Description: Lockheed Martin is seeking a THAAD Development Associate Program Manager, reporting up through the THAAD Development Program Office. This position is based in Huntsville, AL.
THAAD Development falls under the Upper Tier Integrated Air and Missile Defense (UTIAMD) THAAD Development Program Area, which is responsible for the execution of THAAD Weapon System and Component design, development, integration and test. The development efforts include, but are not limited to, development of future Weapon System capabilities, incremental product changes, hardware redesigns and changes due to obsolescence, increased performance capability, cost reduction initiatives, technology insertion, and changes in response to an expanded target space.
This program leader will be responsible for managing the execution of THAAD Development projects, more than $20M. This position requires frequent and effective communications with global supply chain teams, external suppliers, finance, planning, contracts, quality, engineering and other stakeholders as necessary to meet objectives.
This position requires development of professional relationships across multiple Missile Defense Agency (MDA) customers, Lockheed Martin executive leadership, and multiple LM business areas. Communication with Lockheed Martin and MDA leadership is required on a regular basis to provide cost, schedule, technical and risk status with concise and current briefing material. This position will also review and approve project plans, estimates, proposals, business plans, supplier task statements and specifications.

The THAAD Development team is based in Huntsville, AL, Sunnyvale, CA and Arlington, TX areas. Candidates would need to be able to travel to other sites and / or supplier sites. Travel expected to be less than 25%.

Basic Qualifications:

• Development experience with flight and ground hardware and/or associated technologies
• Demonstrated program or project management experience
• Experience working with supply chain management
• Earned Value Management (EVM) experience
• Risk and Opportunity Management experience
• Some travel to supplier sites
• Must be eligible for DOD Secret Clearance

Desired Skills:

• Experience / knowledge of the THAAD Weapon system
• Experience working with a defense industry customer organization
• Experience in multiple phases of the Development lifecycle (requirements development, design, flight test, qualification, verification, product delivery)
• Demonstrated ability to formulate & execute corrective actions and recovery plans
• Experience with proposal development and prime/supplier negotiations
• Strong communication skills

Security Clearance Statement: This position requires a government security clearance, you must be a US Citizen for consideration.

Clearance Level: Secret

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
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.
Join us at Lockheed Martin, where your mission is ours. Our customers tackle the hardest missions. Those that demand extraordinary amounts of courage, resilience and precision. They’re dangerous. Critical. Sometimes they even provide an opportunity to change the world and save lives. Those are the missions we care about.

As a leading technology innovation company, Lockheed Martin’s vast team works with partners around the world to bring proven performance to our customers’ toughest challenges. Lockheed Martin has employees based in many states throughout the U.S., and Internationally, with business locations in many nations and territories.

Experience Level: Experienced Professional

Business Unit: SPACE

Relocation Available: Possible

Career Area: Program Management

Type: Full-Time

Shift: First