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Systems Engineering Mgr - L5

Moorestown, NJ • On-site

LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION
Manufacturing • 10K+ employees

$145K - $269K/yr

Full-time

Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, Retirement, PTO

Posted 17 days ago


Lockheed Martin rating

8.2

Company rating: 8.2 out of 10

Based on 400 frontline employees who took The Breakroom Quiz


Job description

Standard Job Description
What We're Doing
Lockheed Martin is a pioneer, partner, innovator, and builder. Our world class workforce is on a mission to make a difference in the world, tackling some of the hardest engineering problems on the planet. We empower employees to dream big, perform with excellence, and create incredible products.
We are leveraging emerging, digitally enabled capabilities to lower cost, accelerate development, and deliver innovative solutions for our customers and stakeholders. By bringing the 4th Industrial Revolution to every role, we are reshaping aerospace and defense.
The Opportunity - Functional Leader, RMS Engineering & Technology (E&T)
The Rotary & Mission Systems (RMS) business is on a digital transformation journey. We are leading the best engineering workforce in the industry, modernizing processes, advancing technology, and strengthening our position as the world's aerospace and defense leader. We need visionary functional leaders to drive this change and leadership.
We are hiring two first line managers to lead radar systems engineering teams within the Maritime & Missile Defense Radar (MMDR) department. Each manager will own one or more of these functional domains:
• Radar algorithm design & control solutions for ballistic missile defense, anti-air warfare, and hypersonic defense
• Radar modeling & simulation, digital twin development, and performance analysis
• Radar system integration, test, and verification
Job Description:
• Systems Engineering Manager in the Maritime & Missile Defense Radar (MMDR) department managing an RMS Engineering and Technology (E&T) organization supporting the programs within the SEMS line of business, reporting directly to the MMDR Senior Manager.
• This First Line Manager will lead a group of radar systems engineers supporting Lockheed Martin's Scalable, Supportable, Software-Defined, S-Band Radar (S4R) product line as well as Aegis SPY-1 radar programs in Moorestown, NJ or Camden, NJ.
• This Manager will be responsible for ensuring that appropriate engineering processes, technical personnel, and design tools are applied and managed.
• Staffing responsibilities include the projection and planning of appropriate staffing levels, recruiting and selection of interns, contractors, college hires and experienced professionals.
• The position will be responsible for program execution, driving technical and organizational strategy, instilling and maintaining engineering discipline, and enhancing employee experiences while focusing on functional management excellence.
#REAS
Basic Qualifications
- B.S. in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Physics, or equivalent.
- Experience in two or more of the following areas: system integration & test, system analysis, trade studies, requirements development, design, modeling and simulation, performance assessment, requirements verification, Control Account Management.
- Demonstrated experience in leading multi-disciplinary engineering teams, including task planning, budget management, or employee development and mentoring
- Experience with resolving and driving complex technical issues and challenges to closure.
- Experience working closely with customers.
- Ability to obtain a Secret security clearance.
Desired Skills
- 10+ years of experience in Systems or Software Engineering
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, emotional intelligence, strong work ethic, and self-motivation
- Advanced degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Software Engineering, Computer Engineering, Systems Engineering, Physics, Mathematics, or equivalent.
- Prior engineering management experience.
- Prior experience in radar systems engineering or systems engineering techniques, such as Agile and Model Based System Design; experience in requirement verification; automated testing methodologies; performance analysis; radar tracking or discrimination algorithm development; radar control design; model driven test; modeling of simulation and tactical software.
- Hands-on experience developing, implementing, and assessing the results of performance models/simulations.
- Hands-on experience developing, implementing, and assessing performance of radar algorithms.
- Experience with CI/CD (Continuous Integration / Continuous Development) and DevSecOps.
- Prior experience in the SPY-1 or S4R product line portfolio.
- Risk management experience, including identification, mitigation, abatement planning, and tracking.
- Self-starter personality with an ability to multi-task effectively.
- Ability to collaborate with multi-functional teams.
- Proposal development experience; Basis of Estimate (BOE) development experience.
- Experience working and leading teams in an Agile team environment.
Pay Information
Full-Time Salary Range: $145100.00 - $269500.00
At Lockheed Martin, we know mission success starts with taking care of our people. Our Total Rewards program is designed to attract top talent, support your well-being, and help you grow-both professionally and personally.
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.

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As a global security and aerospace company, the majority of Lockheed Martin's business is with the U.S. Department of Defense and U.S. federal government agencies.The remaining portion of Lockheed Martin's business is comprised of international government and commercial sales of products, services and platforms.

Industry

Manufacturing

Company size

10,000+ Employees

Headquarters location

Bethesda, MD, US

Year founded

1912