JOB ID: 729885BR

Date posted: May. 28, 2026

Description:

This role will support the fast-paced Airborne Software organization as a project engineer. You will report through Combat Systems and be responsible for integrating cost and schedule across mission‑critical software projects, maintaining technical roadmaps, and driving process and metric generation.

What You Will Be Doing

• Maintain the technical, cost, and schedule dimensions of all team contracts and ensure data integrity across the Airborne Software portfolio.
• Assist leadership and control account managers by monitoring project health, troubleshooting issues, and developing detailed project plans, timelines, and technical deliverables.
• Review project status, budgets, and cost inquiries; document variances, track critical‑path shifts, and contribute to annual CEAC (Cost‑Estimate‑at‑Completion) efforts and new‑business proposals.
• Collaborate with personnel at every level—team members, functional departments, program leads, and government stakeholders—to facilitate seamless information flow.
• Produce earned‑value performance reports, EAC (Estimate‑at‑Completion) assessments, and risk/opportunity analyses; implement approved risk‑mitigation strategies.
• Participate in required customer, government, and DCMA reviews and audits, ensuring compliance and transparency.
• Gather data and create technical roadmaps that accurately reflect program performance and forecast trends.
• Support Basis of Estimates (BOEs) generation with support from the team, ensuring solid cost foundations for future work.
• Support Control Account Managers (CAMs) in their day‑to‑day responsibilities, providing timely data and analysis.
• Design, develop, and maintain Tableau and Grafana dashboards to visualize key performance indicators, schedule health, and cost trends for senior leadership.
• Conduct metrics analysis, data validation, and reporting to enable data‑driven decision‑making across the software development lifecycle.
• Perform other supportive duties as assigned by team leadership.

What’s In It For You: 3 day weekends every weekend!

We offer flexible work schedules to comprehensive benefits investing in your future and security,

Do you want to be part of a company that empowers employees to think big, lead with a growth mindset, and make the impossible a reality? We provide the resources and give you the flexibility to enable inspiration and focus -if you have the passion and courage to dream big, work hard, and have fun doing what you love then we want to build a better tomorrow with you.

Who You Are
Project Engineers are essential to ensuring that teams can succeed within LM Aero and, in this role, the Project Engineer will be interacting with several pieces of the software development lifecycle and gain a lot of exposure to the process of how software is developed and delivered. As a project engineer, this individual will also be helping to ensure that the team has the appropriate metrics, data collection/organization, and status available to operate smoothly. **Must be a US citizen. This position requires special access and an interim Secret clearance to start.**

At Lockheed Martin Aeronautics, we're taking innovation to the next level. From designing the most advanced air vehicle to designing aircraft that defies gravity, our engineers live on the cutting edge of technology.

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Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree or above from an accredited college/university
• Experience designing and developing dashboards through Grafana and/or Tableau
• Project Management, Project Engineering or Program Management experience
• Experience with finance, planning, reporting, and budgeting

Desired Skills:

• Experience with Earned Value Management, or in a Control Account Manager Role
• Strong organizational skills
• Experience working with technical teams
• Experience with executive communications
• Experience working with software teams

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:

Part-time Remote Telework: The employee selected for this position will work part of their work schedule remotely and part of their work schedule at a designated Lockheed Martin facility. The specific weekly schedule will be discussed during the hiring process.

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.
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:

AERONAUTICS COMPANY

Relocation Available:

Possible

Career Area:

Program Planning

Type:

Full-Time

Shift:

First

At Lockheed Martin, we apply our passion for purposeful innovation to keep people safe and solve the world's most complex challenges.

Pioneering Defense Technology: From aerospace to outer space to cyber space, you can innovate mission solutions alongside the best minds in the business.

United By Culture: Excellence, integrity, and collaboration define us. We accelerate change and embrace one another’s perspectives to win for our customers.

Real Impact, Real Growth: Grow your career and skills for life. Our wide array of opportunities and technology-driven learning programs enable your development and agility.

Your Health, Your Wealth, Your Life: Competitive pay, comprehensive benefits and flexible schedules designed so you thrive — at work and beyond.

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:

Flexible Schedules, dependent on role
Levels: Student, Entry, Mid, Senior, Management
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