Propulsion Project Engineer

Position: Propulsion Project Engineer Staff
Job : 698464
Date posted: Jan. 14, 2026

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Fleet Ballistic Missiles (FBM) is one of Lockheed Martin's best-in-class Lines of Businesses that prioritizes partnership, integrity and reliability. Controls Engineering is an organization within FBM that facilitates control of the missile through servo actuators, gas hydraulic systems and small rocket motors.

We are a community of engineers looking for a dependable engineer to join our tight-knit group. The Mechanical Controls group is an organization within FBM that is responsible for the design and production support of the systems that control the missile both before and after boost. This position is for an execution lead and cost account manager (CAM) in a Post Boost Control System (PBCS) hardware IPT that both collaborates well in a team environment and has excellent communication skills.

In this role, you will have numerous opportunities to represent the IPT with our Navy partner, LM leadership, and suppliers, with many opportunities for career development along the way. The PBCS hardware IPTs are responsible for the development, manufacture, and management of the PBCS hardware which is part of an attitude control and propulsive subsystem controlling the missile in a phase of the flight.

As part of our team, you will have the opportunity to help lead our PBCS separate component IPT teams with a team size of approximately 5 to 10 engineers and expected to grow in the next few months. As execution lead and CAM you will be primarily responsible for ensuring we meet our cost & schedule baseline. You will provide earned value (EV) performance and EAC assessments.

The candidate will identify risks, issues and opportunities and implement approved risk handling plans.

AS A VALUED MEMBER OF OUR TEAM YOU WILL:

-Develop technical requirements

- Lead a team in development of a high profile proposal

- Contribute to new business trade studies

- Enhance cross discipline product development

- Participate in mentorship opportunities and professional development

- Be the technical interface to FBM management, systems engineering, quality, and our Navy counterparts.

Basic Qualifications:
-Any combination of experience in:

• engineering project management,

• supplier management

• annual budget proposals,

• technical evaluations, tracking

• development of cost/schedule

• budget proposals

• technical evaluations

• mechanical design

• phases of project lifecycle (SRR, PDR, CDR)
- Knowledge of Earned Valued Management, metrics and process management
- Experience in project management, financial management, or as Control Account Manager
- Ability to obtain a DoD Secret Clearance
Desired

Skills:



• Missile and/or aerospace related education or experience

• Experience with FBM processes and products

• Experience with aerospace manufacturing

• Experience with propulsion hardware development

• Experience with refractory metals

• Experience as principal engineer delegate or project lead

• Experience with resource estimation & management, component development estimation, project planning, and project management

• Experience with Integrated Master Schedule (IMS) initial drafting and baselining

• Experience managing DoD project with Earned Value Management (EVM) and other DoD requirements

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

• Experience in proposal development:
Basis of Estimate (BOE), Rough Order of Magnitude (ROM), & Statement of Work (SOW) generation

• Experience in…