Senior Project Engineer - Level 3

Standard Job Description

Role Overview

Coordinate engineering projects from planning through completion. You'll help align schedules, technical work, design activities, and project priorities across teams while supporting the resolution of engineering design and test issues.

This role connects engineering teams, project priorities, and business requirements to help keep complex work moving toward successful completion.

Key Duties / Responsibilities

• Coordinate the planning, organization, integration, and completion of engineering projects within an assigned area.
• Develop and maintain engineering program plans, schedules, and priorities.
• Coordinate work across engineering and other functional teams to support technical development and project execution.
• Review product designs and related documentation for alignment with engineering principles, company standards, customer contract requirements, and applicable specifications.
• Evaluate and coordinate engineering design changes, specifications, and drawing releases.
• Coordinate activities related to engineering schedules, technical development, and design or test issues.
• Support project financial activities, including budgets, cost estimates, and cost tracking.
• Communicate project status, technical information, priorities, and issues to relevant stakeholders.

Work Environment

• This position supports cross-functional engineering and project work and requires regular coordination with multiple teams.
• The position requires domestic travel of up to 25%. Occasional off-hours or weekend support may be required based on business or program needs.
• The position requires U.S. citizenship and the ability to obtain and maintain a Top Secret security clearance.

What You'll Gain

• Experience coordinating complex engineering projects across multiple teams.
• Exposure to engineering design, technical development, scheduling, and project execution.
• Opportunities to strengthen project planning, financial tracking, risk management, and cross-functional communication skills.
• Experience working with technical teams and customer requirements in a security-focused environment.
• Opportunities to build broader experience across engineering and operational programs.

About Lockheed Martin Space

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. We're erasing boundaries and forming partnerships across industries and around the world. We're advancing spacecraft and the workforce to fuel the next generation. And we're reimagining how space can connect us, ensuring security and prosperity.

Join us in shaping a new era in space and find a career that''s built for you.

Basic Qualifications

To be considered, candidates must meet all requirements listed:

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Business, Operations, Supply Chain, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and relevant experience.
• Experience coordinating engineering, manufacturing, production, operations, or other project-based work across multiple teams.
• Experience developing, maintaining, or coordinating project or production schedules and managing competing priorities.
• Experience supporting project financial activities, such as budgets, cost estimates, cost tracking, or related project controls.
• Experience reviewing technical or project documentation against applicable requirements, standards, specifications, or customer requirements.
• Experience using Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint to analyze, track, or communicate project information.
• Ability to travel domestically up to 25%.
• Ability to provide occasional off-hours or weekend support when required by business or program needs.
• U.S. citizenship and ability to obtain and maintain a Top Secret security clearance.

Desired Skills

Nice-to-have skills that strengthen candidacy but are not required:

• Active Top Secret security clearance.
• Experience with production scaling and capacity planning.
• Experience supporting operational or manufacturing strategy initiatives.
• Experience identifying, assessing, and mitigating project or operational risks.
• Experience using Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) and Manufacturing Execution System (MES) tools.
• Knowledge of Lean manufacturing techniques and principles, work measurement, and labor standards.
• Experience developing and delivering customer-facing briefings and presentations.

Pay Information

Full-Time Salary Range: $95900.00 - $178100.00

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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.