Description:You will be the Mechanical Engineering Deputy Lead for the GMLRS Franchise. Our team designs, builds, and sustains the Ground Based Mid Range System (GMLRS) rockets in Grand Prairie, TX and Camden, AR, delivering world class kinetic solutions for our customers.
What You Will Be Doing
As the Mechanical Engineering Deputy Lead you will share Technical Lead duties with the current Lead, act as a CAM authority, and contribute hands on expertise across hardware troubleshooting, risk management, and program capture activities. You will operate at the nexus of engineering, supplier management, and business development, driving the mechanical side of the franchise forward.
Your responsibilities will include:
• Lead the mechanical focused team in daily tasking, design reviews, and CAM performance.
• Perform root cause troubleshooting and disposition of hardware (MRBE) issues.
• Review and approve requirements, drawings, and GD&T specifications.
• Support program and technical reviews, preparing briefing material and white papers.
• Coordinate customer reviews, manage supplier technical inputs, and track schedule/risk items.
• Conduct trade studies, develop Basis of Estimate (BOE) models, and write proposal content for new business capture.
• Mentor junior engineers, assign work, and provide continuous feedback and career development coaching.
• Oversee recruitment, training, performance assessments, and salary planning for the team.
• Champion engineering best practices, affordability, and customer focused execution across the franchise.
• Travel to Camden, AR or supplier sites as needed (occasional).
Why Join Us
Do you want to be part of a company culture 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.
We’re looking for a collaborative, technically strong leader who thrives in a fast paced missile engineering environment. If you are proficient in CREO, excel at GD&T, and have polished verbal and written communication skills, you’ll feel right at home. You’ll work with diverse internal groups and top tier suppliers, shaping hardware that protects lives worldwide. The role offers a blend of hands on engineering, technical leadership, and business development—rarely found in a single position. You’ll enjoy partial tele commuting (up to 50 %), a supportive culture that values mentorship and career growth, and the chance to make a tangible impact on a critical defense program. A Secret clearance (or ability to obtain one) and missile hardware experience are preferred but not mandatory.
Ready to lead, innovate, and elevate the GMLRS franchise? Apply now and become a driving force behind the next generation of precision strike capability.
We offer flexible work schedules to comprehensive benefits investing in your future and security, Learn more about Lockheed Martin’s comprehensive benefits package here.
Further Information About This Opportunity:
This position is in Grand Prairie, TX.
MUST BE A U.S. CITIZEN - This position is located at a facility that requires special access. The selected candidate must be able to obtain a secret clearance.
Basic Qualifications:
- Candidate must be a US Citizen with the ability to obtain a DoD Secret Clearance
- Engineering team or IPT lead experience including task planning, budget management, subcontract management and/or management, subcontract management and/or employee development and mentoring
- Ability to troubleshoot hardware and follow a specification/drawing
- BS Degree in Mechanical Engineering, or a related field
Desired Skills:
- Prior Engineering Management Experience preferred but not required
- Strong Interpersonal Skills
- Proposal Development Experience; Basis of Estimate (BOE) Development
- Control Account Manager (CAM) experience; Earned Value Management Experience
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Process Improvement and Affordability experience
- Ability to collaborate with multi-functional teams
- Demonstrated ability to manage complex technical systems/programs
- Self-Starter Personality and ability to multitask
- Strong business acumen, management influence and whole systems thinking
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: MISSILES AND FIRE CONTROL
Relocation Available: Possible
Career Area: Mechanical Engineering
Type: Full-Time
Shift: First
