Chief Engineer Director, Undersea Mission Systems

Job Description

WHO WE ARE

Lockheed Martin is revolutionizing the undersea domain with decades of proven expertise and a relentless drive for innovation. We're pushing the boundaries of what's possible, delivering game-changing capability that transforms data into decisive battlefield advantage. Our advanced undersea systems provide unmatched superiority, enabling submariners to dominate the depths. With full-spectrum sustainment, we ensure complex systems remain always-ready, always-operative, and always-effective from initial deployment through future modernizations. As a trusted partner, Lockheed Martin guarantees undersea superiority, empowering our customers to outmaneuver, outthink, and outperform in the most challenging environments .

THE WORK
Reporting to the Vice President Chief Engineer for MIC2, the Chief Engineer Director for the $1.4B UMS portfolio that includes the execution of the UMS portfolio of programs. As the UMS Chief Engineer, the selected individual will be the Senior Engineering & Technology interface to the program office and the customer for all engineering matters across the portfolio. This role will partner with the MIC2 market segment Chief Engineers, Chief Engineer VP and Directors, S&BD , CETO, PMO and eTech liaisons to ensure successful achievement of all program and E&T goals.


This individual will provide the overall technical leadership and program performance for all programs and captures within the diverse portfolio. The Chief Engineer will ensure that technical integrity is maintained, right engineering rigor and discipline is applied, proposals are executable, and ensure engineering technical, cost, and schedule within area of responsibility are met or exceeded. Primary site responsibility is Manassas with interfaces across LOBs in Syracuse, West Palm Beach and Moorestown. The day-to-day responsibilities for this role are to lead a technical team of cross -functional engineers to ensure successful system/product development and technical delivery excellence across a diverse portfolio of projects domestic and international worth $1.4B in Sales in the areas of acoustic sensors and weapons, sonar integration, specialized undersea systems and submarine development and production.

WHO YOU ARE
You are a senior engineering leader who excels at guiding multidisciplinary teams, maintaining technical rigor, and delivering complex UMS solutions. You demonstrate Full Spectrum Leadership - ability to shape the future, energize the team, deliver results, build effective relationships and be accountable with high integrity and ethics.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree or higher in in Engineering discipline is required; Advanced degree is preferred
• Minimum of 10+ years of supervisory or leadership experience over a technical organization
• Successful experience managing a complex portfolio of programs and contracts in various lifecycle phases
• Proven ability to create and implement a vision and create teams while demonstrating LM Core Values and Full Spectrum Leadership imperatives
• Ability to work at all levels technically and programmatically, from detailed design to high level strategy development.
• Technical lead experience across all phases of the product life cycle from proposal creation through product development, test, deployment, and support
• Ability to concisely explain complex subjects and issues to executive leadership
• Prior functional leadership of a large, diverse and distributed teams of employees
• Ability to develop a team solution and obtain management support for that solution
• Technical negotiation experience
• Systems Architecture and Integration experience
• Experience building strong customer relationships both internally and externally, translating customer needs into capability development
• Active Secret Clearance and ability to obtain Top Secret Clearance

Desired skills

Experience with acoustic sensors and weapons, sonar integration, specialized undersea systems and/or submarine development and production
• Experience with cloud services, agile systems development, data architecture, Generative and Agentic AI, classified system development, integration, test and deployment
• Experience managing cost plus and fixed price contracts with both acquisition and end user customer experience
• Proven record of developing and selling complex SW or Systems within cost and schedule
• Experience with Capture, IRAD, Development, Production and Sustainment; developing and implementing technology roadmaps
• Experience leading technical teams of individuals from a variety of diverse backgrounds and disciplines
• Experience in multiple lines of business, and/or outside of E&T supporting program execution and/or new business strategy and capture
• Experience as the primary customer interface and primary interface with the SLT
• Active Top Secret clearance

EEO

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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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.

Other Important Information

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 Schedule Information

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.

National Pay Statement

Pay Rate: The 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 $180,000 - $309,120. 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.

Premium Pay Statement

Pay Rate: The annual base salary range for this position in most major metropolitan areas in California, Massachusetts, and New York is $180,000 - $309,120. 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.
This position is incentive plan eligible.