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Your Mission Starts Here
At Lockheed Martin, we don't just build technology-we build the future of national defense. Our teams tackle the toughest engineering challenges with creativity, collaboration, and technical excellence. If you're driven to make a real-world impact, this is where your skills meet purpose.
About the NGI Program
The Next Generation Interceptor (NGI) program is a cornerstone of the nation's missile defense strategy. We develop and deploy cutting-edge technologies to detect, track, and neutralize evolving threats-ensuring global security for decades to come.
The Role
We're looking for a Production Test Integrator to bring mission-critical systems to life. You'll lead the integration and testing of advanced defense systems, shaping solutions that protect millions and define the future of missile defense. This is a hands-on, high-impact opportunity to see your work move from lab to deployment.
• Serves as a technical SME in programmatic discussions regarding production test planning and execution.
• Coordinates IMS planning, task organization, change control, integration, and completion of test procedures and production projects within the All Up Round (AUR) IPT focusing on AUR Assembly, Integration, and Test.
• Plans and formulates AI&T engineering, reviews AUR product design for compliance with engineering principles, company standards, customer contract requirements, and related specifications.
• Support AUR test procedure development, reviews and releases.
• Coordinates activities concerned with AUR technical developments, scheduling, and resolving engineering design and test problems.
Responsibilities
• Maintain technical knowledge of AUR AI&T processes, procedures, plans, SOPs, and requirements to deliver the NGI AUR.
• Interface between Production Operations and AUR CAM, AUR Planner, and AUR Production Integration Lead
• Quantify and report cost impacts resulting from change processes (ERB), what-if scenarios, production stoppages, etc.
• Direct interface between Engineering and Production Operations in support of AUR AI&T technical issue resolution.
• Lead Design for Testability efforts across AUR IPT products and future upgrades in conjunction with Manufacturing Engineering.
• Review and mitigate for critical path to production
• Coordination of program resources in support of AUR production activities.
Your Environment
This role thrives on collaboration. You'll work in integration labs, assembly areas, and test facilities, engaging hands-on with procedures, data reviews, readiness coordination, and cross-functional problem solving.
Why You'll Love Working Here
Lockheed Martin invests in you. We offer:
• Competitive salary and benefits
• Flexible schedules and 401(k) with match
• Technical training and certification support
• Career paths into test leadership, systems engineering, and advanced development
Basic Qualifications
• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college in a related discipline, or equivalent experience/combined education
• Demonstrated experience leading within a team
• Ability to support coordination between multiple teams and multiple locations
• Ability to update/develop long range plans
• Experience presenting to external customer
• Experience as a Test Engineer
• Proven ability to perform impact assessments to the production flow
• Ability to obtain Secret security clearance
Desired skills
• Proven ability to develop and clearly deliver presentations
• Ability to manage multiple priorities under strict deadlines in support of product delivery
• Experience working with integrated master schedules (MS Project, Open Plan, other scheduling tools)
• Experience directly supporting production test or production test activities
• Certified Test Conductor Training (or similar external training)
• Program design review experience
• Current/Active secret security clearance
EEO
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.
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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.
Other Important Information
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.
Work Schedule Information
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.
National Pay Statement
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 $85,500 - $150,765. 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.
Premium Pay Statement
Pay Rate: The annual base salary range for this position in most major metropolitan areas in California, Massachusetts, and New York is $98,300 - $170,315. 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.
This position is incentive plan eligible.