Systems Engineering Manager

Requisition ID: 14265ERP Eligible?: YesERP amount: $5,000Relocation: PossibleType: LeaderShift: 1Clearance Prior to Start: Top SecretFinal Clearance: Top SecretPay Transparency: $145,100.00 - $269,500.00Experience Level: Experienced ProfessionalFT/PT/Casual: FullTimeDepartment: SpaceBusiness Unit: SpaceDeputy Chief Systems Engineer (L-Code)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.Join us in shaping a new era in space and find a career that's built for you.Job DescriptionChallenging missions require creative systems thinking. Space Protection Programs, a collection of challenging and innovative missions, is seeking a talented systems engineer to work alongside the Chief Systems Engineer within the Alpha portfolio. You will partner with the Chief System Engineer to straddle design and execution across programs in different lifecycle phases and ensure the systems team is prioritizing efforts in line with larger enterprise timelines. You will share responsibilities in managing talent and growing the team to support portfolio needs, while performing technical leadership duties.As one of the technical voices of the program, you’ll be directly responsible for developing solutions for a critical, complex mission. This will include evaluating baseline changes for current and future variants against cost and schedule constraints. Mission success requires partnership across a large and intricate enterprise; you’ll advise team members who are working to design and integrate across new and developing interfaces.Key Responsibilities:Mentorship and team development - Grow leaders and mentor team members to cultivate the next generation of engineering talent.Technical Trade Studies & Risk Mitigation – Identify, prioritize, and conduct trades and feasibility studies for new capabilities, assess schedule/technical risk, and propose mitigation strategies that preserve schedule and technical requirement satisfactionCustomer & Stakeholder Interface – Present technical status, trade results, and system-level performance status to customers and stakeholders, in forums both large and smallProcess and standards enforcement: responsible for ensuring that appropriate engineering processes, technical personnel, and design/analysis tools are applied and managedBasic QualificationsExtensive experience in two or more of the following areas: system integration & test, system analysis, trade studies, requirements development, design, modeling and simulation, performance assessment, requirements verification.Participation in or close familiarity with engineering lifecycle design reviews (SRR, PDR, CDR).Proven ability to resolve and drive complex technical issues and challenges to closure.Prior technical team lead or formal leadership experience.Current Top Secret clearance.Desired SkillsExperience as the review lead for a major milestone event.Risk management experience including identification, mitigation planning, and tracking.Experience delivering system engineering artifacts using MBSE.Prior responsibility for cost, schedule, and technical authority (e.g. CAM or IPT lead).Prior SAP access.History of customer-facing roles.Pay InformationFull-Time Salary Range: $145100.00 - $269500.00At Lockheed Martin, we know mission success starts with taking care of our people. Our Total Rewards program is designed to attract top talent, support your well-being, and help you grow—both professionally and personally.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.