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Spacecraft Platforms Mechanical Sr Manager

Job in Littleton, Arapahoe County, Colorado, 80161, USA
Listing for: Lockheed Martin
Full Time position
Listed on 2026-02-18
Job specializations:
  • Engineering
    Operations Manager
  • Management
    Operations Manager
Salary/Wage Range or Industry Benchmark: 60000 - 80000 USD Yearly USD 60000.00 80000.00 YEAR
Job Description & How to Apply Below

Description

'Ahead of Ready'

By bringing together people that use their passion for purposeful innovation, at Lockheed Martin we keep people safe and solve the world's most complex challenges. Our people are some of the greatest minds in the industry and truly make Lockheed Martin a great place to work. With our employees as our priority, we provide career opportunities designed to propel development and boost agility.

Our flexible schedules, competitive pay, and comprehensive benefits enable our employees to live a healthy, fulfilling life at and outside of work.

At Lockheed Martin, we place an emphasis on empowering our employees by fostering innovation, integrity, and exemplifying the epitome of corporate responsibility.

Lockheed Martin's Mechanical Products Talent Center is looking for a dynamic and industrious Mechanical Engineering Senior Manager to lead a large Team of Teams focused on Common Spacecraft Platforms, Bus Products, and Product Portfolios. As the Mechanical Engineering Senior Manager, you are accountable for the team's ability to hit budget/schedule/technical requirements. Leadership duties include technical direction, coordinating subordinate employee recruitment, selection and training, performance assessment, work assignments, salary, and recognition/disciplinary actions.

This role will be the Talent Center's primary interface to Ignite and Product Center.

Responsibilities
  • Lead two Senior Manager led Mechanical Products teams focused on Spacecraft Mechanical Products
  • Develop vision and support the success of Mechanical Products Talent Center, incorporating LM Space E&T strategies for continuous digital transformation
  • Manage Mechanical Design and Analysis resources to support a portfolio of programs
  • Provide inputs and ensure compliance with major program reviews including System Requirements Reviews, Preliminary Design Reviews, Critical Design Reviews, and Mission Success Reviews
  • Provide hardware documentation compliant with customer requirements, Space Command Media and LM Space Best Practices
  • Encourage open communication, customer satisfaction, and timely program status updates
  • Engage with proposal teams to ensure New Business Integration, Proposal Evaluation & Optimization as well as Product Strategy and Road Mapping
  • Ensure staffing tool (e.g. VEMO) is accurate and staffed in a timely and responsive manner
  • Some travel is required

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Basic Qualifications
  • Spacecraft Design and/or Analysis related experience
  • Design and Integration of aerospace hardware
  • Experience in engineering project management including engineering release, cost, and schedule tracking such as Windchill, EPDM, CREO
  • Experience supporting proposals including developing Basis of Estimates (BOEs) and staffing projections
  • Active or Current Secret clearance with the ability to obtain/maintain a TS/SCI; US Citizenship Required
Desired Skills
  • Bachelor of Science or higher in Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering or related discipline; or equivalent experience/combined education
  • Thorough knowledge of aerospace structures hardware, knowledgeable in multiple mechanical systems (ex. flight, ground, packaging, or mechanisms)
  • Experience in failure investigation, root cause analysis, and corrective action disposition of aerospace hardware
  • Experience with Earned Value Management (EVM) and/or Control Account Management (CAM) experience
  • Development program experience
  • Risk and opportunity experience with an understanding of continuous improvement concepts
  • Experience as a leader of leaders
  • Demonstrated ability to develop strong working relationships with a wide range of partners
  • Active or Current TS/SCI
Security Clearance Statement

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

Clearance Level

TS/SCI

Other Important Information You Should Know

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 Full-time:
The work associated with this position will be performed onsite at a designated Lockheed Martin facility.

Work Schedules:
Lockheed Martin supports a variety of alternate work schedules that provide additional flexibility to our employees. Schedules range from standard 40 hours over a five day work week while others may be condensed. These condensed schedules provide employees with additional time away from the office and are in addition to our Paid Time off benefits.

Schedule for this Position: 9x80 every other Friday off

Pay Rate (General)

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