Job ID: 690597BR Date posted: Apr. 15, 2025
Description:You will be the Program Operations Lead for our Advanced Programs team in Chelmsford. Our team is seeking a highly motivated, highly organized and self-accountable Program Operations Lead to support the Hydra Program. In this role you will be responsible for leading the program IPT team and will report to the Program Operations Manager.

What You Will Be Doing
As the Program Operations Lead, you will be responsible for supporting the Program Operations leadership, production operations teams, and off-site line of business production operations teams. You must be able to effectively communicate at all levels of the organization. Program Operations work scope spans production, development and sustainment.

Responsibilities will include:
• Integrated Operating Plan (IOP) on-time delivery
• Generate IOP recovery plans as required and communicate/status to those plans using Z-Charts
• Provide support to Program Operations Manager and executes tasks as assigned
• Provide recurring support to production floor supervisors, engaging daily and frequently to ensure collaboration and alignment to program priorities
• Attend daily production floor meetings in a support capacity
• Lead daily cross functional Program Operations IPT meeting
• Represent operations at Yield Improvement Meetings (YIT), Failure Improvement Board Meetings (FIB), Root Cause Corrective Action Meetings (RCCA), and all other program meetings that require operations support or as assigned by manager
• Collaborate with Planning and Global Supply Chain to ensure procurement and logistics meet production needs
• Act as liaison between the program and production, flowing priorities and relevant information bi laterally
• Lead/support ramp to rate and affordability initiatives
• Support and ensure transition to production and other engineering changes carrying impact to production are executed in a controlled manner
• Operations lead to ensure transition to production activities are executed in a controlled manner
• Support monthly financial management activities ETC’s, EAC’s, cost account variance responses
• Create program operations status presentations and present at monthly program reviews internally and externally
• Other duties as assigned by Program Operations leadership

Additional responsibilities include:
• Support Make/Buy efforts
• Participate in Prod Ops planning/execution of various types of programs to include but not limited to: Development, Production, IRAD, NRE, RTG plans, etc.
• Support facilities and capital planning to ensure production continuity ahead of projected growth
• Support Production Readiness Review (PRR) activities
• Support achievement of Affordability, Producibility and Capacity targets are achieved
• Support identification of production manpower and resources needs, and plans to solution
• Monitor and track manufacturing plans/schedules to ensure on-time delivery to IOP
• Cost Account Management (CAM) for production operations control accounts to include EAC/Spend Plan development, as required
• Support program operations proposal responses and generate/facilitate operations basis of estimates (BOE).
• Participate and support Program Operations leadership with strategic planning

Why Join Us
We're seeking a highly motivated, highly organized, and self-accountable Program Operations Lead to join our team. If you have a strong background in program operations, excellent communication and leadership skills, and experience with production operations, we encourage you to apply.

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 located in Chelmsford. Discover more about our Chelmsford, Massachusetts location.
Basic Qualifications:
• Bachelor’s degree in operations management, business, engineering or relevant other discipline
• Minimum 2 years in a production/manufacturing lead or IPT lead role
• Basic knowledge and understanding of Production Planning, Tooling, and MRP
• Ability to attain Lockheed Martin Cost Account Management (CAM) certification within 6 mos. of hire (LM training will be provided)
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, ability to effectively communicate at all levels of the organization
• Active Final Secret security clearance with an investigation / CV within the last five years. This requires U.S. citizenship.
• This position also requires an enhanced security review in accordance with Government contract requirements and it is a condition of employment that individuals hired into positions requiring program clearance obtain and maintain such clearance within sufficient time to allow Lockheed Martin to meet its business needs
Desired Skills:
• Demonstrated skills in team building and leading without authority
• Knowledge of fabrication, Electro-Mechanical Assembly, and/or Circuit Card manufacturing
• Familiar with budgets and cost targets and various key operational metrics
• Familiar with MRP/ERP/Manufacturing planning tools such as SAP, APRISO, etc.
• Green Belt Certification
• Experience with a matrix management organization
• Experience with Production Planning, Proposals, Estimating
• Familiar with capital, rate tooling and test equipment planning
• 10+ years of professional experience with a Bachelor's degree, or 8+ years of professional experience with a related Masters degree
Security Clearance Statement: This position requires a government security clearance, you must be a US Citizen for consideration.
Clearance Level: Secret with Investigation or CV date within 5 years
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.
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: Product Support
Type: Full-Time
Shift: First