PLSSS Program Chief Engineer

PLSSS Program Chief Engineer | Lockheed Martin

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Do you want to be part of a culture that inspires employees to envision the impossible, perform with excellence and build incredible products? We provide the resources, inspiration and focus—if you have the passion and courage to dream big, then we want to build a better tomorrow with you. Lockheed Martin Space is seeking a Chief Engineer to join the PLSSS program!

This program executes under the National Security Space/Space Operations and Analytics Mission Segment. The Payload Launch Sites Support Services (PLSSS) Program provides all launch processing support functions for Office of Space Launch (OSL). The program's two primary operating locations are Vandenberg SFB, CA and Cape Canaveral SFS, FL. Key elements of the PLSSS program scope include satellite launch processing, satellite transport operations, satellite propellant loading operations, and satellite processing facilities O&M.

This position ensures the delivery of services that maintain launch integration equipment, processes and systems at multiple launch bases. This role is responsible for ensuring the quality and integrity of process development and execution as well as acting as the primary technical point of contact with our Government customer. This person will also be capable of defining future systems, integration and service delivery approaches to shape and drive new business growth in our Ground and Launch portfolio.

The preferred candidate should possess a breadth of experience across systems engineering, services delivery and operations support. As this program's Chief Engineer, your roles and responsibilities will include:

• Delivering end to end mission services delivery while managing the technical process baseline and serving as chair of internal review boards.

• Participation in the program's Risk and Opportunity Management Board (ROMB).

• Leads creation of new service approaches based on changing launch requirements and new emerging technology-driven capabilities.

• Continuously assess the quality and consistency of the program's service delivery; including root cause analysis when issues arise and executing formal process improvement efforts.

• Support execution and new business across the NSS/SOA mission segment through shared collaboration, innovation concepts and support to other programs/efforts as requested.

• Establishes senior technical program business rhythms (e.g., daily ops status, monthly status brief, quarterly risk review) and ensures engineering best practices and standards are applied.

• Acts as the primary technical point of contact for reporting technical status of the program to customers and internal to Lockheed Martin Space, including Enhanced Program Reporting System (EPRS) coordination.

• Identify and implement cost, schedule, and/or quality improvement initiatives especially as they are enabled by new digital capabilities being fielded by the enterprise.

• The successful candidate must also have ability to organize, motivate and lead groups of engineering personnel, and demonstrate in-depth technical skills.

• During program execution, management and timely resolution of the program top technical issues to include assembling the teams, providing technical guidance, engaging the enterprise, and communicating with the customers.

• Some travel (~15%) will be expected.

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.

Employee will work on-site full-time.

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