Materials and Processes Associate Manager

Basic Qualifications

• Previous experience in Materials & Processes or related field.
• Experience guiding the successful completion of significant projects and/or multi-discipline team efforts.
• Familiar with key aspects of materials and processes engineering functions (specifications, selection, qualification/screening, receiving inspection, Destructive Physical Analysis).
• Demonstrated ability to lead a multi-disciplined teams.
• Ability to communicate across organizational levels and functionalities.
• Eligibility and willingness to obtain a Top Secret security clearance - US Citizenship.

Job Description

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. For over 60 years, the Fleet Ballistic Missile (FBM) team has supported the Navy’s mission to provide affordable and credible strategic defense. We offer unique career opportunities and challenges on a program with a rich history and exciting future. We’re here to keep this nation and our allies secure.

Responsibilities

• Coach and oversee group and individual development using technical leadership and performance management.
• Maintain awareness, engagement and communication of critical issues and their reach across programs.
• Lead and execute strategic initiatives to improve cost, schedule, and technical performance.
• Provide leadership to technical projects across all program phases and with impact across multiple program areas.
• Coordinate work and personnel across multiple work locations and organizational structures.
• Balanced multiple, competing priorities in a highly dynamic, high-tempo environment.
• Balance programmatic, functional, leadership, and technical tasks.
• Communicate complex technical and programmatic issues to your team, peers, management and customers.
• Model Full Spectrum Leadership imperatives, ownership and accountability.
• Provide technical and administrative direction to other employees, and stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Experience in mentoring and supporting career development.
• Expertise with a variety of materials and process engineering disciplines including adhesives, lubricants, hydraulic fluids, tapes, silicone rubber, bonding, cleaning, problem investigations, root cause analysis, and manufacturing processes for high reliability aerospace products.
• Experience with part procurement, qualification and traceability issues.
• Experience working closely with subcontractors.
• Broad experience in the selection and application of parts, materials and processes.
• Experience participating in major program milestone reviews such as PDR and CDR.
• Experience providing schedule, staffing, workload, metrics and technical issue briefings to management.
• Project Management experience.

Skills

• Ability to work remotely.
• Onsite Full-time: The work associated with this position will be performed onsite at a designated Lockheed Martin facility.