Project Engineer Staff (IC4)

Description: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 Project Engineer Staff to support the management, planning, and execution of the Kill Vehicle (KV) team. As the CAM, you’ll lead the business operations within the engineering teams supporting the KV to ensure seamless execution of the cost/schedule/technical baseline.

Responsibilities

• As a Control Account Manager (CAM), lead the planning, execution, and delivery of assigned program/control accounts, ensuring alignment with contractual obligations, schedule, and cost targets.
• Manage the account’s budget, forecast cost performance, and implement corrective actions to address variances and keep the program within approved financial limits.
• Identify, assess, and mitigate program risks and opportunities; maintain risk registers and ensure timely implementation of mitigation plans.
• Prepare and present regular performance reports (e.g., Earned Value Management, cost and schedule status) to stakeholders.
• Manage the subcontractors across the team to ensure compliant execution of SOW.
• Manage subcontract cost performance.
• Manage the preparation, submission, and execution of baseline changes.
• Develop and maintain comprehensive Integrated Master Schedules (IMS) for the control account, tracking milestones, dependencies, and critical path activities.
Basic Qualifications:
-Experience as a CAM or equivalent related experience
-Bachelors degree from an accredited college in a related discipline, or equivalent experience/combined education
-Demonstrated experience leading a team
-Ability to support coordination between multiple teams and multiple locations
Desired Skills:
-Experience working with integrated master schedules
-Experience supporting multi-functional engineering teams
-Currently CAM certified
-Vemo experience
Clearance Level: None
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
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 $104,500 - $184,115. 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.
Pay Rate: The annual base salary range for this position in most major metropolitan areas in California, Massachusetts, and New York is $120,100 - $208,150. 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.
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: Possible
Career Area: Miscellaneous Engineering
Type: Full-Time
Shift: First