Description:You will be the Contractor Logistics Support (CLS) Team Lead for the THAAD CLS Team. Our team drives all logistics, maintenance, and sustainment actions for the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) missile defense system that supports a strategic international partner.
What You Will Be Doing
As the CLS Team Lead you will own the on site CLS crew and instructor cadre, serving as the primary point of contact for all maintenance and new equipment training activities. You’ll coordinate CLS work across multiple CONUS locations (White Sands Missile Range, Fort Bliss, Huntsville) and, when required, provide surge support to OCONUS sites. You will translate customer and product requirements into practical, cost effective solutions while keeping schedule and technical constraints in mind, and you’ll feed logistics data back to program management and senior stakeholders.
Your responsibilities will include:
• Lead the CLS team and instructor cadre, directing daily tasks, priorities, and performance standards.
• Oversee all THAAD system maintenance and sustainment activities throughout new equipment training cycles.
• Manage logistics support for the program, acting as the liaison between Lockheed Martin, the Missile Defense Agency, and partner stakeholders.
• Coordinate maintenance operations at WSMR, Fort Bliss, and Huntsville, and mobilize surge resources for OCONUS missions as needed.
• Convert customer and product requirements into feasible logistics solutions that meet technical, schedule, and cost targets.
• Provide timely status reports and data on system support and maintenance progress to program management.
• Initiate engineering reach back for advanced troubleshooting, leveraging subject matter experts to resolve complex issues.
Conduct virtual and on site briefings with key LM and MDA stakeholders to ensure seamless operations and rapid issue resolution
Why Join Us
You’re a collaborative leader who thrives in a fast paced, high visibility environment and enjoys turning technical challenges into win win solutions. Lockheed Martin offers you the chance to work on a world class missile defense program, engage directly with senior government partners, and lead a skilled, mission critical logistics team. We reward ingenuity, provide continuous professional development, and give you the resources to make a tangible impact on global security. If you’re ready to steer a critical program, mentor a top tier crew, and shape the future of THAAD logistics, this is the role for you.
We are committed to supporting your work-life balance and overall well-being, offering flexible scheduling options Learn more about Lockheed Martin’s comprehensive benefits package here.
Further Information About This Opportunity:
This position is in Fort Bliss, TX.
MUST BE A U.S. CITIZEN - This position is located at a facility that requires special access. The selected candidate must possess a Final Secret clearance.
Basic Qualifications:
- 7+ years of relevant experience working in Field Service and / or Systems Engineering (or similar position) with a bachelor's degree from an accredited institution or equivalent experience.
- Previous experience with the THAAD system (or similar system)
- An active U.S. Department of Defense SECRET Security Clearance.
-A valid U.S. Passport with no restrictions on travel
- Willingness to travel intermittently and perform these duties in remote CONUS & OCONUS locations
- Excellent oral and written communication skills are essential
- Candidate must be able to maintain a good working relationship with the internal and external stakeholders
- Demonstrated proficiency in oral and written communication to be able to provide all stakeholders with clear and succinct information and explanations of THAAD system maintenance requirements
- Comp TIA Security + Certified
Desired Skills:
- Minimum Bachelors degree in appropriate field commensurate to assignment and / or equivalent military background
- Previous experience as a THAAD or Patriot Field Service Leader, Contractor Logistics Support Leader and / or Maintenance Leader
- Demonstrated ability in interpreting technical manuals, engineering drawings, schematics, interface specifications, and system level requirements
- Demonstrated ability in applying troubleshooting and fault detection/isolation methods
- Hazardous Materials (HAZMAT) Certification
- Previous experience working with cross-functional teams across multiple technical disciplines (Systems Engineering, Integration & Test Engineering, Software Engineering, or similar)
- Previous experience executing maintenance management in a military environment (US Army, foreign military, or similar)
- Previous experience developing new equipment training material for military systems (THAAD, PAC-3, or similar)
- Program/Project Management experience with the ability to articulate sophisticated technical and programmatic issues to subordinates, peers, management, and customers
- Basic knowledge of:
- Electrical/mechanical aptitude
- Hydraulic operations
- Army Supply System
- Army Sustainment (i.e. Depot Maintenance) concepts/processes
- Army Field Maintenance concepts/processes
- Other desired military (MOS) training:
- 14A / 140A / 14E / 140E / 14H / 14T / 25U
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: 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.
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.
Experience Level: Experienced Professional
Business Unit: MISSILES AND FIRE CONTROL
Relocation Available: Possible
Career Area: Product Support
Type: Full-Time
Shift: First
