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Project Management & Planning Operations Tooling Coordinator

Lockheed Martin

Palmdale, CAFull-time$96–178K/yrSeen 3w agoSeen in employer's feed 2 days ago

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Compensation
$96–178K/yr
Location
Palmdale, CA
Schedule
Full-time
Work Authorization
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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

Security clearance, required

Job overview

The Project Management & Planning Operations Tooling Coordinator oversees ongoing project operations and serves as a liaison among project management and planning, project teams, and line management. The role reviews project status and budgets, manages schedules, prepares status reports, and develops resolutions for project issues. It also develops mechanisms to monitor progress and support intervention and problem solving, and requires proficiency in AI prompting as applied to the position.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

AI Prompting, nice to haveTool Making, requiredTool Design, requiredTool Inventory, requiredEarned Value Management, requiredSAP, requiredMaximo, requiredSFM, requiredTDS, requiredDamaged Tool Processing, nice to haveTool Build Bidding, nice to haveGovernment Audit Records, nice to haveSQM, nice to haveMicrosoft Office Suite, nice to have

Qualifications

Current DOD Clearance, required5+ Years Aerospace 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

Oversees and manages the operational aspects of ongoing projects and serves as liaison between project management and planning, project team, and line management. Reviews status of projects and budgets; manages schedules and prepares status reports. Assesses project issues and develops resolutions to meet productivity, quality, and client-satisfaction goals and objectives. Develops mechanisms for monitoring project progress and for intervention and problem solving with project managers, line managers, and clients.

Proficient in AI prompting as it applies to this position and practice.

Basic Qualifications

  • Tooling experience (Tool Make, Tool Design, Tool Inventory)

  • Earned Value Management Experience

  • Familiar with SAP, Maximo, SFM, and TDS

  • Current DOD Clearance required to apply

Desired Skills

  • Familiar with processing of damaged tools, bidding on new tool builds

  • Experience maintaining records for government audits

  • Worked in or with SQM

  • 5+ years Aerospace experience

  • Microsoft Office Suite experience

Pay Information

Full-Time Salary Range: $95900.00 - $178100.00

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 14,843 open Project Management jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 14, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$96–178K/yr
  • California median$125–190K/yr991 salary ranges
  • US median$106–167K/yr9,785 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $137K, is 14% below the California median midpoint ($159K) — in the middle half of Project Management salary ranges in California.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 1,253 open Project Management jobs in California and 14,843 across the US. 5% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in California
Experience
Project Management postings that state a minimum ask for 5 years of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 4 to 8 years (12,224 postings).
Education
5,787 of the 14,843 open Project Management jobs (39%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 14, 2026. Figures based on too few postings are left out.

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