Solid Propulsion Subject Matter Expert; eligible

Standard Job Description

We are seeking a Solid Propulsion Subject Matter Expert on a path to future LM Space Fellow to serve as a recognized expert and technical leader, providing leadership to business execution by:

• Providing technical consultation, problem resolution, and guidance for the entire program lifecycle: pre-capture to delivery and sustainment,
• Collaborating and advising engineering staff across the Space business area,
• Mentoring, advancing knowledge continuity, and guiding career development across the engineering community,
• Developing key customer incremental and disruptive architectural and technical solutions,
• Serving as technical ambassadors for key customers, technical societies, and governmental agencies, and/or
• Driving innovation and maturation of the technical base.

Expectation of up to 25% travel to support multiple programs

We are seeking a Solid Propulsion Subject Matter Expert on a path to future LM Space Fellow to serve as a recognized expert and technical leader, providing leadership to business execution by:

• Providing technical consultation, problem resolution, and guidance for the entire program lifecycle: pre-capture to delivery and sustainment,
• Collaborating and advising engineering staff across the Space business area,
• Mentoring, advancing knowledge continuity, and guiding career development across the engineering community,
• Developing key customer incremental and disruptive architectural and technical solutions,
• Serving as technical ambassadors for key customers, technical societies, and governmental agencies, and/or
• Driving innovation and maturation of the technical base.

Expectation of up to 25% travel to support multiple programs

Researches, plans, designs and develops mechanical products and systems such as instruments, controls, robots, engines, machines and mechanical, thermal hydraulic or heat transfer systems for production, transmission, measurement, and use of energy. Applies research to the planning, design, development, and testing of mechanical and/or electromechanical systems, instruments, controls, engines, and/or machines.

• Bachelor’s degree in an engineering/technical discipline from an accredited college with 20 years of professional experience, a master’s degree with 18 years of experience, or a PhD with 15 years of experience
• Active DoD Secret Clearance
• Exceptional record of sustained technical achievement, job performance, and continuing technical growth in the area of large rocket motor propulsion
• Demonstrated technical and technology leadership with significant business impact

• Recognized technical excellence by senior professional technologists, as well as customer communities, professional societies, or academia,
• Innovative solutions to complex, technically challenging problems related to solid propulsion
• Continuous improvement of discipline knowledge
• Demonstrated successful mentorship
• Original research leading to significant discriminating technology,
• Active DoD Top Secret Security Clearance.
• Support to multiple solid rocket motor programs and/or business areas
• Proficient in AI prompting as it applies to this position and practice

Full-Time Salary Range: $178500.00 - $331500.00

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