Operations Engineer Senior - Level 3

Standard Job Description

The Global Supply Chain Manufacturing Readiness Level (MRL) team evaluates advancing product designs across all Aero Business lines. Using the MRL framework, we ensure that supplier manufacturing processes, logistics, and operational capabilities mature to meet Lockheed Martin's schedule, cost, and performance commitments. This position works side‑by‑side with product engineering, supply‑chain planning, and production operations to deliver a synchronized, production‑ready solution. The person in this role will be a member of a five-person core team and expected to collaborate closely with program management, procurement, supplier quality, and manufacturing execution.The ability to effectively facilitate, communicate, coordinate, and collaborate among various internal and external stakeholders in supply chain, engineering, program and quality is key to successful manufacuting readiness events. This position will require 10-15% travel per year to LM suppliers.

Key Responsibilities

• Facilitate MRL Review Cycle- Schedule, run, and document all MRL events (kick‑offs, LM‑supplier‑customer syncs, T‑/ T+ milestones, out‑briefs).
• Integrate Status Reporting- Consolidate and present a summary of a supplier's program, supply, engineering, quality, and operations health to senior leadership.
• Stakeholder Coordination- Act as the primary liaison among program management, procurement, supplier quality, and manufacturing execution.
• Contractual & Customer Support- Ensure MRL deliverables satisfy contractual obligations and customer expectations.
• Risk Mitigation- Help assessment teams identify and communicate supply‑chain risks early to drive corrective actions across multiple Lines of Business (LOBs).
• Travel- Conduct onsite supplier visits (4‑8 trips per year, each 2‑4 days).

Essentially, you will perform activities involving the producibility and quality of the product, and the processes that directly pertain, encompassing primarily one or more of the following engineering disciplines: failure analysis, industrial, manufacturing, manufacturing equipment, process, product, quality assurance, reliability, supplier quality, Lean Six Sigma, test, and tool.

Basic Qualifications

• Ability to communicate at all levels of the organization.
• Effective project plan implementation and integration with cross functional teams.
• Large group meeting facilitation and negotiation skills.
• Effective executive level presentation and briefing skills.
• Ability to manage individual tasks, and deliver results on schedule while coordinating across cross‑functional teams.

Desired Skills

• Understanding of production‑capacity parts, tooling, repair/depot/sustainment capabilities, and manufacturing processes across the product life‑cycle.
• Ability to assess and advance Manufacturing Readiness Levels (MRL), lead technical evaluations, and drive risk‑mitigation.
• Expertise in supply‑planning strategies, capacity metrics, and the development of actionable reports.
• Proven experience building relationships with suppliers, buyers, and leadership.
• Proven experience in clear status reporting (verbally or written) to multiple levels of management.
• Ability to interpret and manage contractual Supplier Statements of Work and produce comprehensive reports.

Pay Information

Full-Time Salary Range: $85300.00 - $158300.00

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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.