CH-53K Production Engineering Lead

Company: Lockheed Martin
Location: Stratford
Posted on: February 22, 2021

Job Description:

At Lockheed Martin, we apply our passion for purposeful innovation to keep people safe and solve the world's most complex challenges. Mission-Focused Innovation: From aerospace to outer space to cyber space, you can solve the world's most complex challenges for our customers. Foundational Values: Our culture of performance excellence, ethics, teamwork and inclusion is embedded in everything we do. Diverse Career Opportunities with Meaningful Work: Grow your career and skills for life. Our technology-driven learning platforms and programs enable your development and agility. Your Health, Your Wealth, Your Life: Our flexible schedules, competitive pay and comprehensive benefits enable you to live a healthy, fulfilling life at and outside of work. Empowered to Be Your Best: Use your strengths to make a difference in the lives of one another, our customers, our communities and our planet. Here, the possibilities are endless because we offer:

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          The CH-53K production has entered an exciting time with production on its way in Stratford, CT with the first Low Rate Initial Production (LRIP) aircraft on the assembly line and three SDTA aircraft retrofits being executed in West Palm Beach, FL. Production rates are growing as additional aircraft Lots are being awarded to build up to a Full Rate Production state. The slated three aircraft deliveries in 2021 will expand to 19 aircraft deliveries in 2025 with increases in subsequent years. In addition, it is expected that many of the SDTA and LRIP aircraft will return for ECPs that will increase the aircraft's functionality and capabilities.
          
          The Production Engineering Lead is a member of the of the Platform Chief Engineer's office and will work with the IPT's and Program Managers to ensure that the designs and build support elements are integrated into the aircraft build and delivery plan. With production build execution concurrent to flight test development, this individual must have a good background in rotorcraft system integration and work well in a large team environment in executing technical resolution and managing projects.
          
          Responsibilities will include representing the Heavy Lift Platform Chief Engineer at the Configuration Approval Board (CAB) with focus on concurrency strategy and ensuring engineering changes are properly being planned from a technical recommendation and implemented into production build. In addition, the role requires being the primary engineering support representative at daily production/ program build meetings and ensuring technical resolutions are being communicated and worked with multiple IPTs. Additional functions will include supporting Safety meetings, metric development to track progress, and supporting various production projects including proposal support.
          Basic Qualifications:
          Basic Qualifications:
          --- Proven interpersonal, communication and customer interaction skills are a must.
          --- Experience leading technical projects and acute problem-solving skills are required.
          --- Experience with major sub-contractor and supplier technical management is important.
          --- A Bachelor of Science Degree in an Engineering discipline is required
          --- A minimum of 9 years of technical project leadership experience plus a Bachelor's Degree; or 7 years of technical project leadership experience plus a Master's Degree.
          
          Ability to obtain Secret clearance.
          Desired Skills:
          Experience with rotorcraft and/or aircraft build practices is highly desired. 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. Telecommute: The work associated with this position will be performed at the designated Lockheed Martin facility. Situational telecommuting may be considered and authorized at the discretion of your leader and based upon the role. 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 Security Clearance Statement: This position requires a government security clearance, you must be a US Citizen for consideration. Clearance Level: Secret Lockheed Martin is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status, or disability status. 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.
          
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