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Lockheed Martin · 4 months ago

Engineering Affordability Program Lead – S&GS - Orlando, FL

Lockheed Martin is a leader in aerospace and defense, and they are seeking an Engineering Affordability Program Lead to enhance product value through cost-effective initiatives. The role involves performing affordability analyses, collaborating with cross-functional teams, and leveraging advanced modeling tools to drive program success.

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Responsibilities

Performing Affordability Analysis to support Life Cycle Cost (LCC), Design to Cost (DTC), Cost as an Independent Variable (CAIV), and Cost Reduction Initiatives (CRI)
Leveraging Commercial/Gov't parametric models, such as TruePlanning and SEER, as well as custom-developed parametric models to determine the correlation between operational or technical requirements and cost
Consolidating and presenting financial key performance indicators, earned value management, and summary of technical and financial progress/projections toward performance goals
Developing and maintaining project schedules
Proactively identifying issues, concerns, or challenges, and facilitating tradeoff decisions to remove obstacles
Collaborating with cross-functional teams, including Program Management, Engineering and Technology, Finance, Global Supply Chain, Production Operations, and Quality

Qualification

Affordability AnalysisParametric EstimatingFinancial AcumenMicrosoft ExcelData AnalyticsCross-functional CollaborationOrganized & Detail-orientedLean Six Sigma CertificationCommunicationProblem-solving SkillsTeam Facilitation

Required

Bachelor's in a Technical Discipline (Engineering, Data Science, Mathematics, etc.)
Experience with multi-year procurements
Experience developing and analyzing large bills of material
Organized & detail-oriented with the ability to multitask
Proficiency with Microsoft Excel & data analytics
Strong fundamental engineering knowledge and financial acumen
Interim Secret Clearance is needed prior to start therefore you must be a US Citizen

Preferred

Master's degree preferred
Experience with Capture, Position to Win, Affordability Planning, Government Contracting, Team Facilitation, Training, Coaching, Group Prioritization Techniques, Cost Target Allocation, and engaging with suppliers
Developing Step-Down plans Design for Manufacturing modeling (e.g. DFMA, DFMPro, SEER, etc.), Value Engineering / Producibility Analysis, Design Tools, Quality Function Deployment, CAIV Analysis, and Plan tailoring
Capable of performing O&S Cost, Similar-to, Pre-Design Performance, Sensitivity, Cost Capability, Producibility, Pareto, Architecture cost-driver, cost-benefit, and/or Learning Curve Analyses
Manufacturing materials & processes familiarity
Parametric Estimating / TruePlanning experience
Familiarity with Cost modeling & Design-to-Cost tools, Value Engineering / Producibility Analysis, and Business Transformation / Change activities
Lean Six Sigma Green / Black Belt Certification

Benefits

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
Holidays

Company

Lockheed Martin

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Lockheed Martin is a global security and aerospace company that specializes in advanced technology systems, products, and services. It is a sub-organization of Lockheed Martin.

Funding

Current Stage
Public Company
Total Funding
$6.06B
Key Investors
Air Force Research Laboratory
2025-12-05Post Ipo Debt· $3B
2025-08-28Post Ipo Debt· $3B
2023-11-13Grant· $33.7M

Leadership Team

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Jim Taiclet
Chairman, President & CEO
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Craig Martell
Chief Technology Officer
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