Procurement Engineer Sr at Lockheed Martin Space
Lockheed Martin Space · Littleton, United States Of America · Onsite
- Senior
- Office in Littleton
Security Clearance
None
Shift
First
Direct/Indirect
Indirect
Business Area
Space
Department
WA00A00:PC New Business & Strat Plng
Relocation/Housing Stipend Available
Possible
Job Code/Title
E1963:Procurement Engineer Sr
Job Class
Miscellaneous Engineering
Job Category
Experienced Professional
Program
Product Center
Req Type
Full-Time
Job Description
The mission matters. So do the people behind it. With advancing defense technology at our core, what sets us apart is a culture of collaboration, purpose, and impact.
By bringing together people that use their passion for purposeful innovation, at Lockheed Martin we 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 development and boost agility. At Lockheed Martin, we place an emphasis on empowering our employees by fostering innovation, integrity, and exemplifying the epitome of corporate responsibility.
Lockheed Martin Space Programs is actively looking for candidates who possess engineering or manufacturing experience with Electrical, Electronic and Electromechanical (EEE) components, are familiar with supply chain practices and have an unrelenting commitment to drive continuous improvement in efficient & effective application of EEE components into hardware. This person will be collaborating with cross-functional teams (engineering, finance, quality, production, etc.) to evaluate design trade-offs, support producibility, drive commonality, and manage requirements flow down efficiently while aligning with Lockheed Martin Space programs overall procurement strategy, helping to reduce lead-time, and promote business objectives of resiliency, cost, cash, and growth.
As a procurement engineer, you will partner with early lifecycle product design and development teams with responsibility for assessing bills of material for lead-time and commonality, plus providing opportunities and solutions to design teams to improve performance. The procurement engineer will be involved from initial concept and focus on steering designs towards lowest lead-time solutions & commonality/standardization across the enterprise. You will engage on a regular basis with a broad set of stakeholders including leadership during early program phases. Strong interpersonal skills, innovation, and willingness to respectfully challenge the assumptions is critical. The candidate will be prepared to work in a fast paced and collaborative environment in which the best ideas regularly set the course of the team and Program.
• Contribute to design reviews internally and customers acting as a liaison between LM procurement, manufacturing engineering, and design engineering to evaluate producibility, commonality, and requirements interpretation
• Develop/steer/improve software tools to evaluate designs early in their lifecycle to realize downstream benefits in cost & lead-time reduction
• Build robust tools/models/processes to expand beyond EEE parts and into all aspects of the supply chain
• Catalogue and monitor EEE product category for configuration, design criteria, etc. to drive part number rationalization, maximize the number of suppliers available for competition, and facilitate next-generation product / Program improvements
• Proactively engage our internal GSCO partners to expand supplier pool and drive best practices and consistency with the sourcing strategies
• Share data & processes with Cross-BA/1LMX partners to drive Enterprise solutions.
This position does not support teleworking; the preferred candidate will be located near our Lockheed Martin Space facility in Denver, Colorado , and be expected to work in the office.
What is the mission?
By bringing together people that use their passion for purposeful innovation, at Lockheed Martin we 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 development and boost agility. At Lockheed Martin, we place an emphasis on empowering our employees by fostering innovation, integrity, and exemplifying the epitome of corporate responsibility.
What does this role look like?
Lockheed Martin Space Programs is actively looking for candidates who possess engineering or manufacturing experience with Electrical, Electronic and Electromechanical (EEE) components, are familiar with supply chain practices and have an unrelenting commitment to drive continuous improvement in efficient & effective application of EEE components into hardware. This person will be collaborating with cross-functional teams (engineering, finance, quality, production, etc.) to evaluate design trade-offs, support producibility, drive commonality, and manage requirements flow down efficiently while aligning with Lockheed Martin Space programs overall procurement strategy, helping to reduce lead-time, and promote business objectives of resiliency, cost, cash, and growth.
As a procurement engineer, you will partner with early lifecycle product design and development teams with responsibility for assessing bills of material for lead-time and commonality, plus providing opportunities and solutions to design teams to improve performance. The procurement engineer will be involved from initial concept and focus on steering designs towards lowest lead-time solutions & commonality/standardization across the enterprise. You will engage on a regular basis with a broad set of stakeholders including leadership during early program phases. Strong interpersonal skills, innovation, and willingness to respectfully challenge the assumptions is critical. The candidate will be prepared to work in a fast paced and collaborative environment in which the best ideas regularly set the course of the team and Program.
In this role will offer you the following daily key responsibilities:
• Contribute to design reviews internally and customers acting as a liaison between LM procurement, manufacturing engineering, and design engineering to evaluate producibility, commonality, and requirements interpretation
• Develop/steer/improve software tools to evaluate designs early in their lifecycle to realize downstream benefits in cost & lead-time reduction
• Build robust tools/models/processes to expand beyond EEE parts and into all aspects of the supply chain
• Catalogue and monitor EEE product category for configuration, design criteria, etc. to drive part number rationalization, maximize the number of suppliers available for competition, and facilitate next-generation product / Program improvements
• Proactively engage our internal GSCO partners to expand supplier pool and drive best practices and consistency with the sourcing strategies
• Share data & processes with Cross-BA/1LMX partners to drive Enterprise solutions.
This position does not support teleworking; the preferred candidate will be located near our Lockheed Martin Space facility in Denver, Colorado , and be expected to work in the office.
Basic Qualifications
To be effective, you will need to possess these basic qualifications:
• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college, or equivalent experience/combined education
• 5+ years of experience in supply chain, manufacturing engineering, and/or design engineering.
• High data literacy & data-driven mindset.
• Lean/Six-sigma experience (e.g., error-proofing, variation reduction).
• Experience navigating multi-level bills of material / parts lists / engineering part structures.
• Demonstrated experience with ERP & MRP systems & benefits; specific system experience not critical.
• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college, or equivalent experience/combined education
• 5+ years of experience in supply chain, manufacturing engineering, and/or design engineering.
• High data literacy & data-driven mindset.
• Lean/Six-sigma experience (e.g., error-proofing, variation reduction).
• Experience navigating multi-level bills of material / parts lists / engineering part structures.
• Demonstrated experience with ERP & MRP systems & benefits; specific system experience not critical.
Desired skills
To be effective, ideally, you should also have:
• Bachelor’s degree in aerospace engineering, mechanical engineering, or other engineering field.
• Master’s degree in engineering or business.
• Self-driven problem-solver willing to take risks and build something from the ground up; adding incremental value over-time, not waiting for perfection.
• EEE part knowledge/familiarity & electronics mfg experience.
• Experience in component/parts engineering.
• Databasing understanding/experience to create/recommend software tools to automate job function.
• Experience in new product introduction and high complexity, high mix products.
• Experience in a fast-paced, iterative design environment within Aerospace and Defense industries.
• Demonstrated exceptional strategic communication skills, including written, verbal, and presentation, to effectively communicate business cases to all levels of peers, suppliers, and stakeholders, as well as program executives, with an ability to persuade and motivate action.
• Strong interpersonal and organizational skills.
• By applying to this role, you are expressing interest in this position and could be considered for other career opportunities, within Lockheed Martin, 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.
• Applicants selected will be subject to a government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information.
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.
Learn more about Lockheed Martin’s competitive and comprehensive benefits package here.
We are also committed to enabling transitioning veterans to connect with their communities and find new purpose as they reintegrate into civilian life. By clicking on the link, you can find out more on how we proudly support the Military/Veterans Network:
Hiring Our Heroes
Joining Lockheed Martin Space means becoming part of a global network of passionate professionals dedicated to safety and shaping the future of defense capabilities
At Space we value your skills, training, and education. We believe that by applying the highest standards of business ethics and visionary thinking, everything is within our reach – and yours as a Lockheed Martin Space employee. …just to name a few reasons to join Lockheed Martin Space, and experience your future!
• Bachelor’s degree in aerospace engineering, mechanical engineering, or other engineering field.
• Master’s degree in engineering or business.
• Self-driven problem-solver willing to take risks and build something from the ground up; adding incremental value over-time, not waiting for perfection.
• EEE part knowledge/familiarity & electronics mfg experience.
• Experience in component/parts engineering.
• Databasing understanding/experience to create/recommend software tools to automate job function.
• Experience in new product introduction and high complexity, high mix products.
• Experience in a fast-paced, iterative design environment within Aerospace and Defense industries.
• Demonstrated exceptional strategic communication skills, including written, verbal, and presentation, to effectively communicate business cases to all levels of peers, suppliers, and stakeholders, as well as program executives, with an ability to persuade and motivate action.
• Strong interpersonal and organizational skills.
PLEASE NOTE-Other important information:
• By applying to this role, you are expressing interest in this position and could be considered for other career opportunities, within Lockheed Martin, 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.
• Applicants selected will be subject to a government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information.
Benefits of Employment:
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.
Learn more about Lockheed Martin’s competitive and comprehensive benefits package here.
We are also committed to enabling transitioning veterans to connect with their communities and find new purpose as they reintegrate into civilian life. By clicking on the link, you can find out more on how we proudly support the Military/Veterans Network:
Hiring Our Heroes
Joining Lockheed Martin Space means becoming part of a global network of passionate professionals dedicated to safety and shaping the future of defense capabilities
At Space we value your skills, training, and education. We believe that by applying the highest standards of business ethics and visionary thinking, everything is within our reach – and yours as a Lockheed Martin Space employee. …just to name a few reasons to join Lockheed Martin Space, and experience your future!
State
Colorado
Virtual
no
City
Littleton
Zip
80125
EEO
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.
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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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.
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.
City, State
Littleton-CO
Other Important Information
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 Schedule Information
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.
Work Schedule
9x80 every other Friday off
Select the Telework classification for this position
Employee will work on-site full-time
National Pay Statement
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 $81,600 - $143,865. 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.
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.
Premium Pay Statement
Pay Rate: The annual base salary range for this position in most major metropolitan areas in California, Massachusetts, and New York is $93,800 - $162,610. 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.
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.
