Systems Engineering Manager

Position Summary

Lockheed Martin Rotary and Mission Systems is seeking a highly motivated Systems Engineering Manager for the SQQ‑89 engineering team. The role requires integration of software, hardware, and data science to develop advanced solutions for customers.

• Conduct technical engagements and presentations with internal leadership and external customers.
• Provide technical leadership and coordination across all aspects of the SQQ‑89 program portfolio.
• Identify and remove technical barriers, real or perceived.
• Communicate technical information at all levels, from entry level to directors, VPs, and customers.
• Lead and manage engineering teams, motivating, energizing, and guiding them.
• Write proposals and prepare basis‑of‑estimate documentation.
• Assign work tasks, conduct performance appraisals, career planning, and training development for direct reports.
• Plan staffing and workforce requirements; interview and hire personnel as needed.
• Coordinate staffing priorities and funding requirements with project leads.
• Represent the domain area as a stakeholder in programs.
• Review and approve functional proposal inputs, including BOEs and scopes of work.
• Own, execute, and report on department‑level initiatives.
• Act as a change agent focused on affordability and advancing technical capabilities.
• Develop and support process improvement goals and opportunity development.

• Bachelor’s degree in a related discipline or an equivalent combination of education and 14+ years of professional experience; or a Master’s degree with 12+ years of professional experience.
• Effective communication across a broad and diverse group of management, team members, and leadership.
• Experience leading multidisciplinary engineering teams with task planning, budget management, and employee development.
• Proven ability to resolve and drive complex technical issues to closure.
• Strong customer focus with a record of outstanding satisfaction.
• Experience with Agile methods and proposals.
• Ability to obtain a Department of Defense SECRET or higher security clearance.

• Comfortable working in a fast‑paced, dynamic multidisciplinary environment.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills; ability to build consensus and relationships.
• Authority in systems thinking techniques and ability to train others.
• Experience with systems integration and test.
• Experience with requirements derivation, flow‑down, and verification events.
• Proficiency in Model‑Based Systems Engineering tools.
• Knowledge of program management, finance, contracts, Earned Value Management (EVM), and business insight.

This position requires a U.S. citizenship and a Department of Defense SECRET or higher security clearance.

Experience Level: Experienced Professional
Business Unit: RMS
Relocation Available:
Possible
Career Area:
Management
Type:
Full‑Time
Shift: First

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