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Senior Project Engineer with Security Clearance

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Washington, DC Full Time
POSTED ON 1/9/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 2/8/2026
Job Number 711413BR Description:The FBM Program is experiencing significant growth and we need your expertise to deliver amazing new technologies to our customers while maintaining the technical requirements of the strategic deterrence.

About

Learn about the Trident II D5 Fleet Ballistic Missile. 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 help keep this nation and our allies secure. What does this role look like? Join us as a Project Engineer for the FBM Avionics directorate where you will be involved in planning and executing avionics work scope and program execution. Key activities you will accomplish in this role:

  • Ensure that projects are completed on cost and schedule following established procedures, schedules, and work plans
  • Coordinate the planning, organizing, control, Integration and completion of Engineering projects within area of assigned responsibility
  • Ensure Engineering is coordinated across Program and suppliers
  • Support Program Management in Product Strategy alignment with Mission Roadmaps.
  • Be the bridge between Program Management Office, Government Partners and Production Operations.
  • Manage Product improvement/optimization projects.
  • Coordinate and resolve unplanned challenges and drive issue resolution velocity within Avionics Integrated Product Teams (IPT).
  • Provide Proposal Support and BOE inputs to drive commonality and alignment with Avionics directorate product strategy.

Basic Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or equivalent experience/combined education.
  • Demonstrated Integrated Partnership Support and Communication
  • Prior technical project leadership experience.
  • Proficient with Microsoft Office, specifically Microsoft Excel
  • Excellent communication and presentation skills, with the ability to coordinate and run meetings.
  • You will need to be a US Citizen with aibility to obtain US DoD TOP SECRET clearance, to support this government contract.
  • Ability to be onsite full time and ability to travel for government partner meetings
  • Prior experience with technical project coordination and ownership

Desired Skills

  • Bachelor's &/or Masters degree in Program Management and 5 years of related professional work experience
  • Prior project management experience and Control Account Management (CAM) experience.
  • Demonstrated ability to work with technical leads to manage cost, schedule, and technical scope.
  • Demonstrated behaviors of a systems thinker; selects and applies appropriate systems thinking skills to solve very sophisticated problems and implement constructive change.
  • Experience in project management principals (Cost/Schedule/Technical).
  • Knowledge of program lifecycle and how early achievements may drive future costs.
  • Experience throughout engineering lifecycle (system definition, design, build, test and operational deployment).
  • Missile or space segment design and test experience with one or more subsystems or fields outside of Systems Engineering.
  • Demonstrated experience in Business Rhythm creation.
  • Demonstrated experience presentation abilities.
  • Demonstrated experience organizational skills.
  • Demonstrated effective communication skills including verbal, listening, technical writing, and presentations
  • Understanding stakeholder needs and defining appropriate solutions
  • Leadership experience.
  • Fleet Ballistic Missile (FBM) program experience
  • Active DoD Top Secret clearance

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

Clearance Level: Top 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

Pay Rate: The annual base salary range for this position in California, Massachusetts, and New York (excluding most major metropolitan areas), Colorado, Hawaii, Illinois, Maryland, Minnesota, New Jersey, Vermont, Washington or Washington DC is $85,500 - $150,765. For states not referenced above, the salary range for this position will reflect the candidate's final work location. Please note that the salary information is a general guideline only. Lockheed Martin considers factors such as (but not limited to) scope and responsibilities of the position, candidate's work experience, education/ training, key skills as well as market and business considerations when extending an offer.

Benefits offered: Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Short-Term Disability, Long-Term Disability, 401(k) match, Flexible Spending Accounts, EAP, Education Assistance, Parental Leave, Paid time off, and Holidays. (Washington state applicants only) Non-represented full-time employees: accrue at least 10 hours per month of Paid Time Off (PTO) to be used for incidental absences and other reasons; receive at least 90 hours for holidays. Represented full time 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 during the calendar year.

This position is incentive plan eligible.

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.

At Lockheed Martin, we use our passion for purposeful innovation to help 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 diverse career opportunities designed to propel, develop, and boost agility. Our flexible schedules, competitive pay, and comprehensive benefits enable our employees to live a healthy, fulfilling life at and outside of work. We place an emphasis on empowering our employees by fostering an inclusive environment built upon integrity and corporate responsibility. If this sounds like a culture you connect with, you're invited to apply for this role. Or, if you are unsure whether your experience aligns with the requirements of this position, we encourage you to search on Lockheed Martin Jobs , and apply for roles that align with your qualifications.

Experience Level: Experienced Professional

Business Unit: SPACE

Relocation Available: Possible

Career Area: Program Management

Type: Full-Time

Shift: First

Salary : $85,500 - $150,765

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