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Project Engineer Sr – Level 3

Henderson, Nevada
Full Time On-site

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Job ID: 728337BR Date posted: May. 14, 2026
Description:We are Lockheed Martin

At Lockheed Martin Aeronautics, we're taking innovation to the next level. From designing the most advanced air vehicles to sculpting aircraft that defy gravity, our engineers live on the cutting edge of technology. Never have the opportunities for a technical career been so limitless.

Join us as a Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Flight Test Project Engineer Sr -- Level 3. In this role as part of the famed Skunk Works® Flight Test Engineering team, you'll provide support in a fast paced, dynamic environment exploring state-of-the-art technical solutions using thoughtful cost controls and techniques. You will be the Control Account Manager (CAM) leveraging Test and Evaluation control
accounts for a specific program.

These duties include leading, planning, budgeting, and managing the cost/schedule/technical
performance for each assigned Control Account (CA). You will work closely with the Flight Test Lead and Test Team to ensure the program business rhythms provide the appropriate visibility required to ensure program performance is effectively monitored and complete all applicable tasks and actions in accordance with the
EVMS requirements. As CAM, you should be aware of all EVMS issues for all assigned control accounts with corrective actions in place that address the root cause(s) of these issues.

Some shift, extended hours, weekend work and travel may be required

** Must be a US Citizen. This position is located at a facility that requires special access. No dual citizenship will be considered.

What’s In It For You
Our employees play an active role in strengthening the quality of life where we live and work by volunteering more than 850,000 hours annually. Here are some of the benefits you can enjoy:

• Medical
• Dental
• 401k
• Paid time off
• Work/life balance
• Career development
• Mentorship opportunities
• Rewards & recognition

Learn more about Lockheed Martin’s comprehensive benefits package here.

REF: Engineering, Aeronautics, aeroTE, aeroFTDPE

Basic Qualifications:
• Demonstrated experience in leading projects from development to execution meeting cost and schedule constraints
• Previous CAM or CAM delegate experience
• Previous proposal, BOE, and/or negotiations experience
• Risk and Opportunity Management experience
• Demonstrated experience in affordability initiatives or projects
Desired Skills:
• College degree
• Familiarity with Flight Test programs
• Demonstrate ability to work collaboratively with internal and external teams
• Proposal development
• Configuration management
• Positive customer interactions
Security Clearance Statement: This position requires a government security clearance, you must be a US Citizen for consideration.
Clearance Level: Top 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.
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: AERONAUTICS COMPANY
Relocation Available: Possible
Career Area: Aeronautical Engineering
Type: Full-Time
Shift: First

About Lockheed Martin

Lockheed Martin

Lockheed Martin is the largest defense contractor in the United States and one of the most influential aerospace and security companies in the world. The company develops advanced systems across air, land, sea, space, and cyber domains, including fighter aircraft like the F-35, missile defense systems, satellites, space exploration technologies, and classified intelligence platforms that support U.S. and allied national security missions.

For job seekers, Lockheed Martin offers a wide range of career opportunities across engineering, software development, cybersecurity, aerospace design, systems integration, manufacturing, program management, and mission operations. The company is especially attractive to veterans, cleared professionals, and engineers who want to work on some of the most advanced and widely deployed defense systems in the world. Many roles involve supporting long-term programs with direct impact on military readiness and global security.

Unlike smaller defense firms that focus on niche technologies, Lockheed Martin operates at massive scale across multiple mission areas, giving employees exposure to complex systems such as stealth aircraft, missile defense networks, hypersonics, space-based systems, and autonomous platforms. The company also plays a major role in classified programs and next-generation defense technologies that shape the future of warfare and deterrence strategy.

As global defense priorities continue to shift toward advanced aerospace systems, space dominance, and integrated multi-domain operations, Lockheed Martin remains one of the most important employers in the defense industry. For professionals seeking stable, highly technical, and mission-driven careers with global impact, Lockheed Martin continues to stand as a defining pillar of aerospace and national security.

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