Chief Engineer - FBM D5 Extension

Overview

For 70 years, the Fleet Ballistic Missile (FBM) team has supported the Navy’s mission to provide affordable and credible strategic defense. The FBM Program is experiencing significant growth and we need your expertise to deliver new technologies while maintaining the technical requirements of strategic deterrence.

Learn about the Trident II D5 Fleet Ballistic Missile.

This position is in support of the Chief Engineer’s Office on the Fleet Ballistic Missile (FBM) program. The D5 Life Extension 2 (LE2) Deputy Chief Engineer supports the design and development of the Trident II Life Extension 2 Flight System for the U.S. Navy, ensuring technical design integrity through all phases of the life cycle and balancing schedule demands with technical rigor by developing risk assessments and mitigation approaches.

• Focus on new development scope and integration of enterprise resources (E&T analysis, technical baselines, Center of Excellence resources, Digital Transformation) to ensure development success.
• Support the FBM Chief Engineer’s office to ensure overall technical rigor and adherence to engineering standards and processes for the LE2 program.
• Engage in architecture definition and trades and serve as chair of the Engineering Review Board.
• Provide technical inputs to the FBM Chief Engineer’s Office for overall architecture and system performance, including technical performance measurements and risk assessments.
• Lead the definition of technology development roadmaps and insertion, including Model Based Engineering transformation.
• Ensure selected designs are robust and include appropriate margins to facilitate safety, performance, producibility, and operational availability/supportability.
• Lead special assignment projects to address and drive closure on key program technical concerns.
• Ensure identification of lessons‑learned and corrective action are initiated and implemented to improve future and ongoing programs.

Successful candidates would have 20+ years of professional relevant experience.

• Bachelor of Science or higher degree in Engineering or related field from an accredited college, or equivalent experience/combined education.
• Experience with complex missile or launch vehicle systems with demonstrated expertise in systems integration, engineering, and/or test of complex systems.
• Experience with electrical design and avionics architecture development.
• Proven team leadership experience in systems design and development.
• Demonstrated ability to drive closure and resolve technical issues/challenges and agility in decision making.
• Experience with Model Based Engineering and Agile tools and methods.
• Excellent communication skills, with experience in engaging and influencing executive leadership and external customers.
• Current Secret security clearance required, with the ability to obtain and maintain Top Secret clearance.

• Master’s degree in Science or Engineering preferred.
• Experience as a conceptual thinker with the ability to proactively translate into action and results.
• Experience in strategic nuclear missile systems.
• Experience in key technologies or applicable skills:
  Aerodynamics, Thermal, Materials, Propulsion, Navigation, Guidance, and Control, Flight Computers, Communications, Power.
• Demonstrated customer orientation by learning and understanding customers’ missions, needs, and perspectives.
• Experience working with the U.S. Navy Strategic Systems Program Office.
• Experience in a development and test environment.
• Current Top Secret security clearance.

Current Secret security clearance required, with the ability to obtain and maintain Top Secret clearance. This position requires a government security clearance; you must be a U.S. citizen for consideration.

Clearance Level: Top Secret.

Pay Rate: $164,300 – $289,800 annual base salary (location dependent). The position is incentive‑plan eligible.

Benefits offered include Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Short‑Term Disability, Long‑Term Disability, 401(k) match, Flexible Spending Accounts, Employee Assistance Program, Education Assistance, Parental Leave, Paid Time Off, and Holidays. Washington state applicants accrue paid time off and sick leave per state regulations.

Lockheed Martin is an equal‑opportunity employer. Qualified candidates will be considered without regard to legally protected characteristics.