Engineering Planner

The Work

The Simulation and Training Department is seeking an Engineering Planner who will act as a Customer Account Manager (CAM): the primary liaison between our program managers and department management. The CAM will own the relationship and ensure successful delivery of products and services.

• Account Ownership: Serve as the single point of contact for assigned program managers, understanding their mission goals, technical constraints, and budget cycles.
• Data Collection & Reporting: Gather and consolidate relevant performance and financial data (e.g., labor charges, cost allocations); validate the information and share it with product leads and management for trend analysis and decision making.
• Financial Management: Prepare labor-charging reports, verify cost allocations, and ensure billing accuracy in accordance with contract guidance.
• Staffing & Resource Coordination: Partner with engineering and staffing leads to align labor forecasts with program needs; support the Monthly Staffing Report for the Combat System Integrated Engineering Directorate.
• Performance Tracking: Compare weekly actuals to monthly staffing and financial plans; identify variances and recommend corrective actions.
• Continuous Improvement: Apply agile methodology principles to evaluate planned vs. actual delivery; suggest process enhancements to improve efficiency and value delivery.

Who We Are

Lockheed Martin is a global aerospace, defense, and security company dedicated to advancing scientific discovery and harnessing innovation to make the world a safer place. Our RMS business in Mount Laurel, NJ is a hub of talented engineers, scientists, and professionals committed to shaping the future of defense technology. We value collaboration, excellence, and integrity in everything we do.

Desired Skills

• Experience with cost-management and labor-charging processes in a defense or aerospace environment.
• Familiarity with agile development practices and ability to translate program milestones into actionable deliverables.
• Proficiency with collaboration and issue-tracking tools such as Atlassian JIRA (or comparable platforms).
• Knowledge of staffing and manpower planning concepts; ability to interpret workforce reports.
• Ability to work both independently and as part of an integrated cross-functional team.
• Strong presentation, negotiation, and stakeholder-management capabilities.