Project Management - Production Forecasting & Rate Ramp

Standard Job Description

You will be a member of the Operations Project Management team, supporting Rotary Wing Sensors Programs within the Sensors and Global Sustainment Line of Busines . Your primary role on the team will be the Forecasting & Rate Ramp Lead.

Standard Job Description: Oversees and manages the operational aspects of ongoing projects and serves as liaison between project management and planning, project team, and line management. Reviews status of projects and budgets; manages schedules and prepares status reports. Assesses project issues and develops resolutions to meet productivity, quality, and client-satisfaction goals and objectives. Develops mechanisms for monitoring project progress and for intervention and problem solving with project managers, line managers, and clients.

What You Will Be Doing

As the Forecasting and Rate Ramp Lead, you will be responsible for overseeing and managing the operational aspects of production, serving as a liaison between program management, cross-functional teams, and factory leadership.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Forecasting - Build and maintain a rolling 6‑24 month forecast for workforce, tooling, equipment, and process capacity across all production centers performing RWS work.
• Ramp‑Readiness Monitoring - Define KPI sets for each center (e.g., hiring velocity, tooling lead‑time, equipment availability, process maturity) and track them against plan.
• Conduct monthly/quarterly ramp/rate reviews with center leaders, surface gaps, and drive corrective action plans.
• Scenario Modeling - Run "what‑if" simulations to evaluate the impact of demand changes, supply constraints, or other introductions on ramp timelines.
• Facilitate structured improvement events (SIAs), Tiger Team events, or other Kaizen-like events as needed while partnering across all functions including Test Engineering, GSC, Tooling Design, Mechanical Design for Producibility, and PPC to ensure alignment of resources and action plans to unlock rate capability
• Own visualizations & reporting of ramp‑up progress and trends

Basic Qualifications

• Experience in precision / highly-regulated, production, manufacturing, and/or manufacturing environments
• Technical background and experience in industrial engineering, manufacturing engineering, project management, supply chain, and/or production planning and control or related.
• Proven ability to communicate effectively at all levels of the organization to build consensus, champion change, and deliver results.
• Ability to achieve objectives through influence and indirect leadership.
• Data analytics and visualization skills and experience.

Desired Skills

• Work experience in MFC Production Operations manufacturing centers
• Industrial Engineering or Manufacturing Engineering degree or equivalent experience highly preferred
• Project management training or certification.
• Aerospace and Defense production experience.
• Lean Six Sigma green belt or black belt.
• Familiarity with AS9100 and other defense quality standards.
• Experience in SAP S4/Hanna and/or Apriso MES.

Pay Information

Full-Time Salary Range: $104900.00 - $194700.00

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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.