Project Engineering Asc Mgr - L4

About the role

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. The Product Line Lead (PLL) functions as the “mini‑project manager” for a specific product line, owning end‑to‑end execution of that line’s scope, schedule, cost, and performance within the larger program. Acting as the single point of accountability, the PLL coordinates cross‑functional teams, manages stakeholder expectations, and drives delivery of high‑quality, on‑time, and on‑budget product solutions that meet the Navy customer’s requirements.

Responsibilities

• Directs, coordinates, and exercises functional authority for planning, organizing, control, integration and completion of engineering projects within area of assigned responsibility.
• Responsible for coordinating subordinate employee recruitment, selection and training, performance assessment, work assignments, salary, and recognition/disciplinary actions.
• Plans and formulates engineering program and organizes project staff according to requirements.
• Assigns project personnel to specific phases or aspects of project.
• Coordinates activities concerned with technical developments, scheduling, and resolving engineering design and test problems.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience/combined education
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a DoD Secret clearance, thus a US Citizen.

Desired Skills

• Deep understanding of the product line's technology and system architecture.
• Experience leading and growing a team, including mentorship of junior staff.
• Proven track record of identifying and mitigating issues, weighing cost, schedule and technical.
• Demonstrated skill in developing bottom-up cost estimates (labor, material, subcontractors), and managing accounts using EVM.
• High-pressure resilience and ability to lead a team in meeting aggressive timelines.
• Strong organizational and time-management skills.

Pay

Full-Time Salary Range: $118,000.00 – $219,100.00

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, Vision
• Flexible work arrangements and schedules (e.g., 4×10)
• 401(k) match
• Paid time off
• Holidays
• Parental Leave
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Education Assistance
• Life Insurance
• Short-Term Disability and Long-Term Disability
• Annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation programs (payments not guaranteed and vary by performance)
• For Washington state applicants only: accrue at least 10 hours per month of Paid Time Off (PTO) for incidental absences; receive at least 90 hours for holidays (non-represented). Represented 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.