Lockheed Martin · 15 hours ago
Operations Engineer (Level 5)
Possible
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$128K/yr - $223K/yr
5+ years expLockheed Martin is a leading aerospace and defense company, and they are seeking an Operations Engineer. The role focuses on implementing and monitoring Continuous Improvement Systems to enhance product quality and reduce production costs.
AerospaceCyber SecurityMachinery ManufacturingMilitaryNational SecurityRemote SensingSecurity
Responsibilities
Implement, drive, monitor, and report the progress/health of the Continuous Improvement System to the Major Build Unit Director
Serve as the primary point-of-contact for matters relating to Continuous Improvement within build areas
Utilizing multiple problem solving methods (Lean, Six Sigma, etc.)
Increase the overall quality and deliverability of our product while decreasing the total cost of production
Understand the Continuous Improvement Frameworks, improvement, and management operating systems
Serve as the subject matter expert in all of its elements, to include PMT, IPT, and Tier 2 & Tier 3 Obeya
Provide continuity and sustainment of the CIF/MOS, independent of leadership and employee attrition and/or changes within the MBU
Qualification
Required
Four year Bachelor's degree in Industrial Engineering
Basic to complex problem solving methodologies utilizing lean principles and theories. Awareness and use of CI applications in the manufacturing field
Green Belt or Black Belt trained and/or certified
Facilitation of small, mid, to large groups in continuous improvement activities such as Kaizen, problem solving events, and value stream mapping
Strategy deployment experience relative to annual break through objectives, annual improvement priorities, targets to improve, and action plans
Total Preventative Maintenance (TPM) Experience: Minimum 5 years of hands‑on experience planning, executing, and supervising total preventative maintenance programs for complex equipment or facilities
Reliability & Asset Management: Proven ability to develop reliability‑centered maintenance (RCM) strategies, KPI tracking (e.g., MTBF, MTTR, OEE), and root‑cause analysis to drive continuous improvement
Preferred
Represents the organization in providing solutions to difficult technical issues associated with specific projects
Ability to work cross functionally in a large organization interfacing with Sr. to Executive leadership
Ability to utilize Tableau, Minitab, Microsoft office suite including Microsoft Project and Visio
Ability to analyze production performance metrics relative to quality, cost, and delivery to determine opportunities for improvement. Utilizing data analytics to help build a continuous improvement road map for the major build area
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
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.
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$6.06BKey Investors
Air Force Research Laboratory
2025-12-05Post Ipo Debt· $3B
2025-08-28Post Ipo Debt· $3B
2023-11-13Grant· $33.7M
Leadership Team
Jim Taiclet
Chairman, President & CEO
Craig Martell
Chief Technology Officer
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