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Chief Engineer Sr Stf - E5

Lockheed Martin

Littleton, COFull-time$167–310K/yrSeen todaySeen in employer's feed today

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Compensation
$167–310K/yr
Location
Littleton, CO
Schedule
Full-time
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Job overview

The Chief Engineer Sr Stf serves as deputy to the chief technical authority for the small satellite portfolio of common bus elements. The role leads technical execution, teams, and decision-making across program development and delivery, working with suppliers, program management, technical experts, and customers. It drives affordability, mission success, risk mitigation, design robustness, and technical proposals while supporting team development and effective resource allocation.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Hardware Development, requiredSoftware Development, requiredTechnical Leadership, requiredProposal Development, requiredSpace Programs, requiredSubcontractor Management, requiredDesign Reviews, requiredIntegration and Test, requiredIssue Resolution, requiredEngineering Planning, requiredElectrical Systems Engineering, nice to haveMechanical Systems Engineering, nice to haveSpacecraft Systems Engineering, nice to haveHardware Interfaces, nice to haveHardware/Software Interfaces, nice to haveEngineering Processes, nice to haveTechnology Maturation, nice to haveTechnology Insertion, nice to haveWritten Communication, nice to haveVerbal Communication, nice to haveConsensus Building, nice to haveRelationship Building, nice to have

Qualifications

Bachelor's in Engineering or Science or Equivalent, requiredActive TS/SCI or Willing to Obtain, nice to haveLM Space Chief Engineer Experience, nice to haveLM Space Chief Systems Engineer Experience, nice to have

Benefits

Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
401(k) Match
Paid Time Off
Parental Leave
Tuition Assistance

Full job description

Standard Job Description

You will be the deputy to chief technical authority for the small sat portfolio of common bus elements. You will work with the supplier and coordinate with Program Management, subcontracts, technical SMEs and the portfolio CE to drive affordability, development and testing execution, and follow-on proposals across the portfolio spectrum.

Accountable for all aspects of engineering and technology activities within a program, program area, or line of business to ensure mission milestones and business objectives are met. Serves as the primary technical authority / technical interface with internal program management and external customers. Ensures proposals have sound technical solutions and schedules and drive affordability. Leads a technical team of cross functional engineers to ensure successful proper system/product development and execution. Evaluates and ensures complex issues are resolved in a cost effective, innovative way. Champion mission success and drive a mission success culture. Directs a team into exploration of new problem solution areas with novel concepts and approaches, guiding scope definition and prioritizing problems for investigation. Determine appropriate risk posture and develop mitigation strategies for complex projects.

Ensure selected designs are robust and include appropriate margins to facilitate safety, performance, producibility and operational availability/supportability. Ensures program plans and technical baselines are consistent with Program Control processes and Modern Engineering Practices. Responsible for key decision making that impact businesses, the failure to achieve the objectives result in critical impact of program capabilities. Ensures identification of lessons learned, and corrective action are initiated and implemented to improve future and ongoing programs. Provides technical mentoring and career development support of team and allocates resources effectively. Leads and directs the technical execution efforts of the program or LOB.

Basic Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in engineering or science field, or equivalent combination of education and experience

  • Experience leading development/delivery of complex HW (e.g. system/subsystem vs. box level)

  • Experience as a technical lead for hardware or software development with one or more subsystems or disciplines

  • Experience contributing to or leading the technical response for a competitive proposal effort

  • Experience delivering flight operational hardware or software for space programs

  • Experience driving subcontractor technical activities from proposal through final delivery and certification

  • Demonstrated experience with design reviews, integration, and test

  • Demonstrated ability to drive closure and resolve technical issues/challenges

  • Detailed knowledge of engineering and program planning throughout development, design, build, test, and integration phases

Desired Skills

  • Prior experience as an LM Space Chief Engineer or LM Space Chief Systems Engineer

  • Experience working as an Electrical Systems Engineer, Mechanical Systems Engineer, Spacecraft Systems Engineer, or experience defining and/or testing HW and HW/SW interfaces

  • Experience across multiple life cycle phases including development and into production, test and operations

  • Knowledge and application of engineering processes and Command Media

  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills, strong social skills, and ability to build consensus among peers while building solid relationships with team members, leadership, subordinates, and customers

  • Experience with technology maturation and insertion

  • Have active TS/SCI or willingness to obtain one.

Pay Information

Full-Time Salary Range: $166900.00 - $309900.00

At Lockheed Martin, we know mission success starts with taking care of our people. Our Total Rewards program is designed to attract top talent, support your well-being, and help you grow—both professionally and personally.

The salary range for this position is as listed on the requisition. Please note that the salary information listed is a general guideline only. Lockheed Martin considers factors such as (but not limited to) scope and responsibilities of the position, candidate's work experience, education/ training, key skills as well as market(work location) and business considerations when extending an offer.

Benefits offered: Medical, Dental, Vision, Flexible work arrangements and schedules (e.g., 4x10), 401(k) match, Paid time off, Holidays, Parental Leave, EAP, Flexible Spending Accounts, Education Assistance, Life Insurance, Short-Term Disability, and Long-Term Disability.

  • Annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation programs may be offered depending on the position. Payments under these annual programs are not guaranteed and can vary from year to year and are tied to a range of performance metrics.

  • For (Washington state applicants only) Non-represented full-time employees: accrue at least 10 hours per month of Paid Time Off (PTO) to be used for incidental absences and other reasons; receive at least 90 hours for holidays. Represented full time employees accrue 6.67 hours of Vacation per month; accrue up to 52 hours of sick leave annually; receive at least 96 hours for holidays. PTO, Vacation, sick leave, and holiday hours are prorated based on start date during the calendar year.

Lockheed Martin is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified candidates will be considered without regard to legally protected characteristics.

How this job compares

Set against the 371 open Chief Engineer jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 12, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$167–310K/yr
  • Colorado median$155–233K/yr43 salary ranges
  • US median$154–250K/yr275 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $238K, is 28% above the Colorado median midpoint ($186K) — in the top quarter of Chief Engineer salary ranges in Colorado.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 46 open Chief Engineer jobs in Colorado and 371 across the US. 2% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Experience
Chief Engineer postings that state a minimum ask for 8 years of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 5 to 12 years (315 postings).
Education
141 of the 371 open Chief Engineer jobs (38%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 12, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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