Flight Sciences Manager

About the Role

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.

At Lockheed Martin Space, we aim to harness the full potential of space to cultivate innovation, reduce costs, and push the boundaries of what technology can achieve. We’re creating future‑ready solutions, focusing on resiliency and urgency through our 21st Century Security® vision. We’re erasing boundaries and forming partnerships across industries and around the world. We’re advancing spacecraft and the workforce to fuel the next generation.

And we’re reimagining how space can connect us, ensuring security and prosperity.

Join us in shaping a new era in space and find a career that's built for you.

As the Flight Sciences Manager, you will provide first line leadership to a team of engineers tasked with analyzing Missile Systems inclusive of Loads and Dynamics, Stress, Thermal, Aerodynamics, and Mass Properties. This will include oversight of teams spanning multiple facilities across the United States. Duties will include:

• Leadership of the development of plans, schedules, budgets, and estimates for analysis activities
• Leadership of the execution of analysis activities and high quality data products for reviews including SRR, PDR, CDR
• Leadership of an analysis team supporting test execution including resolution of test anomalies and failures
• Drive the 1
  
  LMX culture through coordination and communication across multiple organizations to enable on‑time delivery
• Manage a workforce of engineers to enable 100% support for program milestones and rapid delivery of analysis products while enabling a strong work/life balance for the team
• Ensure 100% compliance to contract and company requirements
• Maintain robust communication with the your peer leaders in adjacent organizations to ensure full alignment and coordination

• Strong technical background in aerospace analysis of spacecraft and/or missile systems in one or more of the following areas:
  Stress, Dynamics, Thermal, or Aerodynamics
• Experience leading a technical or analysis team through an aerospace product development lifecycle including SRR, PDR, CDR
• Experience growing a team and developing a pipeline of talent
• Customer facing experience on an aerospace development effort
• Experience developing schedules, plans, and cost estimates for complex development programs
• Active OR Current Secret Clearance; U.S. Citizenship is required

• Demonstrated leadership experience of a large, multifunctional team, including disciplines outside of the candidate’s core experience
• Control Account Management certification, Certified Principal Engineer certification, Green Belt certification, New Business Proposal experience including authoring Basis of Estimate documents
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills (written and verbal), including customer liaison for Technical Interchange Meetings and Design Reviews
• Experience supporting or leading the resolution of large, complex system integration problems
• Extensive experience utilizing high performance computing systems to solve complex problems
• Considered a technical leader in aerospace analysis and test with direct experience
• Knowledge and experience with product lifecycle management (PLM) tools and configuration management processes
• Strong technical writing skills including formal documentation and presentation material for customers and leaders with all levels of experience
• Experience supporting the Missile Defense Agency

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

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