Engineering Affordability Lead - Missile Programs Security Clearance

Position: Engineering Affordability Lead - Missile Programs with Security Clearance
Job Number 700721

Description:

You will be an Engineering Affordability Lead at Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control (MFC) in Grand Prairie, TX. Our team is dedicated to designing, developing, and manufacturing precision engagement aerospace and defense systems for the U.S. and allied militaries. As an Engineering Affordability Lead, you will play a key role in leading initiatives to increase the value of our products in the most cost-effective way, leveraging your financial, technical, and people knowledge to drive programs towards winning bids and keeping sold.

What You Will Be Doing
As an Engineering Affordability Lead, you will be responsible for performing Affordability Analysis to support Life Cycle Cost (LCC), Design to Cost (DTC), Cost as an Independent Variable (CAIV), and Cost Reduction Initiatives (CRI). You will leverage commercial and government parametric models, such as True Planning and SEER, as well as custom-developed parametric models to determine the correlation between operational or technical requirements and cost.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Performing Affordability Analysis to support Life Cycle Cost (LCC), Design to Cost (DTC), Cost as an Independent Variable (CAIV), and Cost Reduction Initiatives (CRI)

• Leveraging commercial and government parametric models to determine the correlation between operational or technical requirements and cost

• Consolidating and presenting financial key performance indicators, earned value management, and summary of technical and financial progress/projections toward performance goals

• Proactively identifying issues, concerns, or challenges and facilitating tradeoff decisions to remove obstacles

• Collaborating with cross-functional teams, including Engineering & Technology, Finance and Business Operations, Strategy and Business Development, Program/Proposal Management, and external customers Why Join Us
We're looking for a highly skilled and experienced Engineering Affordability Program Lead to join our team. If you have a Bachelor's degree in a technical discipline (Engineering, Data Science, Mathematics, etc.) and a Master's degree is preferred, we encourage you to apply. You should also have an Interim Secret Clearance and be a U.S. citizen. As a seasoned professional with a passion for working across multiple disciplines, you will thrive in this role, driving affordability and value for our customers.

This position offers a challenging and rewarding opportunity to make a significant impact on our programs and our customers, and to develop your skills in engineering affordability and program leadership. From onsite to remote, we offer flexible work schedules to comprehensive benefits investing in your future and security, Learn more about Lockheed Martin's comprehensive benefits package here. Further Information About This Opportunity:
This position is in Dallas. Discover more about our Dallas, Texas location. This position will be 100% remote, unless business needs change requiring chosen candidate to work onsite MUST BE A U.S. CITIZEN - This position is located at a facility that requires special access. The selected candidate must have the ability to obtain a Secret Security Clearance. An Interim Secret Clearance is required to start.
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Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor's in Technical Discipline (Engineering, Data Science, Mathematics, etc.), Masters preferred.

• Manufacturing materials & processes familiarity.

• Familiarity with Cost modeling and/or Design-to-Cost tools

• Producibility Analysis experience

• Interim Secret Clearance is needed prior to start therefore you must be a US Citizen.
Desired

Skills:

• Experienced working with teams that are comprised of a variety of roles and backgrounds including Program Management, Engineering and Technology, Finance, Global Supply Chain, Production Operations, and Quality.
• Must be an excellent communicator, skilled in data visualization, with experience presenting to executive leadership and external customers.
• Experience with multi-year and multiple-year procurements.
• Working in environments that have multiple, high priorities, and advocating effectively for your area of…