Chief Engineer - FBM D5 Life Extension 2 with Security Clearance

Job Number 725744

Description:

For 70 years, the Fleet Ballistic Missile (FBM) team has supported the Navy's mission to provide affordable and credible strategic defense. We offer unique career opportunities and challenges on a program with a rich history and exciting future. We help keep this nation and our allies secure. The FBM Program is experiencing significant growth and we need your expertise to deliver amazing new technologies to our customers while maintaining the technical requirements of the 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. This technical position supports and collaborates with the FBM Chief Engineer and D5LE2 Chief Engineer to ensure technical design integrity through all phases of the life cycle, balances schedule demands without sacrificing technical rigor by developing technical risk assessments and mitigation approaches to deliver required capability.

The successful individual:
• Focuses on new development scope, and integration of enterprise resources (E&T analysis, technical baselines, Center of Excellence resources, Digital Transformation), to ensure development success
• Supports the FBM Chief Engineer's office to ensure overall technical rigor and adherence to engineering standards and processes to support the needs of the LE2 program
• Engages in architecture definition and trades and serves as chair of the Engineering Review Board
• Provides technical inputs to the FBM Chief Engineer's Office for overall architecture and system performance including technical performance measurements and risk assessments
• Leads the definition of technology development roadmaps and insertion including Model Based Engineering transformation
• Ensures selected designs are robust and include appropriate margins to facilitate safety, performance, producibility and operational availability/supportability
• Leads special assignment projects to address and drive closure on key program technical concerns
• Ensures 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 To promote the sharing of ideas, Lockheed Martin cultivates a work environment that inspires differences and big-picture thinking. Learn more about Lockheed Martin's competitive and comprehensive benefits package.

Basic Qualifications:

• 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; demonstrated 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 Desired

Skills:

• Masters degree in Science or Engineering preferred
• Experience as a conceptual thinker with 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 in working with the U.S. Navy Strategic Systems Program Office
• Experience in a development and…