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Employer & Industry UsageCommon in manufacturing, retail, and service industriesWidely used across similar industries, often interchangeable with First Line Manager in smaller organizations

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Radar Systems Engineering Manager

Lockheed Martin - US

Moorestown, NJ • On-site

Full-time

Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, Retirement, PTO

This job post has expired today. Applications are no longer accepted.

Job description

hackajob is collaborating with Lockheed Martin - US to connect them with exceptional professionals for this role.

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.

Specific Engineering Leader roles & responsibilities:

PEOPLE:

  • Facilitates and ensures technical vitality of functional team to meet current and strategic requirements
  • Fosters career development and employee growth as: Technical contributors, program leads, functional leaders, and future business leaders
  • Establishes and implements organizational training and development plans
  • Fosters employee feedback, recognition, and engagement
  • Proactively communicates with all constituents
  • Ensures flow-down of tactical information & strategic vision
  • Implements hiring, recruiting, and retention initiatives to meet business needs

CUSTOMERS / GROWTH / FINANCIALS:

  • Guides resolution of technical issues across programs within technical discipline
  • Provides technical leadership and oversight of REAS program performance
  • Ensures cost, schedule and technical commitments are met for all programs and products
  • Ensures appropriate BOE’s are applied, risks and opportunities identified, and approves cost estimates
  • Deploys engineering subject matter experts, best practices, and reuse of product, component, and infrastructure across RMS
  • Leads the applied use and adoption of emerging tools and capabilities from the Lockheed Martin Artificial Intelligence Center (LAIC) for radar systems engineering applications

#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.

Security Clearance Statement: This position requires a government security clearance, you must be a US Citizen for consideration.

Clearance Level: Secret

Other Important Information You Should Know

Expression of Interest: By applying to this job, you are expressing interest in this position and could be considered for other career opportunities where similar skills and requirements have been identified as a match. Should this match be identified you may be contacted for this and future openings.

Ability to Work Remotely: Part-time Remote Telework: The employee selected for this position will work part of their work schedule remotely and part of their work schedule at a designated Lockheed Martin facility. The specific weekly schedule will be discussed during the hiring process.

Work Schedules: Lockheed Martin supports a variety of alternate work schedules that provide additional flexibility to our employees. Schedules range from standard 40 hours over a five day work week while others may be condensed. These condensed schedules provide employees with additional time away from the office and are in addition to our Paid Time off benefits.

Schedule for this Position: 4x10 hour day, 3 days off per week

Pay Rate: The annual base salary range for this position in California, Massachusetts, and New York (excluding most major metropolitan areas), Colorado, Hawaii, Illinois, Maryland, Minnesota, New Jersey, Vermont, Washington or Washington DC is $128,400 - $226,435. For states not referenced above, the salary range for this position will reflect the candidate’s final work location. Please note that the salary information 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 and business considerations when extending an offer.

Benefits offered: Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Short-Term Disability, Long-Term Disability, 401(k) match, Flexible Spending Accounts, EAP, Education Assistance, Parental Leave, Paid time off, and Holidays.

(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.

This position is incentive plan eligible.

Lockheed Martin is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified candidates will be considered without regard to legally protected characteristics.

The application window will close in 90 days; applicants are encouraged to apply within 5 - 30 days of the requisition posting date in order to receive optimal consideration.

At Lockheed Martin, we use our passion for purposeful innovation to help keep people safe and solve the world's most complex challenges. Our people are some of the greatest minds in the industry and truly make Lockheed Martin a great place to work.

With our employees as our priority, we provide diverse career opportunities designed to propel, develop, and boost agility. Our flexible schedules, competitive pay, and comprehensive benefits enable our employees to live a healthy, fulfilling life at and outside of work. We place an emphasis on empowering our employees by fostering an inclusive environment built upon integrity and corporate responsibility.

If this sounds like a culture you connect with, you’re invited to apply for this role. Or, if you are unsure whether your experience aligns with the requirements of this position, we encourage you to search on Lockheed Martin Jobs, and apply for roles that align with your qualifications.

Experience Level: Experienced Professional

Business Unit: RMS

Relocation Available: Possible

Career Area: Systems Engineering: Design and Verification

Type: Full-Time

Shift: First

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