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Program Manager, Production - Level 4

Job in Palmdale, Los Angeles County, California, 93552, USA
Listing for: Lockheed Martin
Full Time position
Listed on 2026-02-28
Job specializations:
  • Engineering
    Operations Manager
Salary/Wage Range or Industry Benchmark: 109200 - 192510 USD Yearly USD 109200.00 192510.00 YEAR
Job Description & How to Apply Below

Program Manager, Production - Level 4

The successful candidate will join the Program Office as the Program Manager for production activities. This includes Program Management oversight of the value chain from engineering design through build execution, responsibility for program management of certain elements of production work, and ensuring execution meets cost and schedule objectives. This requires cross‑functional leadership and collaboration with Global Supply Chain (GSC), Operations, Quality, Engineering, Business Management, and others.

The successful candidate will be a self‑driven individual who can identify emerging issues and influence others across the enterprise to enable issue resolution. The PM may represent the Program and Lockheed Martin to suppliers, customers, and LM senior leadership, and as such must possess excellent communication skills and be able to develop and deliver high‑quality briefings.

What You Will Be Doing
  • Be responsible for certain elements of cost, schedule, technical, and quality execution of the program.
  • Ensure supplier agreements meet prime contract requirements and represent PM in supplier negotiations.
  • Hold Global Supply Chain accountable to deliver parts on time, expedite appropriately, and validate that comprehensive RCCAs are completed when necessary.
  • Oversee obsolescence management from a PM perspective and evolve the DMSMS program with Engineering and customer POCs.
  • Contribute to developing and executing customer acceptance.
  • Influence capture strategy and shaping for future business, including participating on capture teams and in proposal development and negotiation.
What’s In It For You
  • Medical
  • Dental
  • 401k
  • Paid time off
  • Work/life balance
  • Career development
  • Mentorship opportunities
  • Rewards & recognition
Basic Qualifications
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher from an accredited college in a related discipline, or equivalent experience/combined education.
  • Experience in program management, supply chain, operations, or other related discipline.
  • Experience translating topics between functional organizations.
  • Active Secret Clearance.
Desired Skills
  • Experience in a production environment and with offload or co‑production.
  • Knowledgeable of Engineering, Operations, Quality, Tooling, and Supply Chain deliverables.
  • Project management experience – understanding critical path to focus resources to hold schedule.
  • Earned Value / CAM experience.
  • Ability to influence others by driving emerging issues to closure.
  • Experience leading multi‑functional teams.
  • Excellent relationship‑building, leadership, and communication skills.
  • Ability to manage complex, large‑scale project scheduled with multiple interdependencies.
  • Demonstrated ability to balance challenges associated with program execution, customer obligations, and meeting all business commitments.
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.

Pay Rate

Annual base salary range for this position in California, Massachusetts, and New York (excluding most major metropolitan areas), Colorado, Hawaii, Illinois, Maryland, Minnesota, New Jersey, Vermont, Washington or Washington DC is $109,200 – $192,510. For states not referenced above, the salary range for this position will reflect the candidate’s final work location. In major metropolitan areas of California, Massachusetts, and New York, the range is $125,600 – $217,695.

Benefits

offered

Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Short‑Term Disability, Long‑Term Disability, 401(k) match, Flexible Spending Accounts, EAP, Education Assistance, Parental Leave, Paid time off, and Holidays.

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

The application window will close in 90 days; applicants are encouraged to apply within 5–30 days of the requisition posting date in order to receive optimal consideration.

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