Chief Engineering Manager

Chief Engineering Manager

At Lockheed Martin Rotary and Mission Systems, we are driven by innovation and integrity. We believe that by applying the highest standards of business ethics and visionary thinking, everything is within our reach and yours as a Lockheed Martin employee. Lockheed Martin values your skills, training and education. Come and experience your future!

What We're Doing

The Chief Engineer Manager in the Ground Based Air Surveillance (GBAS) Radar Chief Engineering Organization will be responsible for TPY-4 programs. The selected candidate will manage technical directors, engineering project managers and integrated product team leads supporting TPY-4.

The Work

The Chief Engineer Manager will be accountable for all aspects of engineering and technology activities within a program, program area, or line of business to ensure mission milestones and business objectives are met.

Serves as the primary technical authority / technical interface with internal program management and external customers.

Ensures proposals have sound technical solutions and schedules and drive affordability.

Leads a technical team of cross functional engineers to ensure successful proper system / product development and execution.

Evaluates and ensures complex issues are resolved in a cost effective, innovative way.

Champion mission success and drive a mission success culture.

Directs a team into exploration of new problem solution areas with novel concepts and approaches, guiding scope definition and prioritizing problems for investigation.

Determine appropriate risk posture and develop mitigation strategies for complex projects.

Ensure selected designs are robust and include appropriate margins to facilitate safety, performance, producibility and operational availability / supportability.

Ensures program plans and technical baselines are consistent with Program Control processes and Modern Engineering Practices.

Responsible for key decision making that impact businesses, the failure to achieve the objectives results in critical impact of program capabilities.

Ensures identification of lessons learned, and corrective action are initiated and implemented to improve future and ongoing programs.

Provides technical mentoring and career development support of team and allocates resources effectively.

Leads and directs the technical execution efforts of the program or LOB. This role will require international and domestic travel.

Why Join Us

Your Health, Your Wealth, Your Life. Our flexible schedules, competitive pay and comprehensive benefits enable you to live a healthy, fulfilling life at and outside of work.