibilities include:
• Mission Success Advocate – be the champion to make sure that all aspects related to Warfighter requirements are evaluated and risks managed across MDP and beyond, providing an independent appeal path and independent risk assessments for mission success issues.
• Technical Subject Matter Expert (SME) – Provide expertise to program leadership to anticipate, predict, and prevent potential mission risk issues by resolving them as early in the program life cycle and at the lowest program level possible.
• Enterprise Communication – Communicate systemic issues and best practices across the Enterprise, including addressing all bulletins/GIDEP/lessons learned/advisories and coordinating internal MS Audit activities.
• Mission Success Event Management – Manage the MS Event process, including independent review board (IRB) leadership and presentation of issues and recommendations to LM and customer executive leadership
• Failure Resolution Cognizance – Review all major anomalies for adequacy of root cause identification, corrective actions, validity of conclusions, and effectiveness of implemented corrective measures
• Potential Reach Across Cognizance – Ensure issues that have the potential of reach across to other missile development programs are known and communicated
Basic Qualifications
- Bachelor's or higher level degree in preferably STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics, or any other related field) from an accredited university.
- Experience in DoD/DoW program design, development, production or sustainment
- Experience with failure investigations or failure analysis
- Demonstrated understanding of risk identification or mitigation
- Customer orientated
- Ability to obtain Secret Security clearance
- Willingness to travel ~25% of time
Desired Skills
- Masters of Science in STEM field from an accredited university
- Missile Defense, Missile/Interceptor, Strategic Missile Systems, or Launch Vehicle program experience highly preferred
- THAAD program experience highly preferred
- Demonstrated Speak Up Culture
- Experience across all aspects of the program lifecycle, such as design, development, flight test, production
- Experience in working with Missile Defense Agency (MDA) or US Army customers
- Aptitude for Model Based Engineering, Agile processes, and Digital Transformation
- Current Secret or Top Secret Clearance
- Missile or Space hardware/software development and integration experience
- Demonstrated customer orientation by learning and understanding customers’ missions, needs, and perspectives
- 12+ years of related experience
Pay Information
Full-Time Salary Range: $158700.00 - $294700.00
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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.