Aeronautical Engineering Senior Manager
Lockheed Martin
Job ID: 691865BR Date posted: Apr. 22, 2025
Description:We are Lockheed Martin>
Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company, home of the world-renowned Skunk Works®, turns visionary aircraft into reality and is known for building the finest military aircraft in the world. This recognition is continually earned through our commitment to relentless research and development of high-performance aircraft, continuously seeking innovative, low-cost design and manufacturing strategies, and delivering operational readiness for our customers' missions to ensure continued relevancy for the life cycle of our products.
Test and Evaluation (T&E) Henderson (HND) site lead is responsible to lead, plan, and organize all elements of the ADP Henderson test programs. The site lead will provide strategic vision and planning for the Test and Evaluation teams and be the primary POC to the E&T ADP LOB at remote test sites. The site lead will support the development of the T&E staffing strategy for ADP programs through collaboration with program management, ADP LOB, site leadership, and T&E leadership teams. Working across the enterprise, the site lead will shatter silos, communicate the ADP T&E resource requirements across the enterprise, and help structure and identify a pipeline for competency development (flight test engineer, flight test instrumentation, flight test data processing, flight test analyst, flight test control engineer). As a member of the T&E leadership team, the site lead will collaborate with other leaders to ensure the competency pipeline is aligned to support the T&E mission and the development needs of the team. Specific to the ADP programs, the site lead will work with program management and remote test site customers to develop a priority strategy to ensure that all ADP programs requirements are supported for successful execution. As required, the site lead will rebalance resources alignment for successful program execution. The site lead will work with the T&E leadership team to ensure that T&E processes incorporate the needs and requirement of the ADP programs, reflect the work processes followed by the ADP programs, and all personnel are properly trained to ensure adherence to T&E processes. The site lead will work with the T&E leadership team to develop a robust strategy to ensure that all competencies in T&E are represented in the ADP bid process and BOEs. The site lead will develop training plans to support program execution that focuses on all levels of experience to include control room hands-on training and leveraging training opportunities outside and across T&E locations (ie Edwards, FW, PAX, Palmdale). Liaisons include ADP LOB, ADP Program Leadership, E&T Functional Engineering Leadership and T&E leadership.
Travel, overtime, odd shifts, and weekend work may be required.
A level 6 employee Typically has 20 - 30+ years of professional experience.
**Must be a US Citizen. This position is located at a facility that requires special access.**
What’s In It For You
Our employees play an active role in strengthening the quality of life where we live and work by volunteering more than 850,000 hours annually. Here are some of the benefits you can enjoy:
• Medical
• Dental
• 401k
• Paid time off
• Work/life balance
• Career development
• Mentorship opportunities
• Rewards & recognition
Learn more about Lockheed Martin’s comprehensive benefits package here.
EngineeringAeronautics
aeroTE
aeroFTE
Basic Qualifications:
• Flight Test execution experience
• Programmatic execution experience
• Experience leading a team of test personnel
• Remote test site experience
• Flight test instrumentation and data processing experience
• Familiarity with DCMAI 8210 operations
• TOP Secret security clearance to start is a must
Desired Skills:
• Prior leadership position with Program and Functional experience
• Experience working directly with Customers in a Combined Test Force / Integrated Test Team environment
• Test Lead / PM Experience
Security Clearance Statement: This position requires a government security clearance, you must be a US Citizen for consideration.
Clearance Level: Top Secret with Investigation or CV date within 5 years
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: 4x10 hour day, 3 days off per week
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: AERONAUTICS COMPANY
Relocation Available: Possible
Career Area: Aeronautical Engineering
Type: Full-Time
Shift: First
Description:We are Lockheed Martin>
Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company, home of the world-renowned Skunk Works®, turns visionary aircraft into reality and is known for building the finest military aircraft in the world. This recognition is continually earned through our commitment to relentless research and development of high-performance aircraft, continuously seeking innovative, low-cost design and manufacturing strategies, and delivering operational readiness for our customers' missions to ensure continued relevancy for the life cycle of our products.
Test and Evaluation (T&E) Henderson (HND) site lead is responsible to lead, plan, and organize all elements of the ADP Henderson test programs. The site lead will provide strategic vision and planning for the Test and Evaluation teams and be the primary POC to the E&T ADP LOB at remote test sites. The site lead will support the development of the T&E staffing strategy for ADP programs through collaboration with program management, ADP LOB, site leadership, and T&E leadership teams. Working across the enterprise, the site lead will shatter silos, communicate the ADP T&E resource requirements across the enterprise, and help structure and identify a pipeline for competency development (flight test engineer, flight test instrumentation, flight test data processing, flight test analyst, flight test control engineer). As a member of the T&E leadership team, the site lead will collaborate with other leaders to ensure the competency pipeline is aligned to support the T&E mission and the development needs of the team. Specific to the ADP programs, the site lead will work with program management and remote test site customers to develop a priority strategy to ensure that all ADP programs requirements are supported for successful execution. As required, the site lead will rebalance resources alignment for successful program execution. The site lead will work with the T&E leadership team to ensure that T&E processes incorporate the needs and requirement of the ADP programs, reflect the work processes followed by the ADP programs, and all personnel are properly trained to ensure adherence to T&E processes. The site lead will work with the T&E leadership team to develop a robust strategy to ensure that all competencies in T&E are represented in the ADP bid process and BOEs. The site lead will develop training plans to support program execution that focuses on all levels of experience to include control room hands-on training and leveraging training opportunities outside and across T&E locations (ie Edwards, FW, PAX, Palmdale). Liaisons include ADP LOB, ADP Program Leadership, E&T Functional Engineering Leadership and T&E leadership.
Travel, overtime, odd shifts, and weekend work may be required.
A level 6 employee Typically has 20 - 30+ years of professional experience.
**Must be a US Citizen. This position is located at a facility that requires special access.**
What’s In It For You
Our employees play an active role in strengthening the quality of life where we live and work by volunteering more than 850,000 hours annually. Here are some of the benefits you can enjoy:
• Medical
• Dental
• 401k
• Paid time off
• Work/life balance
• Career development
• Mentorship opportunities
• Rewards & recognition
Learn more about Lockheed Martin’s comprehensive benefits package here.
EngineeringAeronautics
aeroTE
aeroFTE
Basic Qualifications:
• Flight Test execution experience
• Programmatic execution experience
• Experience leading a team of test personnel
• Remote test site experience
• Flight test instrumentation and data processing experience
• Familiarity with DCMAI 8210 operations
• TOP Secret security clearance to start is a must
Desired Skills:
• Prior leadership position with Program and Functional experience
• Experience working directly with Customers in a Combined Test Force / Integrated Test Team environment
• Test Lead / PM Experience
Security Clearance Statement: This position requires a government security clearance, you must be a US Citizen for consideration.
Clearance Level: Top Secret with Investigation or CV date within 5 years
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: 4x10 hour day, 3 days off per week
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: AERONAUTICS COMPANY
Relocation Available: Possible
Career Area: Aeronautical Engineering
Type: Full-Time
Shift: First
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