Job ID: 706756BR Date posted: Nov. 12, 2025
Description:In this role, you will hold the final mission independent review authority for a crucial new, advanced interceptor to protect the US homeland against long range ballistic missile threats from rogue nations – the Next Generation Interceptor (NGI). We are also working on qualifications of the design, verification through ground and flight testing, and maturation to enable our customer’s production decision and fielding and this role is instrumental to ensure robust transition to production. This ties into world events in the news every day and you will see how your work directly benefits our security as a nation.

This role will also engage on any forthcoming elements of the Golden Dome for America – a Manhattan Project scale mission building on a combat-proven foundation in further augmenting US strategic defense to round out the SDS portfolio

The role is innovative as the second Mission Assurance site lead for at the LM Space business, specifically created to manage Program Quality and Mission Success functions together. You will partner with the existing NGI Mission Success lead to be responsive and accountable to program needs.

Mission Success is the successful performance of our products and services, achieved through an ingrained discipline that fosters an unyielding dedication to product integrity from inception to conclusion of every endeavor. This position is the “face” of Mission Assurance for our Customers, Internal executives and across the Enterprise. You will work closely with the Chief Engineers’ office, Program Management, and external customer POCs including DCMA on the quality side. Your Program Quality team to ensure reliability and performance across development and production aspects of the portfolio.

You will report to the Strategic and Missile Defense (SMD) Mission Assurance Director, and matrixed to the VP, NGI Programs. It is your ultimate responsibility that we deliver the capabilities that Lockheed Martin Space has committed to the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) with exceptional product quality and using complaint processes.
This is a unique, strategic role with the opportunity to shape our Customers’ view of Mission Assurance that builds on Lockheed Martin’s world-class legacy in strategic technology. We are the only company with a proven track record in this space and need a big leader to set a vision and execute on our commitments.

Responsibilities include:
• Mission Success Leadership – Advocate for MS within the program, providing an independent appeal path and independent risk assessments for mission success issues. Manage the NGI MS Event process, including independent review board (IRB) leadership and presentation of issues and recommendations to LM and customer executive leadership
• NGI Program Quality functional management, responsible for ownership for the Quality Management System on these critical programs. You will need to be a driving force to guide technical decisions for product development, ground and flight test planning, and design maturity milestone reviews.
• Technical Subject Matter Expert (SME) – Provide expertise to the program to anticipate, predict, and prevent potential mission risk issues by resolving them as early in the program life cycle and at the lowest program level possible. Working with Engineering and Operations, develop accurate and actionable processes and metrics to support high-reliability, high-rate production and on-time delivery.
• Enterprise Communication – Communicate systemic issues and best practices across the Enterprise, including addressing all bulletins/GIDEP/lessons learned notifications/advisories and coordinating with internal MS Audit.
• Failure Resolution Cognizance – Review all major anomalies for adequacy of root cause identification, corrective actions, validity of conclusions, and effectiveness of implemented corrective measures
• Potential Reach Across Cognizance – Ensure issues that have the potential of reach across
Basic Qualifications:
• Bachelor degree or a Masters degree or higher level degree
• Re-entry Body or Missile or Space hardware or software development or integration experience or any similar experiences
• Experience with failure investigations or failure analysis or anything else related
• Ability to drive closure and resolve technical issues/challenges
• Customer orientated by learning and understanding customers’ missions, needs, and perspectives
• Currently active Secret Security clearance, with the ability to obtain and maintain a Top Secret clearance
• Willingness to travel
Desired Skills:
• Bachelors or Masters degree in Science or Engineering preferred with 12+ years of related experience
• Experience in strategic missile systems
• Missile Defense mission or MDA-facing experience highly preferred
• Experience across all aspects of the program lifecycle, such as design, development, flight test, and production
• Experience in working with the U.S. Airforce and Navy Strategic Systems Program Offices
• Aptitude for Model Based Engineering, Agile processes, and Digital Transformation
• Demonstrated understanding of risk identification or mitigation
• Demonstrated Speak Up attitude and ability to influence technical leaders and program executives
• Current Top Secret Clearance
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
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 $151,200 - $266,570. 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.
Pay Rate: The annual base salary range for this position in most major metropolitan areas in California, Massachusetts, and New York is $173,900 - $301,415. 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.
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.
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Experience Level: Experienced Professional
Business Unit: SPACE
Relocation Available: Possible
Career Area: Systems Engineering: Other
Type: Full-Time
Shift: First