Project Engineer III Production Readiness

Project Engineer III Production Readiness

Lockheed Martin Space is seeking a Project Engineer to support the Reentry Operations Center. In this role, you will help drive production readiness, manufacturing execution, and operational coordination across factory teams. You'll work closely with engineering, manufacturing, supply chain, and leadership teams to identify risks, remove execution barriers, and support production flow and operational stability.

Key Responsibilities:

• Coordinate production readiness activities across engineering, manufacturing, operations, and supply chain teams
• Track readiness metrics, execution gaps, recovery actions, and production blockers
• Support production ramp efforts and operational execution across the factory
• Identify manufacturing risks and help drive recovery plans to support schedules and throughput goals
• Facilitate communication and alignment between cross-functional teams and leadership
• Monitor operational progress and help resolve issues affecting production flow
• Support execution accountability and operational coordination in a fast-paced manufacturing environment

Work Environment:

• Fast-paced manufacturing and operations environment
• Highly collaborative, cross-functional team structure
• Frequent coordination with engineering, manufacturing, supply chain, and leadership teams
• Focus on execution, operational readiness, and production support

Why You'll Love This Role:

• Work on highly visible national security and space programs
• Play a direct role in improving manufacturing readiness and operational performance
• Collaborate with experienced technical and operations professionals
• Gain exposure to complex production environments and large-scale aerospace operations
• Opportunity to contribute to meaningful, mission-focused work with real operational impact

About Lockheed Martin Space:

Space is a critical domain, connecting our technologies, our security and our humanity. While others view space as a destination, we see it as a realm of possibilities, where we can do more we can innovate, invest, inspire and integrate our capabilities to transform the future. At Lockheed Martin Space, we aim to harness the full potential of space to cultivate innovation, reduce costs, and push the boundaries of what technology can achieve. We're creating future-ready solutions, focusing on resiliency and urgency through our 21st Century Security vision. We're erasing boundaries and forming partnerships across industries and around the world. We're advancing spacecraft and the workforce to fuel the next generation. And we're reimagining how space can connect us, ensuring security and prosperity.