Aviation Safety & Airworthiness Sr. Manager - Level 6

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* Description:

** The Senior Manager of System Safety & Airworthiness will lead all system safety and airworthiness activities at Marietta, GA  This role is the primary authority for establishing, implementing, and continuously improving safety requirements that protect people, equipment, and mission readiness

Core Responsibilities

· System Safety Leadership - Direct the review of product systems, support equipment, facilities, and operational procedures to identify hazards, define safety criteria, and develop mitigation strategies

· Certification & Continued Airworthiness - Create and execute comprehensive airworthiness certification plans, secure flight clearance approvals, and manage ongoing airworthiness for U S  and international accreditation

· Safety Strategy & Continuous Improvement - Formulate a long term system safety strategy, drive continuous improvement initiatives, and ensure government certification throughout development, production, and sustainment

· Cross Functional Coordination - Partner with program offices, internal stakeholders, and external customers to align proposals and contractual obligations with current safety and airworthiness processes, delivering timely submittals for flight clearance milestones

· Safety Documentation & Audits - Oversee the creation of safety documents that support test, operational, and customer requirements; conduct audits of operational areas and report on the effectiveness of the system safety program

· Team Management - Supervise a diverse safety team, handling recruitment, staffing, performance management, training, development, and recognition/disciplinary actions

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* Basic Qualifications:

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* · Demonstrated expertise in safety analysis and hazard mitigation

· Strong analytical thinking, business acumen, and the ability to translate safety requirements into actionable plans

· Highly collaborative, organized, and proactive, with a track record of delivering superior work products under tight deadlines

· Capable of operating autonomously while driving cross functional teams toward safety focused outcomes

** Desired

Skills:

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* · Proven background in system safety engineering

· In depth knowledge of MIL STD 882, ARP 4761, and AC/AMF 25 1309, including the prescribed analysis techniques

 Experience defining processes, training plans, and tool development

Experience with Artificial Intelligence  AI  tools and/or Model Based Design and analysis tools

· Demonstrated ability to lead and manage staff while influencing peers, supervisors, customers, and senior leadership

· Direct experience with USAF, NAVAIR, DCMA, and/or FAA interfaces

· Hands on experience in air system design

· Strong leadership and project/program management track record

· Experience presenting to and collaborating with executive leadership

· Excellent organizational, analytical, presentation, and written/verbal communication skills

· Proven success in coordinating airworthiness certification across internal technical teams and multiple international customers

· Expertise in planning and directing tasks within a complex, multi project organization; recognized as a MIL HDBK 516 airworthiness subject matter expert

** Security Clearance Statement:
** This position requires a government security clearance, you must be a US Citizen for consideration

** Clearance Level:
** Secret with Investigation or CV date within 5 years

** 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…