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Job Title:  Project Engineering Mgr - L5
Posting Start Date:  9/2/26
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This position is for the Fleet Ballistic Missiles (FBM) program, one of Lockheed Martin’s best-in-class Lines of Businesses that prioritizes partnership, integrity, and reliability.

 

This position is for a Project Engineering Manager in the FBM Strategic Planning organization responsible for conducting US and UK fleet analysis to develop production master schedules for missile, reentry, and test missile kit requirements. In this role you will lead a team of program analysts and software engineers located in Kings Bay, GA and Titusville, FL while representing the Program Integration directorate to Navy partners and LM leadership.


As part of our team, you will have the opportunity to lead our Program Plans and Requirements team. This team is responsible for analyzing a wide array of US and UK fleet requirements to develop long-range production and sustainment plans and schedules. You will establish program baselines, analyze program executability and risk mitigation strategies, and support our partners in assessing alternate baselines for fleet supportability.

 

The successful candidate will be a full spectrum leader, build lasting partnerships with our Navy counterparts, focus on financial and strategic objectives, and work closely with a range of other leaders on FBM. The candidate will be expected to aid in the hiring process as the team grows. It will be critical to build a team culture focused on meeting program commitments while maintaining requirements discipline.

Basic Qualifications

- Appropriate degree from an accredited college, or equivalent experience/combined education

- Experience with missile production and sustainment operations

- Experience with long-range budget, resource, or procurement planning 

- Demonstrated team leadership or prior management experience

- You will need to be a US Citizen, and be able to maintain a US DoD SECRET clearance, to support this government contract, as well as successfully pass a drug and background check, in order to meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information.

Desired Skills

- Experience with FBM processes and products

- Familiarity with the Strategic Programs Official Schedule Estimate, fleet scheduling, or Strategic Weapons Facility operations

- Risk and opportunity experience with an understanding of continuous improvement concepts

- Classification management or derivative classifier experience

- Experience with software developement/sustainment, digital transformation, or AI integration

- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, demonstrated leadership and initiative

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Full-Time Salary Range: $129000.00 - $239600.00

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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.