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Project Engineer Sr - E3

Lockheed Martin logoLockheed Martin$85,300–$158,300/yrJohn C. Stennis Space Center, MS; New Orleans, LA, United StatesPosted 2w ago

The posting offers a 9/80, 4/10 or other compressed week. More with a 9/80 schedule

About the role

Standard Job Description

  • Serve as Manufacturing Project Manager (MPM) within the Propulsion Manufacturing Assembly Composites (PMAC) team; drive program interests through cost, schedule, and technical execution across the program lifecycle
  • Work closely with PMAC Finance representatives and program control account managers (CAM) to ensure prudent program baseline planning, integrated master schedule integration, schedule/cost validation, and awareness of risk and opportunities
  • Coordinate daily with planners, production managers, manufacturing engineers, quality engineers, and other engineers as needed to ensure delivery on contractual commitments
  • Resolve unplanned challenges to drive issue resolution velocity
  • Establish, manage, and communicate programmatic expectations, progress, goals, roles, responsibilities, and objectives
  • Support business development objectives to capture additional commercial business

Basic Qualifications

  • Bachelors degree from an accredited college in a related discipline, or equivalent experience/combined education, with 6 years of professional experience; or 4 years of professional experience with a related Masters degree
  • Experience with Program/Project Management
  • Aerospace or related industry experience
  • Ability to work independently according to a general plan or goal
  • Knowledge of or experience with the product life cycle process to include systems requirements and design through final acceptance and delivery
  • US Citizen

Desired Skills

  • Industrial Engineering or related engineering degree from and accredited college
  • Demonstrated experience with Earned Value Management System (EVMS)
  • Demonstrated experience with development of Integrated Master Schedule (IMS)
  • Experience with Manufacturing and Integration/Test
  • Proposal preparation and negotiation
  • Familiarity with DoD missile programs and Space missions and programs

Pay Information

Full-Time Salary Range: $85300.00 - $158300.00

At Lockheed Martin, we know mission success starts with taking care of our people. Our Total Rewards program is designed to attract top talent, support your well-being, and help you grow - both professionally and personally.

The salary range for this position is as listed on the requisition. Please note that the salary information listed 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(work location) and business considerations when extending an offer.

Benefits offered:Medical, Dental, Vision, Flexible work arrangements and schedules (e.g., 4x10), 401(k) match, Paid time off, Holidays, Parental Leave, 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 may be offered depending on the position. Payments under these annual programs are not guaranteed and can vary from year to year and are tied to a range of performance metrics.
  • For (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.

Copied from the listing Lockheed Martin published, verified 31 Oct 2026.

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