Future Payloads Senior Program Manager

Future Payloads Senior Program Manager | Lockheed Martin

The selected candidate will be responsible for:

• Overseeing and determining the strategy for providing conceptual and preliminary payload planning. This will focus on overall customer needs and focused on designs, performance, technology maturity, solution on ramps, integration with elements of the weapon system and overall accountability.
• Managing Internal Research and Development in support of Strategic Deterrence.
• Overseeing requests for information and requests for proposals.
• Accountability for cost, schedule, risk, technical performance and subcontract management.
• Strong communication with internal and external customers is required with the ability to act as the primary customer contact.
• Participating in the overall generation and communication of status and operating performance.
• Establishing milestones and monitoring performance, schedule, risks and obtaining solutions for fluctuating resource requirements.
• Directing and providing overall leadership of the employees supporting the program tasking.
• Assemble/expand a team with relevant skills to accomplish program objectives

Desired skills:

• Success executing development or production programs
• Strong business acumen and program monitoring and execution
• Understanding of Risk & Opportunity Management, Contracts Management and Financial Management
• Reentry system, reentry vehicle, support equipment, and Aerospace Vehicle Equipment hardware experience
• Prior experience with Air Force ICBM Systems
• DoD and AF budget and requirements development and acquisition process
• Strong leadership skills and management experience with ability to interact effectively with diverse program teams
• Actively engages in ethics and diversity communications and execution
• Embraces and plans for an organization that learns from mistakes and lessons learned
• Ability to multi-task and work well under pressure
• Experience in key technologies or applicable skills: Aerodynamics; Thermal; Structural; Materials; Manufacturing