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**Description:** • The coolest jobs on this planet… or any other… are with Lockheed Martin Space\.

At the dawn of a new space age, Lockheed Martin is a pioneer, partner, innovator & builder\. Our amazing men & women are on a mission to make a difference in the world & every single day we use our unique skills, talents & experiences to design & build solutions to some of the world’s hardest engineering problems\. Do you want to be part of a culture that inspires employees to envision the impossible, perform with excellence & build incredible products? We provide the resources, inspiration & focus—if you have the passion & courage to dream big, then we want to build a better tomorrow with you\.

Lockheed Martin is looking for a dedicated Chief Systems Engineer \(CSE\) for Product Center & IGNITE’s teams\. This position will serve as LM Space technical oversight for the Product Center Enterprise components & IGNITE’s Development Efforts by providing critical leadership related to the product’s most challenging technical problems\. In addition to broad technical oversight, the CSE is specifically responsible for daily management of the product baseline & Systems Engineering functional staff\. This leader will shape the future, leading a team focused on standard processes, while supporting & advancing Enterprise & Engineering Strategic Threads\.

A significant focus on this position will be cross\-organization relationships & collaborative problem solving\. The CSE will interface with program teams, IGNITE & Product center, & as such the candidate must have shown success in working with customers \(internally & externally\) to mutually agreeable outcomes\.

As the Chief Systems Engineer, your roles & responsibilities will include:

• Support all phases of the program lifecycle \(development, production, & post production\)

• Technical leader of the front end of the development process & lead integration activities

• Lead the team through design phase milestones including Critical Design Reviews & Critical Integration Reviews

• Lead the transition from design phase to integration & test

• Represent Lockheed Martin as the Chief Systems Engineer & Systems Integration lead across the customer & industry team\. Establish relationships across this team & lead by influence

• Collaborate with business development, IRAD & advanced capability teams to help inform technology roadmaps & new capability insertion points

• Drive closure on critical product developments \(LM400, ESAs, etc\.\) & enable a transition into production phase

• Solicit outside support from Subject Matter Experts & Independent Review Teams when appropriate

• Provide timely communication with LM Leadership & customers with a focus on communicating in impact, risk & implications

• Management & timely resolution of the program top technical issues to include assembling the teams, providing technical guidance, engaging the enterprise, & communicating with the customers\.

• Drive process & tool development & deployment, supporting new business initiatives, & ensuring standard technical processes are in use on programs

• Drive & execute active knowledge sharing through technical knowledge management to ensure technical domain expertise of the entire team & crucial skill retention

• Broad technical oversight to include compliance with comm& media & dissemination of lessons learned for mission success

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

• Be accountable to the Program Manager for the engineering efforts including program execution, supplier sell\-off & estimation of engineering scope in proposals

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

Basic Qualifications:

• Experience with cost account management principles, techniques, and processes

• Experience driving closure and resolving complex technical issues/challenges \(i\.e\. Failure Review Board, Trade Studies, Design Reviews, etc\.\)

• Detailed knowledge of engineering and program planning throughout development, design, build, test, and integration phases and delivery of complex flight hardware

• U\.S\. citizenship with ability to obtain a Top Secret Security Clearance

Desired Skills:

• U\.S\. citizenship with an Active TS/SCI security clearance

• Experience with the LM400 space vehicle bus

• Experience collaborating across the LM Enterprise between Programs, Product Centers, Talent Centers, & Ignite to achieve program delivery success

• Demonstrated experience with development and delivery of space subsystems and components

• Prior experience as an LM Space Chief Engineer or Chief Systems Engineer

• Prior experience as an LM Space CPE and/or RSE

• Recent experience on a National Security Space Spacecraft Program

• Deep electrical engineering acumen and a strong background with electrical hardware

• Experience with development of flight software

• Experience with development of mission software

• Broad technical understanding of spacecraft systems and experience with resolving difficult hardware & software problems, particularly during Assembly, Test and Launch Operations phases

• Strong mission and end\-to\-end systems expertise

• Strong Mentoring skills as evidenced through active mentoring relationships

• Proven experience as a conceptual thinker with the ability to translate into action and results\.

• Demonstrated ability to interact with customers and build effective relationships

• Significant experience in baseline management ensuring successful program completion

• Experience with risk and opportunity management processes

• Demonstrated ability to communicate successfully across all levels of an organization from entry level to executive Vice Presidents

• Demonstrated ability to apply systems thinking and critical thinking skills, translating ideas into actions and results

• Demonstrated ability to lead a team showcasing strong team building, relationship building, and personal acumen

• Drive process and tool development and deployment, support new business initiatives, and ensure standard technical processes are in use on programs

• Experience performing technical evaluations on suppliers

• Experience as a technical leader, coordinating across multiple program teams to resolve issues across the development lifecycle

**Clearance Level:** None

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:** Part\-time Remote Telework: The employee selected for this position will work part of their work schedule remotely and part of their work schedule at a designated Lockheed Martin facility\. The specific weekly schedule will be discussed during the hiring process\.

**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 additional time away from the office and are in addition to our Paid Time off benefits\.

**Schedule for this Position:** 9x80 every other Friday off

**Pay Rate:** The annual base salary range for this position in California and New York \(excluding most major metropolitan areas\), Colorado, Hawaii, Illinois, Maryland, Minnesota, New Jersey, Vermont, Washington or Washington DC is $144,600 \- $255,070\. For states not referenced above, the salary range for this position will reflect the candidate’s final work location\. Please note that the salary information 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 and business considerations when extending an offer\. **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\. \(Washington state applicants only\) 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\. This position is incentive plan eligible\.

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\.

At Lockheed Martin, we use our passion for purposeful innovation to help keep people safe and solve the world's most complex challenges\. Our people are some of the greatest minds in the industry and truly make Lockheed Martin a great place to work\.

With our employees as our priority, we provide diverse career opportunities designed to propel, develop, and boost agility\. Our flexible schedules, competitive pay, and comprehensive benefits enable our employees to live a healthy, fulfilling life at and outside of work\. We place an emphasis on empowering our employees by fostering an inclusive environment built upon integrity and corporate responsibility\.

If this sounds like a culture you connect with, you’re invited to apply for this role\. Or, if you are unsure whether your experience aligns with the requirements of this position, we encourage you to search on Lockheed Martin Jobs , and apply for roles that align with your qualifications\.

**Experience Level:** Experienced Professional

**Business Unit:** SPACE

**Relocation Available:** Possible

**Career Area:** Systems Engineering: System of Systems Integration

**Type:** Full\-Time

**Shift:** First