Job Description
Standard Job Description
- The Manufacturing Project Engineering Manager leads a team of project managers overseeing the development and production of weapon systems, ground-support equipment, and satellite electronics.
- This functional role focuses on building strong people and processes to sustain growth.
Key Responsibilities
- Recruiting, onboarding, evaluating staff, managing compensation, recognition, disciplinary actions and assigning personnel to project phases.
- The manager standardizes manufacturing project execution, aligns schedules with milestones, and resolves manufacturing and test issues through cross-functional coordination and root-cause analysis.
- Continuous-improvement is driven via Lean/Six-Sigma, tracking KPIs such as schedule adherence and defect rates.
- The role serves as the primary liaison for internal operations and line of business program teams, providing status briefings and mitigation plans.
- Requires 10%–20% travel for site visits.
Basic Qualifications
To be considered, candidates must meet all requirements listed:
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or a related technical field, or 8+ years of experience in a manufacturing environment.
- 8+ years of related experience in project management or manufacturing operations.
- Experience in a formal leadership role within an operations or manufacturing environment.
- Ability to obtain and maintain a Top Secret security clearance.
Desired Skills
Nice-to-have skills that strengthen candidacy but are not required:
- Active Top Secret clearance strongly preferred.
- 10+ years of experience in a manufacturing environment preferred.
- 5 years of experience managing projects in a manufacturing or other highly complex environment.
- Experience using an Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system and Manufacturing Execution System (MES).
- Experience writing Basis of Estimates (BOEs) for projecting cost and schedule for future production programs.
- Demonstrated knowledge of Lean manufacturing techniques and principles, as well as work measurement and labor standards.
- Demonstrated project leadership.
- Demonstrated knowledge of or experience with high-mix, low-volume production operations.
- Cost Account Manager (CAM) experience.
- Demonstrated interpersonal and collaboration skills in a team environment.
- Strong oral and written communication skills.
Pay Information
Full-Time Salary Range: $145100.00 - $269500.00
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The salary range for this position is as listed on the requisition. Please note that the salary information listed is a general guideline only. Lockheed Martin considers factors such as (but not limited to) scope and responsibilities of the position, candidate's work experience, education/ training, key skills as well as market(work location) and business considerations when extending an offer.
Benefits offered: Medical, Dental, Vision, Flexible work arrangements and schedules (e.g., 4x10), 401(k) match, Paid time off, Holidays, Parental Leave, EAP, Flexible Spending Accounts, Education Assistance, Life Insurance, Short-Term Disability, and Long-Term Disability.
- Annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation programs may be offered depending on the position. Payments under these annual programs are not guaranteed and can vary from year to year and are tied to a range of performance metrics.
- For (Washington state applicants only) Non-represented full-time employees: accrue at least 10 hours per month of Paid Time Off (PTO) to be used for incidental absences and other reasons; receive at least 90 hours for holidays. Represented full time employees accrue 6.67 hours of Vacation per month; accrue up to 52 hours of sick leave annually; receive at least 96 hours for holidays. PTO, Vacation, sick leave, and holiday hours are prorated based on start date during the calendar year.
