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The coolest jobs on this planet… or any other… are with Lockheed Martin Space!  At the dawn of a new space age, Lockheed Martin is a pioneer, partner, innovator and builder. Our amazing men and women are on a mission to make a difference in the world and every day we use our unique skills and experiences to create, design, and build solutions to some of the worlds’ hardest engineering problems. Our culture encourages employees to think big, perform with excellence and create incredible products. We provide the resources, encouragement and focus and if you have the passion and courage to dream big, we want to build a better tomorrow with you!

Do you have a passion and dream to make a difference? Are you looking for an opportunity where you can support System Safety Engineering needs for exciting Space programs within our National Security Space portfolio while leading a team of system safety engineers in support of our very important missions?   If so, we invite to apply your expertise with us, a stellar company that will be putting astronauts on Mars, creating 3D printed satellites, launching payloads that learn in orbit, and developing national defense systems.  Come, be a part of our System Safety Engineering team in the dynamic world of Lockheed Martin Space. At Space, we are driven by innovation and integrity. By applying the highest standards of business ethics and a forward-thinking mindset, we believe everything is within our reach – and yours -- as a Lockheed Martin employee.

Lockheed Martin is looking for a dynamic Systems Engineering Leader to manage Systems Safety Engineering in support the National Security Space (NSS) Programs at our Sunnyvale, CA location.  This System Safety Engineering Management position reports to the System Safety Engineering Senior Manager.  The successful candidate will: 

• Manage and mentor a team of NSS system safety engineers
• Directly support one or more NSS programs,
• Manage the System Safety Engineering Processes that span the Product Lifecycle.
• Manages the various System Safety Engineering analysis and recommendations of safety criteria in system design, equipment, facilities and procedures to control or eliminate hazards.
• Support the maintenance of Space Command Media. 
• Direct and conduct program audits to determine Space Command Media compliance and health across the Enterprise.
• Support LM Space new business capture including proposal coordination and execution. 
• Lead culture change initiatives within the Systems Engineering organization while also directly supporting multiple missile/satellite programs.
• Perform horizontal integration within the Systems Engineering organization to identify opportunities and value-added modifications to become more competitive.

The information below includes the standard job description for this position

Systems Engineering Management : - Performs technical planning, system integration, verification and validation, cost and risk, and supportability and effectiveness analyses for total systems. Responsible for coordinating subordinate employee recruitment, selection and training, performance assessment, work assignments, salary, and recognition/disciplinary actions. Analyses are performed at all levels of total system product to include: concept, design, fabrication, test, installation, operation, maintenance and disposal. Ensures the logical and systematic conversion of customer or product requirements into total systems solutions that acknowledge technical, schedule, and cost constraints. Performs functional analysis, timeline analysis, detail trade studies, requirements allocation and interface definition studies to translate customer requirements into hardware and software specifications. 

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college in an engineering or related discipline
• The successful candidate will have demonstrated experience leading and mentoring diverse teams of engineers. 
• Experience using MIL-STD-882E and AFSPCMAN/SSCMAN 91-710, or other relevant industry and/or range safety standards
• Must have Systems Engineering/System Safety Engineering experience including requirements derivation, decomposition, and/or verification
• Experience evaluating contractual requirements and their execution throughout the product lifecycle.
• Ability to obtain and maintain Top secret clearance, therefore, US Citizenship required

Desired Skills

• Existing Clearance - TS-SCI preferred
• Experience supporting Satellite, Payload, and/or Ground  Support Equipment Development for US Government/NASA programs. 
• Experience defining safety requirements, influencing design to integrate safety requirements, and verifying safety requirements.
• Experience mentoring others in the System Safety Engineering Discipline 
• Software system safety experience
• Experience participating in System Safety Working Groups
• Experience tailoring and verifying Range Safety Requirements in support of Satellite launch
• Experience developing MSPSP documentation in support of launch 
• Experience developing and managing a hazard racking system
• Familiarity with MBSE
• Familiarity with DOORs
• Effective communication skills with the ability to engage and interact in group meeting/working environments with team members, development organizations and customers.
• Proficiency with MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint,Outlook)
• Proficient in AI prompting as it applies to this position and practice​

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