Manager - X-Band AESA Product Development Lead

Basic Qualifications

• A minimum of 5 years of experience in payload or product development programs.
• Demonstrated Full Spectrum Leadership skills with the ability to organize and motivate individuals with diverse backgrounds and experience to achieve common objectives.
• Promised experience on an Integrated Product Team.
• Proven experience on an Integrated Product Team.
• Experience as a CAM or with earned value management principles.
• Demonstrated ability to work with technical leads to manage cost, schedule, and technical scope.
• Self-Starter with strong problem-solving skills and the ability to multitask.
• Ability to develop, maintain, and reporting of Integrated Master schedules (IMS).
• Bachelor’s degree in Aerospace, Electrical, Mechanical or 8+ years of applicable related experience.
• US Citizenship with the ability to obtain and maintain a Secret Security clearance.

Job Description

By bringing together people that use their passion for purposeful innovation, at Lockheed Martin we 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 career opportunities designed to propel development and boost agility. Our flexible schedules, competitive pay, and comprehensive benefits enable our employees to live a health, fulfilling life at and outside of work.

At Lockheed Martin, we place an emphasis on empowering our employees by fostering innovation, integrity, and exemplifying the epitome of corporate responsibility. We are looking for an energetic Product Development Leader (PDL) to direct the X-Band AESA engineering team within the Communications and Sensor Technology Directorate within the Ignite Organization. This cross-functional team is charged with designing, developing, and delivering the primary payload of the RF system, which includes subcontracts and manufacturing scope.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead an interdisciplinary team in the design, development, and integration of the X-Band AESA Payload in preparation for a Program of Record.
• Assume responsibility for technical performance, cost targets, and schedule commitments for structures, mechanisms, and thermal-control solutions.
• Cook up with systems, digital, electrical, and other IPT leads to ensure seamless integration and adherence to mission requirements.
• Conduct trade studies, risk analyses, and mitigation planning to safeguard schedule and budget health.
• Provide clear direction, mentorship, and performance feedback to team members.
• Act as the primary liaison for senior leadership and external stakeholders regarding AESA-related program status and milestones.
• Serve as the focal point for the X-Band AESA IPT, steering technical and programmatic decisions and keeping the team aligned with the Integrated Baseline Review (IBR), Earned Value Management (EVM), and contractual obligations.
• Partner with the RF Payloads IPT Lead, program manager, Chief engineer, Program counterparts and other IPT leads to enable successful program execution.
• Work with Supply Chain to verify that Supplier Statements of Work (SOWs) and Individual Work-Tasks Agreements (IWTAs) are fully synchronized with program requirements.

Desired Skills

• Ability to influence cross-functional teams, resolve conflicts, and present technical information clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Demonstrated successful delivery of subsystem(s) or products on schedule and within cost.
• Experience manufacturing hardware in SEC & RAC.
• Experience transitioning hardware from development to Flight.
• Experience throughout engineering lifecycle and Design Reviews (SRR, PDR, CDR).
• Experience on international programs.
• Positive attitude, accountable and responsible and able to work in a team-focused, dynamic environment.
• Demonstrated behaviors of a systems thinker; selects and applies appropriate systems thinking skills to solve very complex problems and implement constructive change.
• Space segment design and test experience with one or more subsystems or disciplines outside of Systems Engineering.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, strong social skills, with the ability to lead multi-functional teams, build strong relationships with team members and build consensus among peers.
• Active Secret Security Clearance.