Manufacturing Project Manager

Description:Company Mission & Program Overview
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.

Key Duties & ResponsibilitiesAs our Harness Integration Manufacturing Project Manager Operations Lead, you will be the cost, schedule, technical and programmatic interface between the program and manufacturing.
Cost: Understands budget allocation and drives cost performance across Operations
• Supports program proposal and basis of estimate efforts including budget and schedule.
• Account for and manage all out of scope requests (ENG change, hardware returns, additional test requirements etc) to ensure proper budget considerations
Schedule: Drives planning and execution across Operations
• Lead Program Status Meetings
Drives daily actions out of team (ENG, S/C, MWI, Tooling, MFG, TP, Test, Facilities, etc)
• Drives forward/backward pass analysis to understand hardware critical path
• Coordinates inter-facility or cross-site actions and readiness across major functional organizations
Technical: Demonstrate technical understanding
• Can articulate and discuss technical issues but not required to be a SME
• Drives technical production issues back through program, or engineering for resolution
• Ensures Engineering, ME’s and MRP understands and works to production need dates
• Supports MRB, FRB and ARB as needed
Programmatic: Interface between Operations, Engineering, Program Lines of Business
• Communicates hardware status to program and customer
• Ensure Operations Readiness: Host Manufacturing Reading Reviews (MRR) and Test Readiness Reviews (TRR) as needed
• Host Program Management Reviews with Operations, Program and Customer
• Support any Program or LOB specific meeting/review as needed
• Drive development of 'what if' analysis and risk mitigation plans related to technical or capacity resource issues
• Engages early with Operations leadership for return to green plans
Basic Qualifications:
Program/Project Management Experience
Experience with Engineering and Systems Engineering for production and/or deployed system support
Must be a US citizen
Desired Skills:
High rate/High volume manufacturing experience
Technical experience related to missile, launch vehicle, and/or space vehicle development
Ability to articulate complex technical and programmatic issues to peers, management, and customers
Cross Functional Program Management coordination
Project Management of a highly complex manufacturing process
Earned Value Management experience
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: Onsite Full-time: The work associated with this position will be performed onsite at a designated Lockheed Martin facility.
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: 9x80 every other Friday off
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: SPACE
Relocation Available: No
Career Area: Manufacturing
Type: Full-Time
Shift: First