THAAD Interceptor and Deputy Development Director

Description: The mission matters. So do the people behind it. With advancing defense technology at our core, what sets us apart is a culture of collaboration, purpose, and impact.

What is the mission?

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.

What does this role look like?

This position will support the THAAD Development Program Director as a deputy in managing over 750 employees across three primary Lockheed Martin sites, leading the THAAD engineering services infrastructure and the development of enhanced THAAD capabilities, ensuring resources are appropriately aligned and managed to support successful program execution.

Program Management Director for THAAD Interceptor Development (~$150M/year sales and $100M/year in self investment execution) and deputy to the THAAD Development Program Director (~$400M/year in sales).


➥ The position manages all engineering development scope for the THAAD Interceptor, advancing technology capability, resolving obsolescence and second sourcing.
➥ The position delivers qualified THAAD Interceptor technical data packages ready for high rate production.
➥ The position is responsible for development work that is critical path to $4B/year of THAAD Interceptor production sales.
➥ The position advances THAAD Interceptor capability impacting the weapon systems ability to outpace the evolving threat and competition.

In this role you will have the following daily key responsibilities:

• Managing the execution of THAAD development contracts and programs for cost, schedule, and technical aspects.
• Interfacing with the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) and Army customers.
• Overseeing proposal activities for development contracts
• Leading organizational initiatives to increase deployment velocity and efficiency.

This position does not support teleworking; the preferred candidate will be located near our Lockheed Martin Space facility in Sunnyvale, CA.
Basic Qualifications:
To be effective, you will need to possess these basic qualifications:

• Bachelors degree in a STEM or Business field,
• Possess 10+ years’ experience leading projects, people, and operations for a large multidisciplinary workforce with salaried and hourly represented employees,
• Development Program Management, Missile Hardware and Software Development experience,
• Domain knowledge in Missile Development, Missile Defense, Advanced Electronics, Agile Software Development,
• Demonstrated Full Spectrum Leadership skills,
• You will need to be a US Citizen, and currently possess and be able to maintain a US SECRET clearance, with ability of obtain Top Secret clearance, to support this government contract, as well as successfully pass a drug and background check, in order to meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information.
Desired Skills:
To be effective, ideally, you should also have:

• Experience maintaining positive working relationships with industry and government customers
• Proven ability to interface with company senior leadership and external customers at all levels
• Strong executive presence, business acumen, including negotiation and conflict management skills
• THAAD experience, and/or large weapon system level development leadership experience

PLEASE NOTE-Other important information:

• By applying to this role, you are expressing interest in this position and could be considered for other career opportunities, within Lockheed Martin, 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.
• Applicants selected will be subject to a government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information.

Benefits of Employment:

Our employees play an active role in strengthening the quality of life where we live and work by volunteering more than 850,000 hours annually.


Learn more about Lockheed Martin’s competitive and comprehensive benefits package here.

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Joining Lockheed Martin Space means becoming part of a global network of passionate professionals dedicated to safety and shaping the future of defense capabilities

At Space we value your skills, training, and education. We believe that by applying the highest standards of business ethics and visionary thinking, everything is within our reach – and yours as a Lockheed Martin Space employee. …just to name a few reasons to join Lockheed Martin Space, and experience your future!
Security Clearance Statement: This position requires a government security clearance, you must be a US Citizen for consideration.
Clearance Level: Top Secret
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: Onsite Full-time: The work associated with this position will be performed onsite at a designated Lockheed Martin facility.
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, 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.
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.
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.
Join us at Lockheed Martin, where your mission is ours. Our customers tackle the hardest missions. Those that demand extraordinary amounts of courage, resilience and precision. They’re dangerous. Critical. Sometimes they even provide an opportunity to change the world and save lives. Those are the missions we care about.

As a leading technology innovation company, Lockheed Martin’s vast team works with partners around the world to bring proven performance to our customers’ toughest challenges. Lockheed Martin has employees based in many states throughout the U.S., and Internationally, with business locations in many nations and territories.
Experience Level: Experienced Professional
Business Unit: SPACE
Relocation Available: Possible
Career Area: Program Management
Type: Task Order/IDIQ
Shift: First