Chief Engineer Director at Lockheed Martin, Littleton, CO

Chief Engineer Director at Lockheed Martin in Littleton, CO. Full-time. $195,000 to $350,000 a year. Apply with swipeandhired.

What is the mission?

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.

What does this role look like?
National Security Space (NSS) LOB Chief Engineer Director leads engineering excellence across NSS Programs, accountable for Engineering and Technology (E&T) via Program Chief Engineers (CEs) and NSS Chief SW Engineer. Shapes technical strategy with senior leadership for on-time, affordable missions. Oversees >$6B/year program scope and >$100M/yr IRAD/B&P, ensuring risk-balanced solutions. Serves as technical authority engaging senior customers. Develops CE talent pipeline, resolves technical issues via E&T, and feeds lessons into Space Corrective Action Board (CAB). Requires proven delivery on technical/schedule/financial commitments and next-generation leadership skills.
This role will offer you the following daily challenges:
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 result 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.

Basic Qualifications

To be effective, you will need to possess these basic qualifications:

Desired Skills

To be effective, ideally, you should also have:

Pay Information
Full-Time Salary Range: $195000.00 - $350000.00
At Lockheed Martin, we know mission success starts with taking care of our people. Our Total Rewards program is designed to attract top talent, support your well-being, and help you grow—both professionally and personally.
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.