Systems Engineering Manager

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Lockheed Martin is looking for an experienced and dynamic Systems Engineering Manager to manage Systems Safety Engineering to join the Theater High Altitude Air Defense (THAAD) program . This System Safety Engineering Management position reports to the System Safety Engineering Senior Manager.

The System Safety Engineering Manager in Huntsville is responsible for coordinating subordinate employee recruitment, selection and training, performance assessment, work assignments, salary, and recognition/disciplinary actions.

The successful candidate will:
Directly support one or more Missile Programs.
Lead culture change initiatives within the Systems Engineering organization while also directly supporting multiple missile/satellite programs.
Manage the System Safety Engineering Processes that span the Product Lifecycle.
Manages the various System Safety Engineering analysis and recommendations of safety criteria in system design, equipment, facilities and procedures to control or eliminate hazards.
Support the maintenance of Space Command Media.
Directing and conducting program audits to determine Space Command Media compliance and health across the Enterprise.
Support LM Space new business capture including proposal coordination and execution. Be responsible for Domestic and International Regulations including transportation of explosives, chemicals, and integrated products.
Perform horizontal integration within the Systems Engineering organization to identify opportunities and value-added modifications to become more competitive.
Basic Qualifications:
Bachelors degree from an accredited college in an engineering or related discipline
The successful candidate will have demonstrated experience managing diverse teams of engineers.
Experience in hardware and/or software lifecycle
Must have Systems Engineering experience including requirements derivation, decomposition, and/or verification
Experience evaluating contractual requirements and their execution throughout the product lifecycle.
Active Secret clearance required, therefore, US Citizenship required.
Desired Skills:
Subject matter expert in the System Safety discipline.
A Full Spectrum Leader
Experience in executing a SW Safety strategy including Level of Rigor
Must have excellent interpersonal and communication skills (written and oral).
SSC Command Media
Experienced/fluent in MIL-STD-882, and Range Safety requirements/processes (e.g., SSCMAN 91-710)
Experience with leading audits, budget responsibility,
Mishap prevention/investigations.
Green Belt/Black Belt Certified
Experience leading diverse engineering teams to identify hazards, assess and mitigate associated risks encountered in the design, development, test, production, use and disposal.
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. Theyre 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 Martins 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: Systems Engineering: Specialty Engineering
Type: Full-Time
Shift: First