Chief Engineer, Flight Controls Domain - Level 6

Description: You will be the Chief Engineer, Flight Controls Domain for the Advanced Development Programs (ADP) Chief Engineer’s Office which is responsible for ensuring technical viability, airworthiness, mission success, and flight safety across all ADP programs.

As the Chief Engineer, Flight Controls Domain you will be responsible for guiding the Flight Controls discipline through complex technical challenges, aligning program requirements with airworthiness and safety standards, and advising senior leadership on risk mitigation.

• Ensure technical viability and compliance with airworthiness and flight‑safety requirements for all Flight Controls efforts.
• Facilitate and participate in program technical reviews and ad‑hoc discussions related to the Flight Controls Domain.
• Promote sharing of lessons‑learned and engineering best practices across ADP programs.
• Connect programs with subject‑matter experts, legacy data, and analysis methods to resolve technical issues.
• Participate in Independent Review Teams, Tiger Teams, Failure Review Boards, and RCCA investigations as directed.

We are committed to supporting your work‑life balance and overall well‑being, offering flexible scheduling options. Learn more about Lockheed Martin’s comprehensive benefits package here.

Do you want to be part of a company culture that empowers employees to think big, lead with a growth mindset, and make the impossible a reality? We provide the resources and give you the flexibility to enable inspiration and focus – if you have the passion and courage to dream big, work hard, and enjoy what you do, then we want to build a better tomorrow with you.

You are a collaborative technical leader with deep expertise in vehicle stability, guidance, navigation, and control for autonomous, piloted, and remotely piloted systems. You excel at identifying gaps, assessing risk, and delivering clear recommendations to senior leadership. Your strong communication skills enable you to influence cross‑functional teams and drive consistent engineering excellence across a portfolio of cutting‑edge programs.

MUST BE A U.S. CITIZEN - This position is located at a facility that requires special access. The selected candidate must possess an active Secret clearance to start.

This position can be based in either Fort Worth, TX, Palmdale, CA or Marietta, GA.

• Bachelor’s degree in an engineering/technical discipline.
• Broad technical expertise in architecture development, detail design, integration, and test of aircraft Flight Control Systems, including vehicle stability, guidance, navigation, and control; air data systems; and implementation of vehicle‑level flight simulations and hardware‑in‑the‑loop testing.
• Direct experience with developmental flight vehicles.
• Strong oral and written communication skills with the ability to distill and articulate complex issues into succinct, cohesive executive summaries.

• Experience with application of Airworthiness, Mission Success, and Flight Safety processes.
• Experience with Aerodynamics and Propulsion, including aerodynamic database generation, wind tunnel testing, engine cycle analysis, inlet and nozzle performance predictions, and vehicle performance.
• Experience with application of Root Cause Corrective Action processes.
• Experience with development of Flight Control Systems for autonomous, piloted, and remotely piloted vehicles.
• Experience with software development, integration, testing, and qualification.
• Active TS clearance.

This position requires a government security clearance; you must be a US Citizen for consideration.

TS/SCI

Expression of Interest:
By applying to this job, you are expressing interest in this position and could be considered for other career opportunities where similar skills and requirements have been identified as a match. Should this match be identified you may be contacted for this and future openings.

Ability to Work Remotely: Onsite…